A new study
demonstrates the fact that silver even works to heal the skin redness and
inflammation associated with dermatitis, an inflammatory skin condition also
known as eczema.
Of course, experienced
colloidal silver users don’t need a clinical study to tell them about the
oft-times astonishing healing attributes of colloidal silver for topical skin
conditions of all sorts – even the most stubborn skin conditions seem to
respond to colloidal silver quickly and successfully.
Here’s what the
clinical researchers discovered about colloidal silver and dermatitis; and just
for the heck of it I’m going to throw in a couple of real-life success stories
from experienced colloidal silver users, so maybe the researchers can see how
far behind the wheel they are…
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for The Silver Edge…
According to a clinical
study published in the journal Nanomedicine,
in 2008, titled “Anti-inflammatory activity of Nanocrystalline Silver in a Porcine
Contact Dermatitis Model,” researchers found that when dermatitis was induced
in animals (i.e., pigs) the redness and swelling returned to near-normal after
72 hours of treatment with nanosilver.
Meanwhile groups
treated with saline or with 0.5% silver nitrate (a very caustic chemical
compound of silver) remained inflamed.
According to the
researchers:
“These results demonstrate that
nanocrystalline silver had a direct anti-inflammatory effect in the porcine
contact dermatitis model that improved the overall outcome of the healing
process,” and that “nanocrystalline
silver may be responsible for the anti-inflammatory activity and improvement in
healing.”
This, of course, is no big surprise to the millions of
colloidal silver users who have used colloidal silver topically on everything
from cuts to burns to bites to acne outbreaks, boils, shingles, topical fungal
infections and more. And it’s no big
surprise to those who have seen the previous clinical research on the
anti-inflammatory benefits of silver.
Another Study: Silver Cream
Heals Allergic
Contact Dermatitis
Another study, published in May
2004 in the journal of Clinical and Experimental
Dermatology, demonstrated that a topical nanosilver cream was used to heal
allergic contact dermatitis induced in guinea pigs via application of a
chemical organic compound called dinitrochlorobenzene.
The researchers wrote:
“Dermatitis
was induced with dinitrochlorobenzene and treated with different concentrations
of nanocrystalline silver, medium and high potency steroids, tacrolimus and
pimecrolimus, or appropriate vehicles once daily for 5 days.
Erythema
was evaluated daily (on a score of 0 to 4, from absent to very severe) and
histopathology of the skin biopsies was evaluated after 5 days of treatment.”
In other words, the researchers used a chemical organic
compound to cause dermatitis on the guinea pigs. Then they treated the condition on the guinea
pigs with nanosilver, as well as with topical steroid drugs normally used to
treat dermatitis, and with two different topical immunosuppressant drugs frequently
used in the treatment of stubborn cases of atopic dermatitis (eczema).
The researchers wrote:
“Prior
to treatment, the average scores of erythema in all the groups were in the
range of 3(+) to 4(+). In the no treatment and vehicles groups these scores
remained at about this level for the subsequent 5 days of the study.
Nanocrystalline
silver reduced erythema within 1 day of treatment in a concentration-dependent
manner with significant reduction at silver concentrations of 0.5% and 1% (P
< 0.05) and this reduction progressed throughout the study period.”
This means the “no treatment” groups saw no healing of the
dermatitis at all, over a five day period.
But within only one day of
treatment with the nanosilver cream, “significant reduction” of the redness and
swelling (erythema) that characterizes atopic dermatitis were observed on the
guinea pigs.
The researchers concluded:
“Steroids
and immunosuppressants produced similar decreases in erythema, with no
significant differences compared to 0.5% and 1% nanocrystalline silver.
In
skin biopsies scored for degree of inflammatory response, effects of treatments
mirrored erythema results.
This
study suggests that nanocrystalline silver cream may have therapeutic potential
for topical treatment of inflammatory skin diseases.”
In other words, the researchers discovered that the
nanosilver cream worked just as well as the topical steroids normally used in
the treatment of atopic dermatitis, and even as well as the topical immunosuppressant
treatments used in stubborn cases of atopic dermatitis.
This is very important news, because the known side effects
of topical steroids (including weakened immunity) and topical immunosuppressant
drugs (including inducement of skin cancers) can be devastating. Topical use of silver, by comparison, has
relatively few side effects.
Another Study: Silver
Cream Stops
Inflammation in Allergic
Contact Dermatitis
If the above studies are not enough evidence for you, here’s
another study that sports
the lengthy title, “Topical Nanocrystalline
Silver Cream Suppresses Inflammatory Cytokines And Induces Apoptosis Of
Inflammatory Cells In A Murine Model Of Allergic Contact Dermatitis.” It was
published in June 2005 in the British
Journal of Dermatology.
In this study, researchers induced dermatitis in mice using
a chemical called dinitrofluorobenzene.
Then they tried three treatment options:
A nanosilver cream, the tacrolimus ointment that’s normally reserved for
treating stubborn cases of dermatitis, and a “high potency steroid” (which are
often used to reduce the swelling and inflammation of dermatitis).
The researchers wrote:
“Significant
reductions of ear swelling, erythema and histopathological inflammation in mice
ears were observed after 4 days of treatment with 1% nanocrystalline silver
cream, tacrolimus ointment or a high potency steroid with no significant difference
among them.”
In other words, once again, the nanosilver cream worked just
as well as the strongest prescription dermatitis medicines out there!
Again, this is very good news, considering the fact that the
prescription steroid treatments and well as the prescription immunosuppressant
drug tacrolimus can cause a host of side effects, whereas nanosilver cream is
relatively benign by comparison.
The researchers concluded, “This study demonstrates that nanocrystalline silver inhibits
allergic contact dermatitis in mice, similar to steroid and tacrolimus.
Nanocrystalline silver suppresses the expression of TNF-alpha and IL-12 and
induces apoptosis of inflammatory cells; mechanisms by which nanocrystalline
silver may exert its anti-inflammatory effects.”
In short, the silver stopped the inflammatory response that
characterizes dermatitis, and even caused inflammatory cells to die so healing
could take place.
Another Study: Silver Stops
Bacteria-Induced Eczema
In researching this article, I found a reference to another study indicating that
silver can be helpful with eczema skin conditions.
The study is titled "Silver-Coated Textiles Reduce Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in
Patients with Atopic Eczema," and it was published in the clinical journal
Dermatology, 2003, 207, p 15–21.
In that study, the researchers state that topical infection
with Staphylococcus bacteria can sometimes
be a contributing factor to eczema, and that wearing clothing that has
nanosilver embedded in the fabric resulted in lower Staph counts on the skin,
and coincided with clinical improvement of the eczema itself.
This is obviously very interesting information for victims
of eczema/dermatitis. It implies, by
extension, that topical use of colloidal silver, or a good colloidal silver gel
or cream, might help heal bacteria-induced eczema (non-allergic dermatitis) by
killing the bacteria that contribute to the skin condition.
How Silver Reduces
Inflammation
Eczema, or dermatitis, is generally characterized by redness
and inflammation of the skin. In fact,
the word “dermatitis” actually means inflamed
skin.
Fortunately, in recent years silver has been clinically demonstrated
to reduce inflammation by modulating excessive cytokine expression.
This is important news,
because cytokines are signaling molecules in the body that tell the immune
system to send white blood cells and other infection-fighters to the site of an
infection or wound. This causes mild inflammation, which is a normal
part of healing.
But in some cases the
pro-inflammatory effects of cytokine expression can get “stuck,” resulting in
excessive unwanted inflammation that actually becomes a roadblock to the
healing process.
Researchers, however, have demonstrated that in such cases,
antimicrobial silver has a modulating (or calming) effect on cytokine
expression, resulting in both reduced inflammation and increased healing.
For example, in this clinical study
researchers demonstrated that silver nanoparticles have the ability to reduce excessive
cytokine expression, and thus reduce excessive inflammation that often gets in
the way of healing.
According to the
study authors, "It has been shown in vivo that silver nanoparticles act
to decrease inflammation through cytokine modulation."
What’s more, the
study authors concluded, “These experimental data suggest that nano-silver
could be used to treat immunologic and inflammatory diseases.”
Here’s an excerpt from an article summarizing
the results of the study:
“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
– the enzymes involved in cell growth and movement – leading to reduced inflammation
and an increased rate of healing.”
In even another clinical
study, researchers documented once again that antimicrobial silver promotes
wound healing not just by reducing microbial burden in the wound, but also by
reducing wound inflammation through modulation of cytokine expression.
Finally, in an overview of
clinical studies titled “Silver Nanoparticles Interactions with the Immune
System: Implications for Health and Disease,” conducted by
researchers from two separate universities in Seville, Spain, the researchers
once again found that silver nanoparticles strongly inhibited excessive
cytokine production, and reduced the pro-inflammatory effects that can slow or
even block healing.
According to the study authors, "It has been
shown in vivo that silver nanoparticles act to decrease inflammation through
cytokine modulation."
The implication, of course, is that silver nanoparticles may
one day play a key medical role in decreasing inflammation in chronic
infections, wounds and other inflammatory medical conditions (such as eczema/dermatitis).
What Colloidal Silver
Users Say
I haven't had any personal experience using colloidal silver
for eczema/dermatitis. But over the years I've heard of other colloidal silver
users getting good results from spraying liquid colloidal silver onto the
affected areas of their skin several times a day, and allowing it to air dry
before putting clothes on.
For example, a reader recently wrote:
“My mother had a
dermatitis infection on and in her ear and the skin was very irritable and
flakey, and she sprayed colloidal silver onto it 3 times a day and in 3 days it
disappeared completely. The doctor would have given her some cream or pills,
but this way it went faster and without all those drugs.
My brother in law
has eczema and he uses my colloidal silver on it, and it relieves his
irritability and takes the inflammation away so he has comfort and doesn't
scratch. Other friends who have had skin infections and conditions have all
asked to try my colloidal silver which I make, and all said it gave them relief.”
– Stefano L.
Here’s another short but interesting personal account of the use of
colloidal silver for eczema/dermatitis:
"My
friend is giving her daughter silver to help with her eczema. I haven't seen
her but her husband said it was working and asked for another quart
yesterday."
-- Gina
Here’s an interesting
testimonial regarding a stubborn case of eczema that turned into a MRSA infection
that was finally resolved thanks to colloidal silver:
"I am currently fighting an infection on my ankle that started as an eczema sore that I picked at foolishly. It now has a staph infection that the doctors so far have been unable to find an antibiotic that works against.
“I run a small bird refuge and I have found it hard to attend the
infection clinic that the doctors wanted me to go to. I took things into my own
hands and started treating the infection with colloidal silver.
"My methods are rather primitive; I have simply strapped a
thick piece of cotton wool to my ankle that is regularly soaked in colloidal
silver. I had continual pain in the sore, that I did not realize at
the time was being caused by the bacteria.
"Once the colloidal silver has been on the wound for a couple
of hours the pain subsided. I had been taking regular pain killers for this
pain and I was able to stop taking them. The sore is slowly getting smaller and
cleaner looking...
"I made the mistake of leaving the cotton off one night to
give my skin a chance to dry out, but in the morning there was yellow liquid
coming out of the wound again and the pain had returned.
You have to keep the treatment up 24/7 otherwise it comes back
quickly. It is only going slowly, but it is going, which is more than was happening
with the antibiotics from the doctor."
I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that several years ago
when I attended the A4M (American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine) conference in
Las Vegas, I met with Keith Moeller, President of American Biotech, makers of
ASAP Ultimate Skin & Body Care Gel, which contains 24 ppm colloidal silver.
Moeller told me some of his customers have used the gel on
eczema with good success. I think
they’re now calling this product ASAP 365 Silver Gel. It’s often available inexpensively at
SwansonVitamins.com or Amazon.com.
So it’s not just
spraying liquid colloidal silver onto the affected areas of the skin that
works; it appears a good colloidal silver gel (or cream) works just as
well. To learn more about colloidal
silver gels and creams, see the article “Germ-Busing
Colloidal Silver Gels and Creams.”
As the Daily Mail
newspaper of Britain stated, in their February 27, 2010 article titled “Shining
Secret that Makes Silver Precious for Your Health”:
'Silver could also combat skin conditions such as eczema and
psoriasis - topical cream containing one per cent silver can suppress the kind
of inflammation found in these allergic skin conditions.'
What the Older Medical
Literature Says
Several forms of eczema, including chronic eczema of
anterior nares, chronic eczema of metus of ear, perineal eczema and pustular
eczema of scalp are listed as having been treated successfully with colloidal
silver in the older, pre-1940's medical literature.
You can read more about it in the article, 109 Documented Successful Uses
for Colloidal Silver Before the Advent of Prescription Antibiotic Drugs.
Here's a quote from a 1917 issue of the British Medical
Journal that mentions eczema in regards to colloidal silver's
effectiveness:
Colloidal
silver "rapidly subdues inflammation and promotes healing of the lesions,
it can be used with remarkable results in enlarged prostate with irritation of
the bladder, in pruritis ani, and perineal eczema, and in
haemorrhoids."
-- British Medical Journal (May 12,
1917), Sir Malcom Morris
In the 1920's, a medical publication called The National Druggist mentioned
colloidal silver being used against eczema of the scalp:
"C.E.A.
MacLeod says (Lancet, February 3, 1912) that colloidal silver has proved its
value in combating the following ailments among others -- tonsilitis,
gonorrhoeal conjunctivitis, spring catarrh, pustular eczema of scalp,
septic ulcers of legs, boils, chronic cystitis, ringwork, soft sores. But we
must not prolong the list of the good works of colloidal silver. Suffice it
that at the present time it is the most extensively used in medicine of all the
sols."
-- The National Druggist, Vol. 50,
page 388, August 1920
And here's a more recent quote from biochemist and natural
health journalist James South, MA, regarding what some of the older medical
literature says about colloidal silver's wide variety of uses; it too mentions
it being used for a form of eczema:
"From
1900 to the beginning of the modern antibiotic era - circa 1940 with the
introduction of sulfa drugs - Silver was one of the mainstays of medical
practice in Europe and America.
Various
forms of Silver were used to treat literally hundreds of ailments: lung
infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and pleurisy; sexual diseases such
as gonorrhea and syphillis; skin conditions such as cuts, wounds, leg ulcers, pustular
eczema, impetigo and boils…"
-- International Anti-Aging Bulletin, April 1999, by James South, MA
Dr. Kent Holtorf also mentions colloidal silver being used
for eczema in a study review of colloidal silver's known historical uses:
“Silver formulations have also been
used in hundreds of various infections and other conditions including
pneumonia, tuberculosis, STD’s, eczema, meningitis, erysipelas,
Mediterranean fever, corneal ulcers, conjunctivitis and septicemia.
-- Dr. Kent Holtorf, Holtorf Medical Group, "Safety and Efficacy
of Intravenous Oligodynamic Silver"
As you can see, the older literature has many references to
colloidal silver and other silver preparations being used successfully against
eczema. What we don't know, unfortunately, is precisely how much was used, how it
was used and how often it was used in order to obtain successful results.
How People Use
Colloidal Silver for
Eczema
Most people I've heard from who have used colloidal silver
for eczema use it topically, i.e., simply by putting some in a pump spray
bottle and spraying it onto the affected areas of the skin four or five times a
day, and allowing it to air dry afterwards.
Others say they soak a cotton ball in colloidal silver and
then dab it onto the affected area and allowing it to air dry. They might do
this four or five times a day, as needed.
My personal thoughts on the matter, were I to have eczema/dermatis,
would be as follows:
I'd probably first try spraying a standard 10 ppm colloidal
silver solution onto the affected areas of the body, four or five times a day, and
allowing it to air dry before putting clothes back on. I’d then gauge the results over a period of
days.
If spraying liquid colloidal silver onto the affected area
of the skin is inconvenient or ineffective, I'd consider getting a good
colloidal silver gel, such as ASAP Ultimate Skin & Body Care Gel (or any of
the other colloidal silver gels and creams mentioned here)
and apply the gel to the affected areas at least several times a day, and gauge
the results.
If I had a truly stubborn case of eczema/dermatitis, I’d
probably consider spending the extra money to obtain a really potent nanosilver
cream, such as the 30,000 ppm nanosilver cream sold by SilverPure.com.
Silver Pure cream is expensive, but the manufacturer has
told me his customers have experienced good results with it for all kinds of
serious skin conditions. If I had a
truly stubborn case of eczema/dermatitis, I might consider trying this cream several
times a day, experimentally, to see if there's any significant relief.
(The above-mentioned product may be overkill, as it is VERY
strong. I don't recommend using it
around the eyes, or in the ears, or in the nose or anywhere it can be easily
absorbed into the blood stream because of the excessively strong silver
content. But I've heard of some people with severe eczema or dermatitis, and
some with psoriasis, as well, saying it really helped them when nothing else
would.)
As always, I'm just reporting on the information I've come
across, and speculating on what I might do under such a circumstance. Therefore none
of this information should be taken as "prescriptive" in nature. Be sure to consult your licensed and
experienced natural health care practitioner for more information, as well as for
specific guidance and direction.
The Bottom Line
The bottom line is that clinical research on animals now
demonstrates that silver not only dramatically soothes the skin and reduces
inflammation, but it also kills any infectious microbes that might be present and
kick-starts the healing process into high gear.
To learn more, see any of the following articles on the
known healing benefits of silver for a wide variety of potentially troublesome
skin conditions:
Finally, you can learn dozens
of astonishing new ways to use colloidal silver topically and internally, simply by reading through some of the additional
personal accounts on the colloidal
silver testimonials web page.
Make Your Own
Colloidal Silver for Pennies!
Of course,
colloidal silver can be awfully expensive to use, especially if you’re still
buying it in health food stores where the average cost is $5 to $7 per ounce,
or $20 to $30 or more for a tiny, four-ounce bottle.
Thankfully, you can now make your own high-quality colloidal silver for
a little more than one penny per ounce (about 36 cents a
quart) with a new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver
Edge.
What’s more, high-quality colloidal silver is so simple to
make at home, anyone who can use a coffee pot has all the skill
needed. Let me demonstrate for you how amazingly simple it is:
1.) Just plug
the two pure .999 fine silver rods into the two jacks in the bottom of the
generator box, one on each side of the bubbler tube.
2.) Sit the
generator box on top of a one-quart glass jar full of pure steam-distilled
water, so that the two silver rods and the bubbler tube are immersed in the
water.
3.) Set the
handy appliance timer for three hours, and plug it into any convenient grounded
household electrical outlet.
4.) Plug the
generator into the timer and then turn the timer wheel clockwise until you hear
the generator start bubbling. The generator will shut off automatically after
three hours.
It’s really that easy! You just “Set it, and forget it.” And you get a perfect batch of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver every time!
It’s really that easy! You just “Set it, and forget it.” And you get a perfect batch of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver every time!
When you’re finished, you’ll have a full quart of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver. And you can make quart after quart for the rest of your life, for less than 36 cents each!
Indeed, the set of pure .999 fine silver wire that comes with
your generator is enough to make over $24,000 worth of colloidal silver
(see here)!
Why should you ever again pay $20 to $30 for a tiny, four-ounce bottle
of colloidal silver at the health food store, when you can make your own superior-quality
micro-particle colloidal silver for just pennies per quart?
Almost FREE, for the Rest of Your Life!
Obviously, having the ability to make your own high-quality
micro-particle colloidal silver for only a few pennies per quart is
about as close as you’ll ever get to having "free" colloidal silver
for the rest of your life, any time you or a family member, friend or loved one
needs it.
And because the silver particles produced by this amazing breakthrough
in colloidal silver-making technology are as low as .8 nm – a fraction of
a single nanometer – their effectiveness against colonies of
pathogenic microbes is astonishing.
Perhaps that’s why so many thousands upon thousands of people absolutely
rave over the effectiveness of their homemade micro-particle colloidal silver,
as you can see at this
web page full of real-life colloidal silver success stories.
Discover How Easy It Is…
If you’d like to learn more about making your own high-quality colloidal
silver for just pennies per quart, you can…
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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
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
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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
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