Frank Key wrote: > Kevin Nolan wrote: > > > General consensus though is that the ionic form works best for external > use while the colloidal form > > probably survives better in the internal environment to 'do the job'. > > For topical use it is important to understand what happens when the water > evaporates from the ionic silver solution vs the colloid. > > When the water is evaporated from an ionic silver solution this is what > happens: > > Silver ions in a solution cannot exist without water, so when the water is > evaporated the silver ions (cations) must combine with an available anion to > form a compound. The predominant anions present in a silver colloid solution > are hydroxide and carbonate. The compounds thus formed are silver hydroxide > and silver carbonate. Silver hydroxide is unstable and reduces to silver > oxide and hydrogen. The silver carbonate will reduce to silver oxide and > carbon dioxide. The final compound that remains is silver oxide. > > For topical use that means that the skin is left with a thin film of silver > oxide which is far less effective as a gemacide than either the ionic silver > solution or metallic silver.
I agree, however I believe the reason that the ions are postulated to be better for topical use in some cases is two fold. First ions should have much better penetration power than the particles, getting into the tissue, instead of just on it. Second ions allow injured cells to revert to stem cells, and thus are then able to convert to they type of cells needed for repair, whether skin, nerve hair follicle and so forth. This can prevent scarring and make healing complete and purfect. That added to what you say makes me believe that the best topical is a combination of colloid and ions. Marshall -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
