Unfortunately there has been a lot of misguided information going around about colloidal silver. So let's cover a few things.

Have you heard the story about how colloidal silver allegedly turns people blue? If not, you probably will, so here is some good information which will enable you to form an educated perspective.

Where are the blue people, if it were true that people turn blue from too much or improperly formulated colloidal silver? where are the documented cases?

In order for particles to become lodged within tissue the particles would have to be larger than the bodies transport system, and other tissue components. "The capillary lumen of the human body is 4-9 microns." Much larger than colloidal silver particles. Refs. (1,2,3,4-A)

The term Argyria describes the condition of a bluish gray color of the skin, and Argyosis the bluing of the eye white, resulting from the use of SILVER COMPOUNDS. To better understand the misunderstanding regarding Argyria, I will quote from the book "the Micro Silver bullet™" by Dr. M. Paul Farber 1996 page XII (ISBN 1-887742-00-X)

In reference to a "Journal of American Medical Association, article,October 18 1995, volume 274 # 15," where cases of Argyria were cited to have been caused by silver compounds (not colloidal silver)

"These Case history presentations represent biased and unprofessional writing. The author's apparent inability to understand the difference between a silver nitrate, sulfide, or other silver compound demonstrates their lack of understanding basic chemical properties. The matrix, substrate, and particle size are all critical to the varied functions and reactions with use of these products."

Further on the same page.

"That is why there has not been a single case of Argyria from a properly manufactured modern day colloidal sliver product. The cases of Argyria reported in the 1920's and 1930's resulted because the technology of the day was unable to produce a colloidal silver product with a small enough particle size." Ref. (4-A)

The reported cases of Argyria usually involve very high and frequent doses of silver salts/compounds such as Silver sulfate, silver nitrate or silver chloride.

The Environmental Protection Agency's Poison Control Center reports no toxicity listing for Colloidal Silver, it is therefore considered harmless in any concentration. However all of the silver salts are identified as toxic, although the only adverse effect noted is Argyria. Therefore the concern is with silver salts not colloidal silver.