RE: now think to the silver coins, their peices of silver right? Ok silver particles are peices of silver right? Not ions not anything other than small peices of silver, someone correct me if im wrong
The first thing to note is that the nature of the chemical interactions between microorganisms and silver are ultimately ionic regardless of the type of solution(ionic or particular). Therefore, the common oversight with HVAC type solutions(or particulate) is where the ionic exchange comes as a secondary reaction in contrast to the ionic solutions, which usually contain a predominant ion to particulate ratio.
With that being said, when silver is placed in solutions such as water, milk, etc, the media makes it possible for the silver to exchange ions with the microbes and bacteria present in the solution. And so with respect to your initial question, the answer is that the process from which the silver interacts with organisms remains ionic.
Therefore, the question as to why some Colloidal Silver manufacturers promote particulate solutions over ionic ones now comes-up. That is to say, if the working principals of colloidal silver is always ionic, then why promote microparticles solutions when we can deal delivery the payload directly?
And the answer is, that some manufacturers believe that it is better to deliver the charge through a stable medium(neutral particles) than with positively charged ions. Which are said to be far more susceptible to reduction under reactive conditions. - such as the gut for example. To which I'd add, would seem like a rather reasonable conclusion at first glance.
What's interesting however is that these conclusions do not account for alternate intake methods such as; transdermal or inhalation and the numerous other applications that would otherwise preclude the gut. In addition to this, controlled testing suggests that the gains brought about with the added persistence of elemental silver may not offset the loss in effectiveness. That is to say, that the advantages in the gut, seem offset by the losses in transdermal efficacy. Which leads me to conclude that it is best to choose the right solution for the application.
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RE: ... I conclude the answer beyond the gut you would want particle right?
A. It works out to be the other way around actually. ie, particulate silver solutions are better suited for acidic environments, whereas ionic solutions are better suited for transdermal applications - sublingual(under the tongue), inhalation, nasal rinse, topical use, etc.
RE: Ionic has a beneficial service in other ways right?
A. Ionic solutions have the advantage of diffusing through capillaries or mucus membranes(for example). Whereas it is believed that these are not well suited for acidic environment such as the digestive system. That said, I'd add that controlled test results show that both solutions appear to work in the gut and that the differences in terms of persistence may be all but negligible.
In addition to this, it is now possible for DIY'ers to control the ratio of ionic/particulate in their solutions according to the need. And so this makes it possible for home users to identify which solution types work best.
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RE: Very much so, next question would be does ionic have more penetrating power on the skin than particular?
A. I've used CS topically with infections with great success. Though I haven't done any comparissons between types on effectiveness personally.
RE: May I ask what type of infections?
A. The most notable experience in my own case, was an injury at the base of the thumb muscle with a pair of scissors(industrial). It became infected and the tips of my thumb and index finger began to darken.
After going to the hospital, I was given antibiotics and told to return in 48hrs if things didn't improved or continued to worsen.
However, as I had no intentions of waiting around any longer, I decided to soak my entire hand in a CS and DMSO bath numerous times throughout the day, and found a radical change by nightfall. - the swelling had gone down considerably and the darkness at the finger and thumb tips had gone. I continued the treatment for two more days until my hand was back to it's normal size - the wound healed very quickly (dried up) without ever using antibiotics.
In other cases, I've made numerous bandages for surface cuts for our children by applying and replenishing CS on a gauze. Which is not a new concept as most bandages contain silver on their antiseptic strips, though I found the healing process to be quicker with the use of liquid CS.
In addition to this, we've used CS topically with success for eye infections on both humans and cats.
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RE: How about warts
A. I have no experience with warts.
RE: also what brand of cs do you use or do you make your own?
A. In practice I can only attest to homemade solutions. Though I did try some of the most popular brands in the beginning of my own treatment(years ago) only to find that they were nowhere nearly as effective.
RE: Also tips on mixing a dmso mix what utensils etc seeing as its a strong solvent
A. I sort of eyeballed it at the time. I poured 1 liter of CS into a glass baking sheet and dropped 1 cap full of DMSO into the solution in hopes of improving permeation.
From what I can gather DMSO is mostly harmless, so long as the concentration isn't too high. Otherwise, it can cause the skin to feel and look like wrinkled rubber. Which is usually enough to leave a lasting impression for most anyone - the effect isn't permanent thankfully
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