The acid makes the CS quickly aggregate so it is no longer a colloid. If you mix and use immediately the neutralization is not needed, but if you plan to store for a few hours or longer it is needed. Also store in the fridge.
Marshall Roman wrote: > Why do you need to neutralize aloe vera with baking > soda? As far as I know, skin should be somewhat > acidic. Is aloe vera too acidic? I doubt that because > it's been traditionally used topically for ages. > > Roman > > --- Marshall Dudley <[email protected]> wrote: > > I mix 50-50 aloe vera and CS, and try to use a > > higher ppm of the CS than > > normal since it will be diluted by 50%. Prior to > > mixing with the CS I > > neutralize the aloe vera with baking soda. > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo > http://search.yahoo.com > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
