Germ-Busting Colloidal Silver Gels and Creams

More and more people are becoming familiar with liquid colloidal silver – the world’s most powerful natural infection-fighting agent. 

But not so many people know that there are some excellent topical colloidal silver gel and cream products on the market, too. 

And fewer still know that you can make your own healing, antimicrobial colloidal silver gels and creams.  Here’s the straight scoop you won’t hear anywhere else…

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I’m a huge believer in topical colloidal silver products such as colloidal silver gels and colloidal silver creams -- particularly for skin conditions like cuts, scrapes, minor burns, sunburn, bug bites, itches, rashes, acne, boils, blisters, minor skin ulcers, and more.

And in some cases, these colloidal silver gels and creams work great for more serious situations like topical MRSA infections, as well!

Unfortunately, most people don’t know about topical colloidal silver products, even though they’ve been used in hospital burn wards worldwide for decades, in the form of Silvadene Cream, containing silver sulfadiazine. 

This prescription-only silver cream is used to help prevent serious burns from becoming infected, since most burn victims don’t die of the burns, but from the subsequent bacterial infections in the dead, burnt and necrotizing skin and tissue.

Silvadene Cream is also occasionally prescribed in small tubes for serious sunburns – which is exactly the way I found out about it over 25 years ago while fishing in Colorado and coming home with a blistered face. 

The local clinic doctor took one look at me and prescribed the Silvadene Cream, which I’d never heard of at the time. But in only a few applications the pain was gone, the blisters were healing, and within days my skin looked like new!

No Surprise!

That was my original introduction to the astonishing healing power of silver.  So it’s no surprise to discover that people are getting wonderful results with topical over-the-counter colloidal silver gel and cream products, as well. 

Just as with orally ingestible liquid colloidal silver products, I don’t believe in using excessive amounts of topical colloidal silver products over long periods of time. 

And I don’t see much of a need for long-term daily usage of such products, but instead, occasional short-term use from time-to-time when the situation calls for it. 

With that in mind, here’s a brief overview of some of the topical colloidal silver products I’ve used, to good effect. 

ASAP Colloidal Silver Gel

ASAP Ultimate Skin & Body Care Gel, which contains 24 ppm colloidal silver is one of my long-time favorites topical products, and is absolutely wonderful for skin conditions. 

My 83 year old mom used this product when she had a topical MRSA outbreak, and found it to be very effective at both relieving the itch and pain, and also controlling and diminishing the infected outbreak until it completely healed. 

(This was combined with oral consumption of micro-particle colloidal silver, as well as a cleanliness program consisting of two showers a day using antimicrobial soap, and frequent changes of clothing and bed sheets to avoid re-contamination of the infected site.)

Mom continues to call me and order more of the gel, from time-to-time, whenever she feels itches or rashes she’s concerned might develop into MRSA again.  But after a few day’s worth of usage, she’s always relieved to find the situation goes away completely.

So its effectiveness is unquestioned in her mind (and mine).  And although her doctor told her that once these topical MRSA outbreaks get started in order people like her, “you just have to learn to live with them because they’ll keep coming back,” she hasn’t had another MRSA outbreak since the first one (well over a year now).

ASAP Ultimate Skin & Body Care Gel is available at SwansonVitamins.com, and at a variety of other vendors such as Amazon.com.  [Late addition:  It appears American Biotech Labs may have recently changed the name of this product to ASAP 365 Silver Gel.]

Sovereign Silver Gel

Many people also swear by a topical gel product called Sovereign Silver First Aid Gel.  This product contains both homeopathic levels of silver (10x, 20x, 30x), as well as agentum metallicum, meaning metallic silver (the amount of argentum metallicum is unspecified). 

Sovereign Silver Gel has a huge following among those knowledgeable of topical colloidal silver products, and is frequently recommended by the famous health freedom radio talk show host Robert Scott Bell.

This very popular product is also available on both SwansonVitamins.com and Amazon.com.  I’ve used it to very good effect for healing topical issues such as cuts, burns and raw, rough skin. 

Silver Miracles Gel

I’ve been experimenting with another topical gel product lately called Colloidal Silver Gel from Silver Miracles, which contains 75 ppm colloidal silver. 

While I haven’t had the opportunity to use this product on anything serious, I’ve found it to be a very soothing gel for minor skin issues such as cuts, scrapes, burns and a minor dog bite. 

I’ve been applying it to my elbows, where I’ve had patches of rough, raised skin for years, and they’re both smooth as a baby’s butt, now.  I’ve even used it on my mustache in place of mustache wax – it works great!

This product can also be found, relatively inexpensively, at Amazon.com.

Curad Silver Solution Gel

Believe it or not, the famous bandage-making company, Curad, has a topical gel product called Curad Silver Solution First Aid Antimicrobial Gel.

Curad bills this product right on the label as “Your barrier to MRSA!” -- a claim which would probably land any other colloidal silver vendor in hot water with the FDA, and have their product pulled off the market. 

I’m not sure how Curad gets away with making that label claim, considering the FDA’s strict regulations against making “drug” claims on nutritional or cosmetic products.  But so be it.  It is now generally accepted wisdom that silver is an extremely effective cure for MRSA.

The Curad product contains 55 ppm silver chloride, plus an unspecified amount of silver nitrate.  I’ve read repeatedly that people with topical skin conditions like Tinea Verticolor have found this product to be extremely helpful.

Silver Pure Cream

There's a much stronger topical colloidal silver product called Silver Pure Cream.  It's not a gel, but instead, a thick, smooth, all-natural oil-based cream. 

This product contains an astonishingly high concentration of metallic nanosilver (i.e., you can choose between 10,000 ppm and 35,000 ppm concentrations) which may be overkill for many minor situations. 

But used topically I’ve seen it work wonders on such diverse things as serious Shingles outbreaks (i.e., immediate relief from the unbearable itching, pain and inflammation), as well as for preventing infections around the site of surgical sutures in an immune-compromised individual.

I’ve even used it to heal the painful, infected and inflamed skin around my toe, caused by an ingrown toenail.  This flares up and gets infected from time to time, and when it does, just the weight of the bed sheets when I’m sleeping can be enough to cause extremely pain and discomfort. 

But each time that happens I apply the SilverPure cream several times a day, directly onto the toenail and the surrounding skin, and within a couple of days the pain, inflammation and budding infection is gone.

The manufacturer tells me he has customers using it successfully for eczema and psoriasis. 

I personally don’t recommend using this product around the eyes, ears or inside the nose due to its very high concentration of silver nanoparticles, which, in my opinion, can be migratory due to their ultra small size.  (The manufacturer disagrees with me on this.) 

This very unique, powerful and extremely concentrated product is available at www.SilverPure.com. I keep a small jar of it on hand at all times, in my emergency preparation kit, as well as on my bathroom countertop.    

Making Your Own

Some people prefer making their own colloidal silver oils and gels.  I’ve done so and have found them to be very effective.

A handful of people I’ve spoken with swear by Argan oil, mixed with a little bit of colloidal silver. 

Some people suggest a mix of three ounces of Argan oil to one ounce of 10 ppm (or higher) colloidal silver. 

Others have told me they use three drops of a 500 ppm commercial colloidal silver product mixed into a tablespoon full of Argan oil before applying to a topical skin condition.

Finally, some do-it-yourselfers like to mix one teaspoon full of 10 ppm (or higher) colloidal silver with three heaping tablespoons full of raw, virgin coconut oil, for a great, homemade topical colloidal silver cream.

Coconut oil is not only antibacterial and antiviral, but antifungal as well.  So combined with colloidal silver it offers an antimicrobial “knock out” punch second to none.

Similarly, many people swear by a mixture of pure Aloe Vera Gel and colloidal silver.  This is one of my favorite topical skin treatments, because Aloe has so many topical healing properties of its own. 

You can read my article on making your own colloidal silver gel and colloidal silver soap at this link. 

Or, you can watch my short video on how to make your own colloidal silver gel and colloidal silver soap at this link. 

Liquid Colloidal Silver

Of course, you can use plain old liquid colloidal silver topically, and to good effect.  Many people use it to cure athlete’s foot and other topical fungal infections (see my previous article, here), for example.

Others have successfully used it to cure nasty cases of Toenail Fungus (see my previous article, here). 

And of course it works wonders on cuts, burns and bug bites.

Finally, you can learn how to make your own high-quality colloidal silver – quickly and easily, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, and for less than 36 cents a quart – by clicking the link in this sentence.

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

Helpful Links:

FREE Colloidal Silver Safe Dosage Report

Colloidal Silver Secrets Group on Facebook

Make Your Own Colloidal Silver for Pennies

.999 Pure Silver Wire for Making Colloidal Silver

Subscribe to the Colloidal Silver Secrets Ezine

Videos on Making and Using Colloidal Silver

Real-Life Colloidal Silver Success Stories

Colloidal Silver Update (News & Views)

The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual

The Colloidal Silver Secrets Video

Colloidal Silver Cures MRSA

Colloidal Silver Kills Viruses

Colloidal Silver Secrets blog

Meet Steve Barwick

                                                                                                                                                 

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. 

Copyright 2013 | Life & Health Research Group, LLC | PO Box 1239 | Peoria AZ 85380-1239 | All rights reserved.

Colloidal Silver and Shingles

Does colloidal silver work for shingles outbreak and shingles neuralgia – i.e., the excruciating nerve pain that often goes along with a shingles outbreak?

While there have been no clinical studies on this subject, the anecdotal evidence is compelling.  Here’s what we know so far…

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Most people know that “shingles,” also known as herpes zoster virus outbreak, can cause a painful, blistering skin rash that can last two to four weeks, or even longer.

Some victims might also develop severe nerve pain that can last for months, or even for years after the rash goes away. This is called post-herpetic neuralgia, and it’s the most common complication of shingles.

Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus – the same virus that causes chickenpox. Apparently, if you’ve ever had chickenpox, this virus resides inside you for life, normally in a dormant state. 

But experts say it can “reactivate” years later, particularly during times of physical or mental stress, and when immunity is low.  This is why it so often afflicts the aged.  Only, instead of causing chickenpox, it causes the painful “shingles” outbreaks.

Pain from shingles can be excruciating, oftentimes described as deep burning or “stabbing” pain, often in conjunction with uncontrollable itching and deep, debilitating aches. 

Experts say that’s because the shingles virus prefers to live in the nerve cells of the human body, and when reactivated it inflames those cells.

Colloidal Silver and Shingles

According to the book Prescriptions for Natural Healing by Phyllis A. Balch and her husband Dr. James F. Balch, M.D., colloidal silver is indeed effective for treating shingles. 

Here’s from page 622 of the 3^rd edition of their book, listing shingles as a condition that can be treated effectively with colloidal silver:

Shingles (Herpes Zoster) – “A natural antibiotic that has shown effectiveness in treating shingles. Can be taken internally and used topically.” (p. 622)

And according to a very old issue of the British Medical Journal (December 15, 1917), researcher J. Mark Hovell wrote:

“Colloidal silver has also been used successfully in septic conditions of the mouth (including pyorrhea alveolysis - Rigg's disease), throat (including tonsillitis and quincies), ear (including Menier's symptoms and closure to Valsalva's inflation), and iin generalized septicemia, leucorrhea, cystitis, whooping cough and shingles."

Small Silver Particles Work Best

Radio talk show host Robert Scott Bell says “actively charged silver nanoparticles or cations (positively charged silver ions) are effective against shingles outbreaks, “if the silver particles are small enough.”

The smaller the silver particles, the more easily they can penetrate the virus itself, he explains, and bind to the genetic material combined within it, rendering the shingles virus unable to replicate.  “This,” he says, “can stop an infection in its tracks.”

For a shingles outbreak, Bell first recommends topical application of a high-quality silver gel such as Sovereign Silver First Aid Gel. 

And he recommends oral consumption of a good, high-quality silver hydrosol such as Sovereign Silver brand colloidal silver. 

“Just one teaspoon held sublingually for about a minute before swallowing, taken every waking hour while in the throes of an outbreak can be of great assistance.  Spread doses out as symptoms improve.”

Bell says he has seen the topical application of the silver gel and concomitant oral ingestion of the colloidal silver dramatically shorter the duration and severity of shingles outbreaks. 

He goes on to say “If you feel like you may be susceptible or on the verge of a shingles attack, you can prophylactically begin frequent dosing with silver. Longer-term prevention for those vulnerable would include using one teaspoon three to five times daily to assist with immune system rebuilding.”

But Does Colloidal Silver Really Work?

I’ve had quite a few experienced colloidal silver users over the years write to tell me that colloidal silver helped immensely with shingles outbreaks.

And I've posted several testimonials directly below, from the Testimonials page at TheSilverEdge.com.

As noted earlier, shingles is caused by a virus that likes to "hibernate" in the nerve cells of your body.

In other words, this virus generally lies dormant when residing in the nerve cells. This is why it is so painful when they finally become active. Their renewed activity apparently causes severe irritation and inflammation to the nerves.

Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to get colloidal silver deep into the nerve cells where the viruses dwell in their dormant state, as the nerves are protected by the myelin sheath which acts as "insulation" to the nerves.

Nevertheless, based upon numerous communications I've had with shingles victims who have used colloidal silver successfully for this debilitating condition, once the viruses have become active the silver appears to be effective in killing many, and driving the rest back into their dormant state.

Many researchers say colloidal silver also helps stimulate immunity, which is important, because lowered immunity is often one reason why the shingles virus can become active from its normally dormant state.

In many cases, when colloidal silver is used daily, in small amounts (i.e., one teaspoonful to one tablespoonful per day) between shingles outbreaks, the length of time between those outbreaks is often dramatically increased, with many people saying they can go for years without another shingles outbreak. 

What’s more, when an outbreak finally does occur, the duration is often dramatically lessened. People who had usually endured shingles outbreaks lasting for weeks at a time find that new outbreaks last only for a few days to a week at most, when colloidal silver has been used faithfully in the interim.

Finally, experienced colloidal silver users tell me that during the course of a shingles outbreak, taking somewhat higher daily dosages of colloidal silver can help reduce the symptoms dramatically, and reduce the length and severity of the outbreak. 

Most of the colloidal silver users I’ve spoken with on this subject tell me they’ve ingested anywhere from two ounces to four ounces of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver daily during the course of the outbreaks (i.e., for no more than 10 days), while also spraying 10 ppm micro-particle colloidal silver topically onto the shingles outbreaks three to five times a day, or as needed to help stop the itching and surface pain, and heal the skin lesions.

What Shingles Victims Say

Here are some real-life accounts from the Testimonials page of The Silver Edge web site:

“I’ve had the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator for some years now and have found many uses for the silver water, ranging from flyblown sheep, to toe fungus, to of course the usual cold, flu treatments.

But the most dramatic use I have found was for a case of shingles I had two and a half years ago.

It started with nerve pain in my back. When the little red spots appeared, I went to the doctor, got it diagnosed, and came away with prescriptions for $250 worth of salve, pain pills, antibiotic pills, and a warning from the doctor that in all likelihood I would have to come back for more.

Two days later the pain had increased to the point that it was unbearable.

Knowing that something other than the doctor's prescriptions was needed, I had my wife pour colloidal silver in her hand and literally wash my back with it. Fifteen minutes later the pain was gone. Not just diminished, but GONE!

And it never came back. Also, the outbreak, the little red spots, never got any worse than if they were pimples, did not scab, and soon disappeared.”

-- A. D. Robinson, UT

“I also gave some colloidal silver to a friend who was suffering with a bad case of shingles.

I gave her colloidal silver in combination with olive leaf extract and her shingles and pain disappeared in days. She told me that her Shingles usually last 6-8 wks.

The outbreak that was inside her mouth healed within 12 hrs. She swished the colloidal silver around in her mouth for 1 min. before swallowing it.

She drank 1-2 oz. about 5-7 times per day for 3 days along with about 1 TBL. of olive leaf extract.”

-- T.R.B., Montgomery, TX

“I was experiencing cold sores (the herpes kind, little clusters of blisters) in multiple places on my face, while having light sensitivity and head pain!

A nurse said that it sounded like shingles. So I contacted a friend, who had done a cleanse for viral infections, and it involved the use of 1 ounce of 10 ppm colloidal silver every 4 hours, for a month.

He knew that to purchase a month’s worth of colloidal silver in a store would be far more than the cost of a generator, so he researched and recommended the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator.

This cleanse was for 1 month (that included night doses) and symptoms of the herpes sores were gone for 2 years as a result.”

-- Johanna Brosie, AZ

"My husband and I have been using the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver generator for five years. The same generator. We love it.

When I had shingles, I put it on the spots and drank about 2 oz every four hours. I never, never took the medicine they prescribed for me.

I believe catching it as fast as I did (I had a doctor's appointment and one spot was on my forehead), probably helped matters.

I think the secret for us, since we have never had the flu nor the shot, is taking it like you would your medicine. Keeping it in your system every four hours during the outbreak has been what worked for us."

-- Linda F.

Here are some additional testimonials on colloidal silver and shingles from the WebMD.com web site. 

This first one is from an elderly individual who had shingles in around her right eye:

“I have suffered from Shingles Neuralgia around my right eye for over 2 years. The optic nerve was not affected. I had continual irritation of the eye lid and the whole eye orbit, with a small weeping itching area on the lower lid.

I applied the colloidal silver solution over the lid and right side of the face. The weeping area disappeared and has not returned for 2 months. It interrupted my sleep at night, and would drain into the right eye. No more eye lid drainage.

The general burning, pain and swelling around the orbit has greatly decreased and my sleep had improved. I am also full of energy and regaining my exercise program, along with daily yoga stretches.

I'm 77, and was thinking that life was not worth living. Now I am planning a whole new life and moving from AK to Hawaii.”

Here’s another testimonial, this one from a lady who was able to get rid of a painful shingles outbreak in just a few days using colloidal silver:

“I realized I had the start of shingles one Friday night. The stinging and irritation was getting worse and worse.

I was trying to think what I could do to relieve the pain when I remembered I had a bottle of colloidal silver in the back of the cabinet. My mom had given it to me a few years earlier.

I started applying it and immediately I felt relief. I would have relief for about 1/2 an hour and then would apply it again. I wondered if cool water would give the same relief -- it did not. The silver was actually doing something to relieve the pain.

I started taking it orally then, and continued to apply it to relieve the pain. I planned to go to the doctor on Monday morning, but by Monday the shingles were almost completely gone!

That sold me. I now make my own colloidal silver and have used it to cure ear infections, sinus infections, pink eye, and sore throats. I use it on cuts and burns, insect bites, etc.

Sometimes I add some to the rinse cycle of my laundry. It takes away the musty smell that sometimes is in the dishcloths and towels during the hot summer months. I LOVE colloidal silver!”

Here’s a testimonial I found on the IndiaDivine.org website:

“I have personally given colloidal silver to SIX different people in my small town that had shingles - both externally and internally - and every single one of them have completely recovered after only spraying it on externally and/or taking doses of it internally at one ounce three times a day for a week or less!!!

Those with exposed nerve endings and multiple lesions had instant pain relief when they sprayed the colloidal silver on or dabbed it on with a q-tip.

One man tried to go back to the prescription his doctor had given him, an antibiotic ointment, and he got much worse and had to quickly stop the ointment and start spraying the colloidal silver on again -- and within 48 hours, his healing resumed, and his pain was GONE. Not so with ANYTHING antibiotic!!

Shingles are a viral infection, and colloidal silver is a proven antiviral, antifungal, antimicrobial, anti-everything solution.”

Here’s another very interesting testimonial, this one from the CureZone.com site:

“I seem to have Shingles…It’s only a mild case, thankfully…I’ve had the rash down my left side for 36 hours now.

At first for the whole day I thought it was an allergic reaction, but when it started blistering last night I put 2 + 2 together. I shall come back & do a proper update when I’m better…

I’ve been taking regular doses of vitamin C - 3 to 10 grams daily. And secondly, Colloidal Silver applied topically has given AMAZING relief from the itching!

The itching went soon after application of the colloidal silver & didn’t come back. In addition the rash started to improve and the swelling went down somewhat.”

Not “Proof”

Keep in mind, of course, the standard FDA-required disclaimer that anecdotal reports like these are not “proof” of effectiveness – obviously, because they cannot be construed as double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical studies. 

But they do indicate, to my mind, that more research needs to be conducted on this topic so a standardized dosage and treatment can be developed. 

Of course, once that’s done, the FDA will probably declare colloidal silver to be a “drug” and make you get a prescription for it…

…which is another good reason to own the means of colloidal silver production, i.e., a high-quality home colloidal silver generator such as the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge, which allows you to make all of the safe, natural colloidal silver you could ever need, for the rest of your life, for less than 36 cents a quart!

That way, should the medical bureaucrats ever try to declare colloidal silver to be a “drug,” you’ll be able to make all you want without worry.  

Additional Ideas

Finally, many people I've spoken to have also found that taking one capsule of the immune-boosting supplement, Beta-1,3, 1,6-glucan, several times a day during a shingles outbreak, dramatically lessened the pain and shortened the outbreaks compared to previous outbreaks. 

This specific immune-boosting supplement is available at www.NSC24.com.  Keep in mind that it’s when immunity has been compromised that these viruses are so often at their worst.  So anything you can do to boost immunity is crucial.

Also this:  Some shingles outbreaks are much more severe than others.  A family member who had a very severe case of shingles last year found that the only thing that worked for the horrific underlying pain was a colloidal silver cream product called Silver Pure (available at www.SilverPure.com) which contains a whopping 30,000 ppm silver nanoparticles. 

While colloidal silver liquid, applied topically, was helpful in stopping the horrific itching, in this particular case it barely put a dent in the underlying nerve pain that seemed to emanate from just below the surface of the skin. 

But the Silver Pure cream did the trick.  It stopped the terrible nerve pain in just moments after each application, and only had to be applied about three times daily during the course of the shingles outbreak. 

What’s Your Story?

As you can see, different people have used colloidal silver in a variety of ways (topically, orally, etc.), and sometimes in combination with other substances, such as Olive Leaf extract (which is said to be highly antiviral) or Vitamin C (immune-boosting, antiviral) or immune-boosting supplements like Beta-1,3-1,6-glucan. 

If you have a colloidal silver and shingles success story, be sure to join us on the Colloidal Silver Secrets Community and post your story so others can learn from it.

Finally, if you’d like to learn how to make your own high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver, quickly and easily, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, for less than 36 cents a quart, just click the link in this sentence.

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

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

Steve Barwick, author
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual

Helpful Links:

FREE Colloidal Silver Safe Dosage Report

Colloidal Silver Secrets Group on Facebook

Make Your Own Colloidal Silver for Pennies

.999 Pure Silver Wire for Making Colloidal Silver

Subscribe to the Colloidal Silver Secrets Ezine

Videos on Making and Using Colloidal Silver

Real-Life Colloidal Silver Success Stories

Colloidal Silver Update (News & Views)

The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual

The Colloidal Silver Secrets Video

Colloidal Silver Cures MRSA

Colloidal Silver Kills Viruses

Colloidal Silver Secrets blog

Meet Steve Barwick

                                                                                                                                                 

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. 

Copyright 2013 | Life & Health Research Group, LLC | PO Box 1239 | Peoria AZ 85380-1239 | All rights reserved.

An Unusual Colloidal Silver Remedy for Infected Boils in Inconvenient Places

Sometimes with colloidal silver you just have to experiment a bit in order to find a delivery technique that works for you. Such was the case in my recent bout with a nasty, infected boil under my armpit. Here’s the story…

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I had an interesting experience with colloidal silver and a painful boil under my armpit this past couple of weeks. 

Here’s what happened:  We’ve had a lot of hot, humid weather lately, and as a result I’ve been sweating more than usual.  Two weeks ago I noticed my right armpit was irritated, particularly as I would swing my arms while walking.

Upon examination in front of a mirror, I found a big, painful knot forming under the skin surface, right in the center of the armpit. 

Worse yet, it was in the process of forming a big, red, angry rise, or “swelling” that’s so commonly referred to as a “boil”. 

Now I wasn’t too darned worried about it, because I’ve had this happen once before, many years ago during the course of similar hot, humid weather. 

It turns out the moist perspiration under the arm is a perfect breeding ground for infectious microbes like staph bacteria or even fungus.  And infected boils can easily form if you’re not careful.

At that time I applied Tea Tree oil (i.e., also called Melaleuca oil) to the budding boil.  After all, Tea Tree oil is highly antibacterial and highly antifungal.

Of course, Tea Tree oil, being a bit caustic, irritated the tender skin under my armpit.  Nevertheless, it resolved the problem within three days with repeated twice-daily applications.

That Was Then, This Is Now…

Not this time, however.  After three days of applying the Tea Tree oil to the newly budding boil under my armpit, rather than receding the boil actually continued to grow larger and more inflamed. 

Soon it was difficult to hold my arm at my side without noticing the pain.  And the skin irritation due to the repeated applications of Tea Tree oil was getting worse, to boot.

What’s more, two large pimples developed, one on each side of the boil, about an inch apart.  This, in spite of the fact that I was still using the Tea Tree oil, which is one of the world’s top natural remedies for pimples as well as boils. 

I knew that this was not good news, particularly since many boils are created by staph bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus).  As you might imagine, thoughts of a potential MRSA infection went running through my head.

So I stopped applying the Tea Tree oil and tried spraying colloidal silver under my armpit repeatedly throughout the day. 

But every time I had to go out into the hot, humid 110 degree weather we’ve been experiencing lately, I’d begin to sweat, which would of course wash away all of the silver.

So that treatment option didn’t work, either.  By now the growing boil under my armpit was very uncomfortable, regardless of whether I was sitting, standing, or moving about.   

Old Trick for Healing Infected Boils

Naturally, I thought about trying the old trick for healing infected boils which I’ve written about many times in the past. 

You simply make a wet poultice by mixing 10 ppm colloidal silver with calcium Bentonite clay powder, forming it into a small, thin “pankcake” you can comfortably place over the boil.  Then while it’s still moist you cover it over with a large gauze bandage and tape it down. 

The calcium Bentonite clay is said to have some very strong “drawing” properties when moistened and used as a poultice like this.  As the moistened clay begins to dry on top of the boil over a period of hours, it apparently draws the infectious microbes out of the boil, and the colloidal silver mixed into the clay kills them. 

Years ago, I used that technique very successfully to get rid of a nasty boil on my back that my doctor wanted lance surgically.  You can read about that experience in my article, Colloidal Silver and the Demon Boil from Hell.    

But in this case, I just couldn’t see schlepping around all day with a lump of wet clay taped under my armpit in this muggy, humid summer heat. So I decided against that particular solution, even though I know it works extraordinarily well on painful, infected boils. Logistically, it just didn’t seem to be the right treatment in this case.

New Clinical Research to the Rescue

Then I remembered a study from 2009 in which researchers combined small amounts of Tea Tree oil and silver nitrate.  They discovered that the combination of the two substances was better at killing bacteria and fungus than either of the two substances used alone. 

I looked up the article on ScienceDaily.com from March 2009, and this is what it said:

“In the fight against infected skin wounds, mixing tea tree oil and silver or putting them in liposomes (small spheres made from natural lipids), greatly increases their antimicrobial activity and may minimize any side effects.

Wan Li Low and colleagues from the University of Wolverhampton presented research at the Society for General Microbiology meeting…which showed that although both tea tree oil and silver (in the form of silver nitrate) were effective against a range of microorganisms, when low concentrations of the two agents were combined, their antimicrobial activity increased.

They carried out laboratory tests on pathogens that are involved in skin infections. Bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus (which is a common cause of skin infections and abscesses) and the yeast Candida albicans, which causes thrush, were killed.

These positive findings led the researchers to use microscopic spherical bodies called liposomes, made of phospholipids, the naturally occurring lipids or fats in the cell wall's membranes, to deliver the silver and tea tree oil mix to infected wounds, killing the pathogens.

This technique allows controlled release and therefore has the potential to use lower, less toxic, concentrations of the antimicrobial agents to treat infected wounds. This may also be of value to treat antibiotic resistant strains such as MRSA.”

From the article, it appears the researchers mixed small amounts of silver nitrate and Tea Tree oil (i.e., Melaleuca) into a batch of liposomes, which are essentially body fats. 

In the process, the researchers discovered that the combination of the silver and the Tea Tree oil, mixed together into the fatty liposomes and applied to skin wounds, produced greater antimicrobial effects than if they'd have used larger amounts of either of the two antimicrobial substances individually.

Sweet!  That was exactly what I needed to hear. 

The colloidal silver hadn’t worked for me.  And the Tea Tree oil had failed to work as well.  But what if I combined small amounts of the two infection-fighting substances into some kind of oily or gel-like base, and applied that to the infected boil?  

Mimicking the Study

Now I’m not a chemist by any means.  I’m a natural health journalist. 

But it seemed to me the liposomes (body fats) were simply being used by the researchers to stabilize the two ingredients (i.e., the silver and the Tea Tree oil), bringing them together into a single formulation in which they could work together synergistically. 

Of course, I don’t have access to a bucket full of liposomes (body fats) to mix silver and Tea Tree oil together in.  And I wouldn’t know exactly what to do, even if I did have access to the liposomes.

But it kept running through my mind that this ought to work basically the same way if I could combine some colloidal silver with Tea Tree oil, using some other fatty or gel-like substance as a stabilizer in place of the liposomes.

That’s when I remembered the tube of silver gel I had under my bathroom sink.  It’s a commercial product called ASAP Ultimate Skin & Body Care Gel, and it’s used topically to promote skin care. 

What’s more, it’s available relatively inexpensively, by the tube, through SwansonVitamins.com and other popular natural health outlets. 

What I found interesting is that the 24 ppm colloidal silver contained in this product is already stabilized in a gel made up of TEA and Carbomer, which are two ingredients commonly used together as stabilizers in the cosmetics industry.

So first, as an experiment, I began applying the ASAP Ultimate Skin and Body Care Gel by itself to the underarm boil and two pimples, several times a day. 

But there was no change in size of the boil, or in the two pimples on either side, or in the pain I was experiencing.  Everything remained the same.

Then, I began applying Tea Tree oil to the boil first, followed by a nice healthy dollop of the silver gel right on top of the Tea Tree oil. 

I rubbed the two products together directly onto the boil and onto the two pimples under my armpit, as briskly as possible with my fingertips.  And I repeated the process three times a day. 

Eureka!

And guess what?  As soon as I started applying the two products together (i.e., the silver gel and the Tea Tree oil), the painful boil began to subside in size, and the irritation under the armpit began to be relieved.

I applied the two products to the boil three times a day for a total of three days, and the boil disappeared, as well as the two large pimples on either side of it!

What’s more, I found that the use of the silver gel in combination with the Tea Tree oil mitigated most of the caustic effects of the oil. There was not nearly as much skin irritation from the Tea Tree oil, as long as I applied the colloidal silver gel along with it!

And finally, for some reason, by using the colloidal silver gel along with the Tea Tree oil, my normal perspiration in this hot, muggy weather we’ve been experiencing didn’t seem to wash the substances away, as it did when I had tried applying liquid colloidal silver alone, or Tea Tree oil alone.   I believe the gel was most likely responsible for the added “staying power.”   

Rock n’ Roll…

Okay, I admit, it.  This isn’t a very good example of the scientific method.  It was more like garage band rock n’ roll.  By that, I mean I was clearly winging it, experimentally, out of desperation to get rid of this nasty underarm boil before it got any worse. 

Yet, in spite of my unscientific experimentation, I nevertheless found something that worked extremely well!

Would the same technique work for other people who end up with an infected boil in an inconvenient place on their body?  I don’t know.  

But if you ever experience such a thing and decide to try this technique, please be sure to post your results on the Colloidal Silver Secrets Community on Facebook, so everyone can learn from it.

I don’t see why this technique wouldn’t work with other commercial colloidal silver gel-type products, as well. 

For example, our good friends at Sovereign Silver have a colloidal silver gel product called Sovereign Silver First Aid Gel, which contains moderate levels of silver hydrosol along with homeopathic levels of metallic silver. 

Their wonderful little product uses carbopol and sodium hydroxide – two more common gelling agents -- as the stabilizer.  And it’s also usually available fairly inexpensively at SwansonVitamins.com. 

Would the Sovereign Silver Gel product work, combined with a little bit of Tea Tree oil, to eliminate a nasty, infected boil in a difficult-to-treat area of the body?  I don’t know.  But I’d bet it would, and I’d sure have no problem giving it a try. 

Another thought: 

Our good friends over at SilverPure.com have a very interesting silver cream, rather than a gel.  It consists of 10,000 ppm silver nanoparticles in a base of organic raw materials including aloe vera extracts, jojoba extracts, glycerine, lanolin and organic Cocoa butter. 

Would the Silver Pure cream with its organic oils as a base work in conjunction with small amounts of Tea Tree oil?  And would the effectiveness of the silver and the Tea Tree oil be increased when combined together in small amounts and applied to an infected boil? 

Heck, once again, I don’t know.  10,000 ppm silver nanoparticles is pretty darned strong, on its own.  But I’d sure have no problem trying it, for example, if that boil under my armpit had turned into a raging MRSA boil.

Make Your Own…

And of course, you can always make your own colloidal silver gel by mixing a few tablespoons of 10 ppm (or preferably stronger) colloidal silver with a one-half cupful of pure, 100% aloe vera gel, as explained in this article.  

Again, I don’t know if this homemade colloidal silver gel combined with Tea Tree oil would work on a nasty, infected boil as well as the ASAP Ultimate Skin & Body Care gel and Tea Tree oil combination worked for me. 

But you can rest assured the next time I have a boil in a difficult to treat area of my body, I’m going to experiment with this technique again, using some other silver gel or silver cream product, now that I know this technique works well, in principle.

The bottom line is that the trick of using colloidal silver and Tea Tree oil together seems to be in finding a gel-like product that stabilizes the two ingredients so they can work synergistically together in relatively low dosages. 

The gel also appears to help keep the silver and the Tea Tree oil on the skin longer, so that greater therapeutic effect is realized.

I’m anxious to try this again someday.  But…I hope you’ll understand when I say I’m not anxious enough to want another infected boil under my armpit anytime soon!

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

Steve Barwick, author
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual

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