How the World’s #1 Best-Selling Colloidal Silver Generator Compares to All the Rest

You’ve probably wondered what the difference is between the best-selling Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator and the colloidal silver generators offered by other companies.

Naturally, that’s a very valid question.  And the answer is quite eye-opening, particularly if you value your health and well-being, and only want to put the most high-quality and astonishingly effective colloidal silver possible into your body.  Here’s what I’m talking about…

Hi, Steve Barwick here, for TheSilverEdge.com...

The main difference between a conventional colloidal silver generator and the best-selling Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator is the size of the silver particles being produced.

Conventional colloidal silver generators produce staggeringly large silver particles that can range in size as much as 200 nm to 1,000 nm, or even larger. 

But the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge can produce silver particles as low as .8 nm – yes, a fraction of a single nanometer!  (See laboratory micrograph below.)

In other words, conventional colloidal silver generators produce silver particles that are 200 to 1,000 times larger (or more) than the silver particles produced by the best-selling Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator!

As I’ll demonstrate conclusively for you in just a moment, this means micro-particle colloidal silver is hundreds of times more bioavailable AND more bio-effective than the colloidal silver produced by any of the conventional colloidal silver generators on the market today.

And as you’ll see, even the FDA agrees with me on the issue of silver particle size and bioavailability, as their most recent study (which I’ll tell you more about, below) amply demonstrates.    

The Silver Particle Size Difference

But first, I’d like you to see all of this for yourself, documented directly below in the independent laboratory micrograph images of two different batches of colloidal silver taken at an independent laboratory through a multi-million dollar Transmission Electron Microscope. 

These micrographs give you a stunning visual comparison of the tiny silver micro-particles produced by the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator, versus the grossly overly-large and agglomerated silver particles produced by a conventional colloidal silver generator.

Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver 

.8 nm in size – a fraction of 

a single nanometer!

You might have to put on your reading glasses and look very closely at the micrograph to the left to see the hundreds of thousands of tiny, submicroscopic silver micro-particles in a single drop of colloidal silver, produced by a Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator.

It’s like looking at the billions of tiny stars in the Milky Way Galaxy.  That’s because even though these submicroscopic .8 nm silver micro-particles have been magnified a whopping 175,000x most of them are still far smaller than a pinprick to the naked eye.

But in the second micrograph directly below, you’ll have no problem at all seeing the oversized silver particles ranging in size between 200 nm to 1,000 nm (or even larger).

Conventional colloidal silver 

particles between 200 and 

1,000 nm -- far too large 

to be bioavailable!

These were produced by a conventional colloidal silver generator and are so large, in comparison, that they only needed to be magnified by 50,000x instead of 175,000x to see them and photograph them through the microscope.

As you can see, the silver particles from a conventional colloidal silver solution are HUGE by comparison to those from a Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator.

(If you have trouble viewing the micrographs, click here to be taken to a web page where you can see them a little better.)

Not only are these conventional colloidal silver particles huge, but they’re agglomerated, to boot. 

This means rather than maintaining silver particle individuality like the silver micro-particles in the first micrograph above, these silver particles are so large and so poorly formed they’ve bonded together into what can only be described as “clumps” or “blobs.” 

Clearly, the difference between colloidal silver produced with a Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator and colloidal silver produced with a conventional colloidal silver generator is like the difference between night and day.

But again, you can only tell the difference when you look at it under a powerful, multi-million dollar Transmission Electron Microscope.  So most people using colloidal silver produced by a conventional colloidal silver generator have no idea what poor quality colloidal silver they’re actually making and consuming!

What’s So Darned Important

About Silver Particle Size?

Of course, the size of the silver particles in any colloidal silver solution is critical, because clinical research clearly demonstrates that the smaller your silver particles are, the more bioavailable they are.

This means smaller silver particles are easier for your body to absorb, distribute, utilize for healing, and afterwards to expel through the normal channels of elimination. 

On the other hand, the larger your silver particles are, the more difficult it is for your body to absorb, distribute and utilize them for healing. 

In fact, larger silver particles are treated by the body much as eating dirt would be treated, i.e., they go in one end and out the other, and sometimes even lodge in the bowels and intestines.

The body considers larger silver particles to be of no nutritional value, so they’re not efficiently absorbed and distributed throughout the cells, tissues and organs where they would otherwise be able to work their healing magic against pathogens. 

But the body is quite easily able to absorb, distribute and utilize ultra-small, submicroscopic silver micro-particles such as those produced with a Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge.

Indeed, the body sees these uncommonly small colloidal silver micro-particles as “nutrients” (which they are) and utilizes them accordingly, sending them into the cells, tissues and organs, and afterwards expelling them just as it would any other nutrient once it’s been utilized. 

The FDA Agrees

Believe it or not, the FDA’s own studies have documented the fact that larger silver particles are more difficult for the body to absorb, distribute and utilize, while smaller silver particles are much easier for the body to absorb, distribute and utilize. 

In fact, according to the FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research Annual Report for 2011, in animal studies they conducted, there was only limited absorption of silver particles when they were relatively large.

However, as the silver particle size decreased, absorption increased proportionately.  According to the FDA report:

“Silver nanoparticles are highly effective antibacterial agents, and this property of silver nanoparticles is being exploited in an expanding number of commercial and consumer products…

…During fiscal year 2011, Division investigators examined the effect of the size of silver nanoparticles on the bioavailability, tissue distribution, metabolism, and clearance in rats.

The results indicated that, after oral administration, only limited absorption occurs, with the extent of absorption increasing as the size of the [silver] particles decreased.”

-- FDA National Center for Toxicological Research Annual Report, 2011, page 19

So according to the FDA, “bioavailability, tissue distribution, metabolism, and clearance” of silver particles is almost completely dependent upon…drum roll, please…small particle size.

In other words, the FDA has demonstrated that smaller silver particles are more easily absorbed, distributed throughout the body, utilized and afterwards eliminated.  But larger silver particles are less easily absorbed, distributed, utilized and eliminated.

So obviously, for maximum bioavailability you want the smallest sized silver particles possible. 

That’s what makes the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator so uniquely valuable and beneficial compared to other colloidal silver generators – it produces silver particles as low as .8 nm, meaning a fraction of a single nanometer. 

These are uncommonly small silver particles you just can’t produce with any conventional colloidal silver generator on the market today!

Smaller Silver Particles

Are Far More Effective, Too!

What’s more, in addition to smaller silver particles being far more bioavailable, numerous clinical studies have demonstrated they’re also far more effective against disease-causing pathogens such as viruses, “stealth bacteria” like mycoplasmas, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria like MRSA. 

For example, researchers behind the famous HIV study, published in the prestigious journal Nanobiotechnology, found that silver particles larger than 10 nm in size were unable to effectively bond with the host cell of the AIDS virus and disrupt its ability to replicate.

But silver particles smaller than 10 nm had no problem at all bonding with the host cell, and preventing the AIDS virus from replicating and spreading!

Researchers in Czechoslovakia later demonstrated that silver particles above 25 nm in size were not able to effectively kill the deadly MRSA pathogen, whereas silver particles smaller than 25 nm killed this pathogen handily.

And Dr. Darryl See, M.D., former co-director of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Clinic at the University of California at Irvine found that his patients suffering from “incurable” chronic degenerative diseases caused by underlying mycoplasmas infections experienced dramatic improvement from colloidal silver…

…but only if the particle size was small enough to penetrate deep into the cells and tissues of the human body where these insidious “stealth pathogens” are known to hide.  (See Arthritis and Infections: The Hidden Link, Health Sciences Institute, Vol. 2, #10, April 1998.)

So experts agree that silver particle size is extremely important, both if you want to achieve maximum bioavailability of the ingested silver particles, as well as maximum bio-effectiveness against difficult-to-eradicate disease-causing pathogens. 

In short, the tiny, submicroscopic size of the silver particles is what makes the colloidal silver solutions produced by the best-selling Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator far superior to colloidal silver solutions produced by conventional generators.

The Speed v/s Quality Difference

Most colloidal silver generator manufacturers believe their customers want speedy batches of colloidal silver. 

That’s why they almost universally manufacture colloidal silver generators that produce batches of colloidal silver in half-an-hour to an hour or so. 

Unfortunately, to accomplish this they have to use excessively high electrical currents that quickly “blow” silver particles off the silver electrodes.

In doing so, they sacrifice quality and small particle size in favor of production speed. Indeed, as you’ve already seen in the above laboratory micrographs, the result of speedy batches is inevitably the production of grossly overly-large silver particles.

But by making your own colloidal silver with a high-quality Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge, the tiny silver micro-particles trickle slowly and gently off the silver electrodes over a period of three hours.

They’re never “blown” quickly off of the electrodes by excessive electrical current, as occurs with most conventional colloidal silver generators.

And because the silver particles are so small, and each one carries its own singular electrical charge, there’s virtually zero agglomeration (i.e., bonding of silver particles into “blobs” or “clumps”). 

Over the course of three hours, literally billions of these tiny, submicroscopic silver micro-particles are produced in a typical one-quart batch, giving you one of the most high-quality colloidal silver solutions that can be made through any process, anywhere in the world!

You may have to wait a little bit longer to make a batch of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver (i.e., three hours for a full, one-quart batch), but you get the most bio-available and bio-effective colloidal silver possible.

One More Crucial

(and Mind-Blowing) Benefit…

Unlike any other colloidal silver generator on the market today, the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator includes a built-in air bubbler mechanism that constantly bubbles air into the colloidal silver solution during the entire colloidal silver-making process. 

Here’s why:  Among its many qualities, silver is known to be an oxygen sponge. It has the capacity to carry ten times its atomic weight in molecular oxygen. 

This is crucial to understand, because once enough molecular oxygen is concentrated onto the surface of a silver particle through a process known as oxygen adsorption, it’s then converted to nascent oxygen.

Nascent oxygen, in turn, is able to destroy the enzymes all infectious microorganisms depend upon for catalytic function.  In other words, by destroying these enzymes, the pathogen’s ability to function collapses. 

This process is called catalytic oxidation, and it’s similar to the way hydrogen peroxide kills pathogens.  After a pathogen is struck by a burst of nascent oxygen from a nearby silver particle, its function is quite literally crippled, and soon afterwards it expires. 

Indeed, catalytic oxidation is the first of three known mechanisms utilized by silver to kill infectious microorganisms.  Here are the three:

1.)  Catalytic oxidation – a powerful burst of nascent oxygen from the surface of the silver particle stuns and disables the pathogen’s defenses, removing needed hydrogen atoms from the surface membrane and causing sulfur atoms to bond in such a way that respiration is blocked and the pathogen ultimately expires.

2.)  Reaction with the cell membrane – if the pathogen remains alive in spite of the intense damage caused by the oxygen burst, the silver ions themselves then attach to the surface membrane of the pathogen, further impairing cellular respiration and blocking its energy transfer system so repair cannot take place.

3.)  Binding with the DNA – The silver then penetrates the cell wall of the pathogen and binds to its DNA, further preventing it from replicating and spreading throughout the body.

It’s this “one-two-three punch” that makes colloidal silver so effective against infectious microorganisms of every sort, whether bacterial, viral or fungal.  The first mechanism above does the vast majority of the damage to pathogens, while the second and third mechanism help “mop up” anything that’s survived.

But here’s the key:  In order to obtain the benefits of silver’s first and primary mechanism for defeating infectious microorganisms – i.e., catalytic oxidation -- you have to provide ample air to the silver particles during the course of the colloidal silver-making process. 

Otherwise, your silver particles cannot concentrate molecular oxygen onto their surfaces, convert it to nascent oxygen in sufficient quantities, and then release a crippling “oxygen burst” in the presence of pathogens. 

As much as 50% or more of colloidal silver’s effectiveness against pathogens depends upon this process of catalytic oxidation.  In other words, it depends upon the amount of molecular oxygen each silver particle is able to adsorb and concentrate to its surface, and then convert to nascent oxygen for later use against pathogens.

That’s why the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator – unlike any other colloidal silver generator on the planet – includes a built-in bubbler system (see image below) so that every one of the tens of billions of tiny silver micro-particles produced during a typical batch are charged to the hilt with raw molecular oxygen.

This one factor alone means the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator is able to produce colloidal silver that’s at least 50% more effective than the colloidal silver produced by conventional colloidal silver generators.

Combine that with the profound benefits of being able to produce uncommonly small and highly bioavailable and bio-effective submicroscopic silver particles as low as .8 nm, and you quite literally have the ability to produce some of the most high-quality colloidal silver on the planet any time you need it! 

Unbelievable Ease of Operation

If you’re concerned about ease of operation, have no fear.  The Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator is purposely constructed for ease of operation.  

In fact, if you can use a coffee pot, you can easily use a Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator. 

That’s because, unlike conventional colloidal silver generators, there are no complicated dials and buttons to set.  No switches to throw.  No alligator clips to connect.  No electrical wires running all over the place.  Nothing. 

You just plug the two silver rods into their jacks in the bottom of the generator box (which takes about two seconds), set the generator box on top of a one-quart glass jar filled with pure, steam-distilled water, and plug it in to a standard electrical outlet.  It’s that easy. 

And if you want to use the handy wall-timer that’s included with every Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator (see photo), you can just “set it and forget it.”  You don’t even have to be there when your batch of colloidal silver is finished “brewing.”  It will turn off by itself after three hours of running time, and be there for you when you return.

We have 80-plus year old grandmas using this generator, and they all love it.  In fact, the grown daughter of one 86-year old Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator owner recently wrote us to say:

“I’m writing this for my mother who’s 86 years old and has no computer and wanted me to let you know the following:

She would not think of giving up her Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator or her colloidal silver. 

Mom wanted you to know that she used to get pneumonia at least twice a year until she began using this colloidal silver. She has not had any sign of pneumonia in five years and no problems with her health.

She also uses it as a disinfectant throughout the house. She uses it as a mouth wash. She has had no sinus problems this year since she uses it as nose drops (Oklahoma is notorious for allergies and sinus problems!)

Many of our church members are now asking Mom for a bottle of colloidal silver for their families, and they ask again when they run out, so Mom tries to keep plenty of it made up and on hand at a moment’s notice. She considers this as something she can do to help others when they have a need and always gives it to them as a gift.”

-- N.O., Oklahoma

The Bottom Line…

The bottom line is this:  If you truly value your health and well-being, and only want to put the very best and most effective colloidal silver possible into your body, then the new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge is exactly what you’ve been looking for.

When quality counts most, this is the colloidal silver generator you want to own, particularly when you consider the facts that:

a.)  ultra-small silver particle size is the key factor in determining whether or not your body can absorb, distribute and utilize colloidal silver effectively for maximum health and well-being, and...

b.)  ultra-small silver particle size is the key factor in determining whether or not the colloidal silver you’ve ingested can get deep into the cells and tissues where disease-causing “stealth pathogens” like to hide, and…

c.)  ultra-small silver particle size is the key factor in determining whether or not the colloidal silver you ingest can be properly excreted from the body after being utilized.

In other words, the particle size of the colloidal silver solutions you produce largely determines how bio-available the silver is, and therefore how bio-effective it will be in stopping infections and healing illnesses and disease.

The Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge allows you to produce the smallest and most effective silver particles possible, as low as .8 nm in size – a fraction of a single nanometer! 

And each silver particle produced is highly charged with pathogen-destroying molecular oxygen.  No other colloidal silver generator can make this claim. 

No Risk to You Whatsoever!

Unlike many conventional colloidal silver generators which are so poorly designed and which use such low-quality materials they “burn out” from use within six or eight months, the new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator has been designed and built to last for a LIFETIME.  

It's so sturdily constructed, you'll literally end up willing it to your children someday, if you don't buy them one first after you’ve purchased your own!  Indeed, we have customers who have owned (and used) their Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generators for over 15 years without a hitch!

What’s more, every new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator comes with a full 30-day, no-questions-asked, “use-it-for-yourself and make-up-your-own-mind” money-back guarantee, AND a one-year warranty against defects in parts and workmanship.

So there's no risk to you whatsoever.  

You actually get to use the new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator every single day for a full 30 days to prove it's everything we say it is.

Think About This: If you make a one-quart batch of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver each day during your 30-day risk-free money-back guarantee period, you'll have 30 quarts of colloidal silver stocked up!

That's the equivalent of 240 of those little 4-oz. bottles of colloidal silver sold in your local health food store for between $20 and $30 each!

In other words, you could make well over $4,800 (honest...do the math!) worth of colloidal silver while deciding whether or not to keep your new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator!

And if you're not satisfied for any reason, just return your generator, the timer, the silver wire and the plastic zipper pouch carrying case within 30 days for a refund of the full purchase price!

Save $100 By Acting Now!

A brand new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge usually costs $339.95, and I believe it’s a screaming bargain at that price, especially when you consider the fact that your very first one-quart batch of micro-particle colloidal silver costs you less than 36 cents to make. 

In other words, your first few one-quart batches of colloidal silver pays for the entire cost of your new generator, especially when you consider the fact that those tiny little four-ounce bottles of colloidal silver being sold in health food stores cost an average of $28 apiece. 

Yet with your new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge, you can make eight of those little four-ounce bottles (i.e., one quart) at a time, for less than the cost of pocket change.

What’s more, once your first few batches have paid for the entire cost of your generator, each subsequent one-quart batch you make is practically free. 

After all, your only cost is the steam-distilled water (about a dollar a gallon at Walmart), and the pure .999 fine silver wire which has to be replaced about once a year for around $35 (depending upon the cost of silver on the open market).

So $339.95 is not only a fair price, but an astonishing bargain considering the fact that you’ll be able to make hundreds upon hundreds of one-quart batches of some of the highest-quality colloidal silver in the world for just pennies per batch.

But you’re not going to pay anywhere near $339.95 for your new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator.  That’s because, for the next 15 days only you’ll save a whopping $100 of the regular price. 

That’s right!  For the next 15 days only, during this special introductory savings offer, you can snag a brand new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator for only $239.95 – that’s a bona-fide savings of $100! 

Lots of Other Valuable Goodies!

Plus, along with your new generator and the $100 savings, you’ll also receive a 16-page printed Operating Instructions Guide with simple step-by-step instructions, and loads of handy tips for making, storing and using colloidal silver. 

AND, in case you’re one of those people who prefer visual instructions from a real-life person, you’ll also receive a full-color Operating Instructions DVD featuring a pretty model demonstrating step-by-step how simple it is to make your first batch of micro-particle colloidal silver with your new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator. 

But that’s not all.  You also get a FREE copy of my 16 page report, “The Most Frequently Asked Questions & Answers About Making and Using Colloidal Silver,” so you’ll be up-to-speed your very first day. 

You also get a FREE handy “zipper pouch” carrying case so you can easily take your new generator and supplies with you wherever you go…vacations, camping, travel, and more. 

And finally, you get a set of pure, .999 fine silver wire for your generator, guaranteed to last you for over a year (even if you make colloidal silver several times a week). 

Indeed, you’ll be able to make well over $24,000 worth of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver from this single set of pure .999 fine silver wire, which is to say, over 3,200 ounces which is over 100 quarts!  (See this web page for more information.)

It’s astonishing, I know, but it’s absolutely true. 

Your ability to make literally tens of thousands of dollars worth of colloidal silver from a single set of pure, .999 fine silver wire is one of the many profound benefits of owning a new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge!

Order Now and Save BIG!

To order a brand new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator and save $100 off the regular price (next 15 days only!), use the “Order Online” button on this web page. 

Or call The Silver Edge today, toll-free at:  1-888-528-0559 (Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, Arizona time.) 

Our friendly Customer Service Representatives will be happy to answer all of your questions and take your order.  And once you place your order, your brand new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator will usually arrive within a week!

There’s simply no longer any reason to continue paying $25 to $30 for those tiny, four-ounce bottles of colloidal silver sold through health food stores or online vendors. 

Instead, start experiencing the profound benefits of being able to make your own high-quality, oxygen-infused, micro-particle colloidal silver for less than 36 cents a quart with the world’s #1 best-selling colloidal silver generator!

You’ll be glad you did, I promise…

Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,

Steve Barwick, President
The Silver Edge

P.S. – One Final Thought…It’s important to note that The Silver Edge is not some fly-by-night internet company. We're a solid company with over 16 years behind us of successful service to the public, supplying the world's finest home colloidal silver generators.

We have a full-time Tech Support staff you can call during normal business hours whenever you might have a question.  And we have a full-time Customer Service staff you can call anytime you need, as well (i.e., Monday through Friday, during normal business hours, for both).  

And if you prefer to communicate by email, we also give you the email address to both the Tech Support Department and the Customer Service Department.

And this contact information is printed on a big foil label right on the top of your new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator, so you’ll never lose it.

This means you’re never left in the dark when you own a new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge.  You’ll always have access to the experts at The Silver Edge.

In short, we've been around for a long time, and we plan to be around for a lot longer.

The Silver Edge is a company you can trust, and the new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator is simply the finest and most high-quality colloidal silver generator on the market today...

...which is why it's been the #1 best-selling colloidal silver generator in the world for over seven years running.

P.P.S. -- Read What These Top Experts Say About the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge:

“I'm often asked which colloidal silver generator I recommend. Hands down, I recommend the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from my friend Steve Barwick at Silver Edge…

I've touted the benefits of pure micro-particle colloidal silver for years to anyone that would listen.

Frankly, it's the best way I know to quickly heal cuts, scrapes, sores and burns... treat a host of common illnesses such as colds, flus and sore throats... as well as kill nasty germs on cutting boards, kitchen counters, tooth brushes and even your pet's water bowl.

But most importantly is how it can protect you from the deadly pathogen MRSA that has become resistant to almost all known prescription antibiotics.

Having a colloidal silver generator as part of your first aid kit just makes sense... especially if you ever find yourself in an emergency with no access to a doctor or hospital.” 

-- Michael Cutler, M.D., Editor, Easy Health Options 

“The bottom line is that for colloidal silver to effectively fight pathogens, you must use micro-particle silver rather than conventional colloidal silver or silver protein products…

You can actually make your own micro-particle colloidal silver in your own home. In fact, there’s one colloidal silver generator on the market today -- the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from a company called The Silver Edge -- that will make colloidal silver with such uncommonly small silver particles, it requires a multi-million dollar Transmission Electron Microscope operating at 175,000x magnification just to see them.

This generator allows you to make the most powerful, and highly bioavailable form of colloidal silver right in your own home. And you can make it for pennies…

Having a Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator on hand allows you to protect your entire family – and probably your friends and neighbors as well – for just pennies.” 

-- Donald S. McAlvany, The McAlvany Intelligence Advisor, October 2013

                                                                                                 

Important Note and Disclaimer:  The contents of this Ezine have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.  Information conveyed herein is from sources deemed to be accurate and reliable, but no guarantee can be made in regards to the accuracy and reliability thereof.  The author, Steve Barwick, is a natural health journalist with over 30 years of experience writing professionally about natural health topics.  He is not a doctor.  Therefore, nothing stated in this Ezine should be construed as prescriptive in nature, nor is any part of this Ezine meant to be considered a substitute for professional medical advice.  Nothing reported herein is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.  The author is simply reporting in journalistic fashion what he has learned during the past 17 years of journalistic research into colloidal silver and its usage.  Therefore, the information and data presented should be considered for informational purposes only, and approached with caution.  Readers should verify for themselves, and to their own satisfaction, from other knowledgeable sources such as their doctor, the accuracy and reliability of all reports, ideas, conclusions, comments and opinions stated herein.  All important health care decisions should be made under the guidance and direction of a legitimate, knowledgeable and experienced health care professional.  Readers are solely responsible for their choices.  The author and publisher disclaim responsibility and/or liability for any loss or hardship that may be incurred as a result of the use or application of any information included in this Ezine. 

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Even More Unusual Uses for Colloidal Silver

Millions of people use colloidal silver orally to help prevent or heal infection and disease. It has quite literally become known as “nature’s most powerful natural antibiotic.”  

Millions more use it topically, as well, to help heal cuts, scrapes and burns, and to help stop active topical infections dead in their tracks.

But experienced colloidal silver users have come up with some very unusual uses, as well.  In my previous article on this topic, I documented 12 of the most unusual uses I’d ever come across.  In this article you’ll discover 12 more…

Hi, Steve Barwick here for TheSilverEdge.com...

In a previous article titled “12 Most Unusual Uses for Colloidal Silver,” I documented a dozen offbeat uses for colloidal silver that I’d either experienced myself, or that readers had written in and tipped me off to.

In the following article, I’m going to document twelve more of these very unusual uses, in case you might ever have need for them. 

Indeed, I’m always researching new uses for colloidal silver.  So here’s some of the most unusual uses that I’ve seen come across my desk in recent months:

·       CPAP Machine Disinfectant – Colloidal silver user Sandie B., wrote, “I use colloidal silver in the distilled water reservoir of my CPAP machine, to keep the water pure and to prevent microbial growth.”   

For those who don’t know, a CPAP machine (i.e., “Continuous Positive Airway Pressure” machine) is a device that helps people with sleep apnea (i.e., a condition in which breathing stops during sleep) breathe more easily during sleep, and thus keep their body’s oxygen levels from getting too low.   

To do this, an air mask is worn at night, and the device increases air pressure in the throat in order to keep the airway open and oxygen flowing while the individual is sleeping. 

However, to prevent the soft tissues in the throat and lungs from drying out and cracking due to the added air pressure, a small amount of distilled water is usually added to a water reservoir in the CPAP device, and tiny amounts of this water are picked up by the air current which in turn helps keep the soft tissues in the throat and lungs moist. 

The problem is, sometimes the water in the CPAP machine, if not changed frequently, can get contaminated with bacteria, and CPAP users can end up with an upper respiratory infection or even pneumonia.  So a lot of CPAP users add a teaspoonful or so of 10 ppm colloidal silver to the distilled water in their CPAP reservoir, in order to prevent this from happening.

C.M.W., of Ohio, is another colloidal silver user who puts colloidal silver into her CPAP machine.  She states, “I have sleep apnea.  And when I go to sleep, I use a machine to help me breath thru the night. I add colloidal silver to the water reservoir. Since I started using it in the water my sinuses have cleared up. I sleep much better and do not struggle to breath now.”

·       Glass Cleaner – Colloidal silver user Jerry K. wrote to say, “I just discovered that colloidal silver is also a very good glass cleaner. Makes the glass squeaky clean just like Windex, but without nasty ammonia.”

That’s a wonderful discovery, of course, because ammonia has numerous significant negative effects on the human body.  It outgases, producing vapors and a pungent, suffocating odor that can be caustic to soft tissues in the nose, eyes, and especially the lungs.  It’s corrosive, as well.  It produces rapid skin or eye irritation upon contact.  And swallowing ammonia can result in corrosive damage to the mouth, throat and stomach. 

What’s more, inhalation of ammonia can result in a variety of respiratory ailments including bronchitis, asthma, coughing, and “farmer’s lung.”  And if ammonia is accidently and inadvertently mixed with bleach in the home, it can release toxic chlorine gas, which can be deadly. 

So think about the potential detrimental effects of ammonia when you go to clean your windows with a commercial glass cleaner.  Consider using a pump spray bottle to simply spray some safe, natural10 ppm colloidal silver onto the glass instead, and clean as normal!

·       Make Your Own Antimicrobial Silver Bandages – Colloidal silver user Don H., from Ohio, recently wrote, “I buy gauze bandages, and soak them in colloidal silver, then let them air dry. Anything I use them for makes for quick healing with minimum scars. I do the same with new socks!”

Now that’s a novel idea.  But actually, it’s very little different from purchasing silver-impregnated bandages online, or even silver-impregnated stockings. 

The only difference is that it’s the DIY (i.e., Do-It-Yourself) version. 

So you save tons of money over what you’d pay for the commercial products, and basically reap the same healing and infection-fighting benefits.  Bravo to Don for pointing this out!

·       Keep Plant Cuttings from Rotting – Colloidal silver user Elizabeth B., recently wrote, “I add about ½ ounce of colloidal silver to the water when I’m rooting plant cuttings.  No more stagnant water with rotted cuttings!”

Anyone who’s ever tried to root plant cuttings knows the biggest problem is controlling the fungus, mold or bacteria that can grow in the water and contaminate it, ultimately causing the cuttings to rot. 

But adding a tiny bit of colloidal silver to the water seems to solve the problem post-haste.  And as long as you don’t overdo it, there’s no harm to the root cuttings from the silver. 

While this is certainly an unusual use for colloidal silver, it’s not really a surprising one.  After all, gardeners have known for a long time that colloidal silver kills plant fungus.  If you’re a gardener, you might want to see my previous article, “Colloidal Silver Kills Plant Fungus, Produces Larger and Healthier Crops.” 

·       Natural Deodorant – Colloidal silver user Jill S., wrote, “Did you know that Colloidal Silver works great as a natural deodorant? No aluminum!”  And colloidal silver user Bonita S. wrote, “Among a lot of uses, we use colloidal silver as our exclusive deodorant!  It works wonderfully…even working in the hot sun in the South!”

She’s right, of course.  I haven’t purchased a commercial underarm deodorant spray or roll-on in over 15 years.  I simply use a pump spray bottle to spray some 10 ppm colloidal silver under my arms each morning, and nothing else. 

Of course, colloidal silver doesn’t have the perfumed smell to mask body odors like commercial deodorant products do.  But I’ve always been a bit sensitive to such chemical-laden perfumes and fragrances anyway.  So I don’t miss them at all. 

And I certainly don’t miss sopping my skin with potentially dangerous aluminum, which is a main ingredient in most underarm deodorants, and which has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease, nervous system seizures, breast cancer, kidney problems, bone formation disorders and more. 

As Angela Kaelin writes in her great article titled “Make Your Own Natural Health and Beauty Products Using Colloidal Silver,” if you prefer a scented deodorant, it’s quite easy to make your own natural deodorant using colloidal silver and other natural ingredients to add fragrance and to soothe the skin.  Here’s what she says:

“Many people are very sensitive to the ingredients in commercial antiperspirants and deodorants. If you're sensitive or just want an alternative to dangerous aluminum-containing antiperspirants, try thoroughly mixing the following ingredients in an 8 to 12 oz. spray bottle:

2 - 3 ounces of colloidal silver
6 - 9 ounces of distilled water
8 to 10 drops of lavender oil
8 to 10 drops of rosemary oil
8 to 10 drops of sage oil

Sage has a light action as a natural antiperspirant. Perspiration odors on the skin are produced by bacteria. Colloidal silver works as an excellent antibacterial and is extremely beneficial to the skin as well.

Rosemary and lavender are not only aromatic, but they have profound soothing and healing properties, too.

Shake this mixture well before each application.”

·       Stop Stinking Up the Bathroom – Colloidal silver user Rob G. wrote to say, “If I stink up the bathroom while doing a number two, I use a pump spray bottle full of my homemade colloidal silver to spray into the air afterwards.  It removes the odor quite rapidly.”

Okay, that’s a weird one.  But I’ve tried it, and it actually works!

Let’s face it.  Everybody stinks up the bathroom from time to time.  The old trick was to keep a pack of matches in the bathroom, and if you stunk it up big time, then light a match or two and let them burn for a few seconds before snuffing out the flames and allowing the sulfur-laden smoke to rise from the quenched matches. 

But this was just a cover-up for the smell, which burning sulfur from the matches helps mask.  But spraying 10 ppm colloidal silver high into the air in the bathroom after a “stinky episode” and allowing it to drift down naturally throughout the room, seems to actually neutralize the smell. 

My thought on this is that the billions of tiny droplets of silver water sprayed high into the air in the bathroom actually absorb the smell into the silver as they drift slowly to the floor, much as charcoal absorbs odor. 

It seems to take about five minutes, in my experience, for the smell to subside after the colloidal silver has been thoroughly sprayed into the air throughout the bathroom.  But in the few times I’ve tried it after receiving the above tip, it’s worked for me!

·       Eliminate Mildew Odor in Wet Clothes – Colloidal silver user Kathleen S. recently wrote, “If you should have a basket of washed clothes that didn't get dried for a day or two and has developed a musky/mildew odor, just put the clothes in the dryer and add a wash cloth saturated with colloidal silver. Dry as usual. Odor gone!”

Wow…I don’t know how many times during my bachelor years I forgot to take the wet clothes out of the washer and dry them, only to find them smelling like mildew the next day. 

So I sure wish I’d have known about this nifty little trick back then. My wife does the laundry now.  And she’s pretty consistent about drying the clothes directly after they’re washed.  But I’m passing this handy tip along to her, just in case!

·       Hot Tub Replacement for Chlorine/Bromine – Colloidal silver user Nancy S. from Topeka wrote, “We have a hot tub. The water is treated with chemicals to keep it clean and sanitary. I always hated the smell and wondered what those chemicals were doing to my body. And if I had forgotten to treat my hot tub for a week or so it would start turning green and smell bad. Then I’d have to ‘shock’ the tub with extra chemicals. So I thought, if colloidal silver kills bad bacteria, then why not try it in the hot tub?”

Great thought!  Nancy S. went on to write:  “So a year ago, we drained the hot tub, refilled it and poured in a quart of 10 ppm colloidal silver. I doubted that it would work due to the fact that the tub is full of water from the hose with plenty of minerals in it.

But I’m quite amazed! My hot tub has remained pH balanced and clear as can be for the past year.  No green slime, no smell and best of all no chemicals. And my husband and I have noticed that we have not had any skin irritations.

One quart a week is all it takes.  And it’s much cheaper than those chemicals because we make our own silver water with your Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator!”

Folks, this is something I’ve tried myself, in my own hot tub.  And it worked like a charm for me.  I had a hot tub for ten years, and after the first year I never again used chemicals like chlorine or bromine in it.  Just colloidal silver.  And my results were the same as Nancy’s above. 

If you have a hot tub, and you’re concerned about the potentially toxic chemicals you’re always soaking in, you might want to try this, instead.

• Prevent Fleas on Both Dogs and Cats – Colloidal silver user Carol B., wrote, “I started putting a small amount of colloidal silver into the water bowl my dog and cat drink out of. Funny thing happened. They don't have fleas!  I would normally be forced to use the strong, spot-on flea pesticides early in the spring but I haven't used any at all this year. It's almost unbelievable, but it works!

If you’re a pet lover, like me, you’ll have to admit that’s certainly a very interesting use for colloidal silver. 

Several years ago, my Chow, Red Dog, got fleas, and they were making him quite miserable.  Because he had such thick hair, the traditional flea collar didn’t work at all.    I could forcibly separate the hair on his back or mane with my fingers and see the fleas crawling around on his skin in droves. 

So I made a quart batch of colloidal silver stronger than I’d normally use (i.e., about 30 ppm) and put it into a pump spray bottle and began spraying it topically on him, while rubbing it into his fur and skin.  I did this three times a day, for three days.  And by the third day, the fleas were gone.

Now, if I even suspect there might be fleas, I start giving my dogs an extra dose of colloidal silver, orally.  And so far, the fleas have left them alone.  If they ever do come back, I’ll simply apply the colloidal silver topically, as described above.

So there just might be something to Carol’s discovery.  I’d love to hear from other dog and cat owners on this particular use for colloidal silver.  Have you ever given your pets colloidal silver and noticed a corresponding decrease in fleas? 

·       Relieve the Pain and Inflammation of Insect Bites – Colloidal silver user Kathyn, from Singapore, recently wrote, “I’d like to share with you a recent successful experience a friend of mine had using colloidal silver to heal red, swollen hands and arms from sand fly bites.”

Kathyn went on to write, “Eddy, a friend, came over one evening.  He was in considerable distress with bites from sand flies to his hands and arms.

He had been out the evening before doing some photography on the beach. His arms and hands were red and swollen from the bites. Apparently the bites are worse than bee stings and can take a couple of weeks to recover from!

I immediately soaked some ‘cotton wool’ with the colloidal silver made with my Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge, and applied it to the red areas.

After a short time the stinging sensation subsided. I gave him some more colloidal silver to take home.  He applied cotton wool soaked in the colloidal silver to the bites, using surgical tape to adhere it overnight.

In the morning the swollen areas had subsided and the redness and swelling was gone. He was truly impressed and very grateful for the immense relief.

This may be one more application that colloidal silver can help, in terms of relieving great discomfort and suffering.”

Well, I’ve never experienced sand fly bites.  But this does remind me of a trip to St. John’s Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands my wife and I took over 10 years ago, to attend our daughter’s wedding. 

We ended up in a hotel room that was just a tad overrun with tiny spiders that were so small, you didn’t even know they were there until they bit you.  By the time I woke up after our first night there, my legs were full of painful spider bites, each of which were swollen and felt like hot needles in my skin. 

I immediately began spraying 10 ppm colloidal silver over the affected areas of my skin, and allowing it to air dry.  And within 20 to 30 minutes the pain began to subside as well as the inflammation around the bites. 

I had to spray the bites five or six times the first day to keep the pain away.  But by the second day, I only had to spray them two or three times for relief.  Thanks to colloidal silver, I could travel with the family and take the island tours without too much discomfort. 

I can only wonder at this point how much better it might have been if I’d have thought to soak some cotton or wool fiber cloth with colloidal silver and simply wrapped it around the areas of my legs where the bites were most prominent. 

Kathyn’s idea above, which worked for the painful sand fly bites, might have provided even more relief had I known about it.  But I’m not complaining.  Colloidal silver truly did save the day for me, just as it did for Kathyn’s friend!

·       Relieve Poison Ivy Symptoms and Promote Healing – Colloidal silver user Glenn G., from Georgia, wrote in to say, “Colloidal Silver saved my wife’s arm from a bad case of Poison Ivy.”

Glenn further stated, “We thought for sure there would be ugly scarring on her arm, the poison ivy was so bad. Doctor’s drugs were not working. Her arm was looking like a bad burn.  Thanks to Colloidal Silver she healed rapidly and no scars were left on her arm.”

Once again, while this use for colloidal silver is quite unusual, it’s not at all surprising that it would work. 

After all, several different studies have demonstrated the ability of colloidal silver to relieve inflammation by modulating excessive cytokine expression (see “Does Colloidal Silver Boost Immunity?” at this link for documentation.) And of course, the massive skin inflammation caused by contact with Poison Ivy is a result of excessive cytokine release in the body. 

As science writer Stephanie Wilson points out, “A substance from Poison Ivy called urushiol makes its way down through the skin where it’s metabolized.  Immune cells called T-cells recognize the urushiol metabolites as foreign substances.  They send out inflammatory signals called cytokines, which bring in white blood cells that become macrophages.  Macrophages eat foreign substances in the body, but in doing so they also damage normal tissue, resulting in the oftentimes serious skin inflammation that occurs with Poison Ivy.” 

According to journalist Francis Sedgemore, ““Silver has for centuries been used to treat and prevent infection, and its wound-healing properties are well known…But the new research...indicates that silver goes further than this and modifies cytokines, leading to reduced inflammation and an increased rate of healing.”

So the ability of colloidal silver to relieve the pain of Poison Ivy and to stimulate skin healing should not come as a surprise to us.  And of course, for those who might live in an area where Poison Ivy is prevalent, it’s sure great to know that this actually works!

·       Cures Mange on Pets -- Colloidal silver user M.S., from Oklahoma City writes, “We brought the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge along with us when we visited our son, daughter-in-law and two grandsons this summer.  I was shocked when I saw their dear dog, Pepper, who had the worst case of mange I’ve ever seen.  Big areas of skin were bare, scabbed and flaky and she would rub up against the house to scratch her sides from the tortuous itch.”

She continues, “Our son told us of all the trips to the vet for different remedies that didn't work.  Well, I got some canning jars and distilled water and made some micro-particle colloidal silver that day.  I told our son to get a spray bottle to spray her down that evening.  He did.

The next morning there was a noticeable difference in her skin - almost no flakiness and she looked a lot less miserable.  Each day we saw improvement and hair growth.  By the end of the week she looked happier and wasn't scratching.  Now her coat is perfect and glossy - back to her lovely self.”

This is unusual, of course, because colloidal silver is best known for killing infectious microorganisms like bacteria, fungus and even some viruses. 

But mange on pets is a skin disease caused by parasitic mites, known commonly as “mange mites.”  When an animal’s immunity is low, these mites can embed themselves in huge numbers in the animal’s skin, resulting in the loss of large patches of hair. 

Mange mites come in two basic varieties.  One variety, called Demodex canis, severely damages the skin of the animal by burrowing into the hair follicles and sweat glands to such an extent that infectious microbes such as Staphylococcus epidermidis can colonize the skin and spread, causing skin infection and hair loss.

And the other variety, called Sarcoptes scabiei canis, burrows into the animal’s skin causing a severe allergic reaction, resulting in intense itching, crusting of the skin and hair loss.

It would be interesting to know which variety of mange mite was afflicting the dog described above.  But the most important thing is that colloidal silver appears to not only relieve the intense itching and inflammation, but apparently also gets rid of the mites allowing the hair to grow back. 

As I explained in my previous article, “12 Most Unusual Uses for Colloidal Silver,” many insects (such as roaches, aphids, termites, fungus gnats, fruit flies and others) simply don’t like being around colloidal silver because their very lives depend upon tiny microbes they live in symbiotic relationship with. 

The silver, being highly antimicrobial, apparently threatens this symbiotic relationship between the microbes and the insects.  So when their “symbiots” are threatened, the insects leave the area out of self-preservation.

Could this be the case, too, with the mange mites?  I don’t know, for sure.  But for the sake of the dogs and cats that end up with this insidious condition, I’m certainly glad to know colloidal silver will help resolve it!

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To learn more about making and using colloidal silver, be sure to visit The Silver Edge website and watch the “how to” videos…or read the in-depth articles on colloidal silver and its usage.

Or, just peruse the literally hundreds of in-depth testimonials from real-life people explaining how they use colloidal silver to keep their families healthy and infection-free!

What’s more, you can learn how to make your own high-quality colloidal silver for less than 36 cents a quart, with a brand new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge -- just click the link in this sentence to learn more!

Meanwhile, I’ll be back next week with another great article on colloidal silver….

Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,

Steve Barwick, author
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual

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