There has been so much talk about colloidal silver lately, including on this blog. But with the chatter comes the confusion. Because it seems like the more I read about it the more question marks arise and the more I realize that I don't really understand what colloidal silver really is.
The base of the confusion is due to the fact that there is no consensus to what the term colloidal silver should include as there are various manufacturing processes each resulting in a slightly different product. These manufacturing processes include electrolytic silver, ground silver and the electrolysis of salt solutions.
While each manufacturer claims that his product is colloidal silver, some of the products have actually been proven as dangerous to use. The problem is that with certain manufacturing processes the component can become toxic compound.
While no one can really claim title for the term colloidal silver, scientists at CSL have created their own method of production resulting in a product they call Mesocolloids. The advantage of Mesocolloids is their small sized nanoparticales (called mesoparticals) which are smaller than most conventional particles and range from sub-nanometer to 10 nanometers in diameter. This is currently known as the purest type of colloidal silver which does not share the toxic properties of other manufacturing processes as it is an entirely different product (some would call the real colloidal silver) and is safe for use.
