Collidal Silver Question

[LeafyForest]

How long does collodial silver stay fresh and useable? I have several unopened
bottles, been stored in the hall closet - pretty even temperature, but have had them at least 3 or 4 years, maybe more! Bought them from a good company but they have moved to another state so can't ask them. Is there a time when they aren't as healthful, or will it keep for years. Appreciate any advice on this - thanks in advance.

 

[It'sJustMe]

Leafyforest,
I'm not sure, but my instincts say that once the silver is colloidal-ized....new word Seems like if you shake it up, it should stay that way indefinitely. We make our own. Now, I will say that the longer we keep ours, the more metallic it tastes. And it does need to be kept in the dark, always. So it would depend on the storage and temps, etc. I think, maybe. Why not PM alburburbia and ask her, and she does her colloidal silver creams, etc. Even were it not good for internal use, you could still use it for on the skin, as a gargle, for pets, on plants. etc. I would think. I'll be interested in hearing other's ideas on this. It's Just Me

 

[grommit]

Colloidal silver does not last long at all. It is far better fresh. Without ideally pure water and minimum particle size the particles will aggragate or whatever the verb is. They will combine into larger particles and come out of suspension.

Colloidal silver is best made with very low currents, taking a long time. It is best made in small batches and used soon thereafter. Light will cause the particles to combine even faster and it must be kept in the dark. I am not sure how temperature affects it, but I assume that the more impure the water and larger the initial particles the worse and faster the effects.

It does not lend itself to mass production and distribution networks. It is not easily distributed at its peak condition and, it seems to me, is therefore hard to sell with a clear conscience. I would not use 3 year old product.

 

[It'sJustMe]

There you go. It sounds like grommit knows a lot more about this than I do. I'm certainly no expert, and we do make ours fresh every few months. Just as a side note, the reason we decided to buy a generator, and learn to do it ourselves, was because we didn't know the real strength or reliability of anyone else's product. Only our own. We use a certain brand of distilled water only, as other brands have less consistent results. So, maybe use your liquid as plant food or for your pets, then, leafy? I know you prolly spent a few $$'s for the bottles, so use it for...something It might make you the best roses ever! IJM

 

[Albuburbia]

The only thing I would add to what grommit said is that you really need to keep it in glass. When I was but a CS fledgling, I kept it in plastic and the results were quite ugly. It would precipitate (I think that's the word) out and leave blackish yuck on the bottom of the bottle. Glass keeps it just fine. I buy dark brown pharmeceutical glass bottles. I haven't had a shelf life problem, but then it doesn't hang around long. It seems to hold up fine in my creams, but it's thick and stays mixed.

It's easy to make your own! Get a TDS tester (got mine on Ebay for about $20, got my silver there, too) and we can point you towards instructions if you want.

Mine is cooked for hours at 12v to about 12 parts per million. It's doin' the job!

 

[LeafyForest]

Thank you for your replies - the type I have is "Silver Immune" and it was great - good quality (expensive) but in a plastic container, and it still tastes pretty good. Think I will save it and use it for the dog, and look into making my own. Bought some silver about 2 years ago and that is as far as I got - so need to get busy and just do it. Thanks again.

 

[Honglee]

I recently bought collodial silver and echinsilver from www.ecgnaturals.com . It has an expiration of 2008. And both bottles were plastic.

 

[Noatimah]

Can someone please...

email me or PM me about how to make CS? Or where I can buy it at a reasonable price? I'd appreciate it.

 

[tropicalfish]

Noat, this is the best place I have found for colloidal silver information. Synap guided me to it recently. Their do-it-yourself instructions are easy to follow. Hope this helps.

http://www.silvermedicine.org/production.html

 

[hitssquad]

http://homepages.together.net/~rjstan/argyria_photos_intro.html

This is how I looked after I turned gray.

 

[Mushroom]

I wonder why her hands, arms, and legs didn't turn gray too.

Mushroom

 

[grommit]

One of the processes that changes the color of the skin is ultraviolet light changing the ionic state of the silver, causing it to "plate out" into the skin tissue. The face seems more prone to this both because it gets more light and because of the differences in skin in different parts of the body.

If it was a straight light quantity issue, I would expect the hands to be affected more, and the face to be less even, so this is mot an exact science.