They Got It Right - Silver is and can Purify

Mythology abounds by the things silver can do. I mean, silver bullets can take out a werewolf, cold, right? Well, let’s see if we can mention a few real features of silver - that won’t cost a mint - and give you an application that will see you buying only one container of dish soap per year from hereon in!

Not so Hoaxy

You don’t have to worry about me smurfing any ideas. In fact, I will include reference links - including a couple to the whopper I mention later in this short article. Sadly, I do not know why Peyo chose to make the smurfs blue, although that debate rages on.

That said, if you do eat or drink a lot of silver, then you will end up suffering from argyria, causing not only cancer, but your skin to turn blue! Actual blue. Still, that requires a hefty amount of silver in your diet.\

Can your skin turn blue from using actual silverware? No. Although you can go back in time when the Ottomans were unsuccessful at getting Europeans to eat with a fork. I mean, at the time, Europeans considered their fingers “God’s forks” so any other tool was…not good.

But is there any hard evidence to show that silver is actually pure? I mean, mythology can only go so far by comparing it to the moon and water, both in color and that silver is incredibly reflective (when not exposed to air, of course).

Where Science Comes in

First up, I have to set the scene with a basic word-building concept. Do you remember how just about any element on the periodic (Mendeleev) table can have a bunch of stuff added to it and how its name expands as a result? Like bi- and tri- at the beginning as well as things like -ide at the end. Consider that the chemical name for enaptin is the longest, with 64,060 letters!

In short, there are many types of everything and silver is no exception. About fifteen years ago, there was a debate on the use of certain types of silver in dishwashers, but I believe that has largely been resolved with testing that has since been done.

Are there types that will NOT cause your skin to turn blue? Of course, there are many stable forms it. Health scientists have found many topical uses for silver to heal open wounds. No, this has nothing to do with silver being an amazing conductor of heat and electricity.

The tiny little ions in silver are actually attracted to bacteria. They get inside and prevent a cell from both surviving and dividing. As it turns out, silver generally does not like bacteria. Fortunately, scientists have found a safe form of it so you can keep your dishes sparkling clean without any suds.

The Whopper

If you are familiar with microfibers that are 1/6 the width of a strand of human hair, well, slim that down even further to 1/200 the width of a strand of human hair, bunch them together, and you have a surface that can scoop up just about any bacteria or other particles, which is great for dusting.

What is the percentage of bacteria that are eliminated with disinfectants? 99% - the same amount as this cloth I have begun to describe. Of course, the microfibers don’t do all the work. Micro-silver is embedded into it - and it stays there. You guessed it, the silver eliminates the bacteria.

Just that cloth and a bit of water. Then, 99% of bacteria is gone and forget having to worry about mold and mildew since the cloth is resistant to both. It just doesn’t do so well against grease, hence the need for occasional dish soap, but for regular dirty dishes, zap!

The microfibers capture the bacteria and the silver purifies the cloth as it dries.

The company who makes it is Norwex and in the many years they have been in business, they have developed applications with their BacLock technology that include:

• doing the dishes - without the need for dish soap;
• mopping the floors - without the need for detergent (remember, the same 99% is eliminated); and
• washing your body - because bad bacteria try to make a home there.

Why am I writing this? The bonuses for the planet:

• reduce paper towel consumption;
• reduce the amount of harsh chemicals needed;
• reduce the need for constantly getting plastic bottles to hold harsh chemicals; and
• use recycled plastics that form 70% of the microfibers.

If you would like some evidence of my using them for the past few years and how I have NOT turned blue, check out this article. If you are ready to explore, check out Norwex’s website ASAP.

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Integrity Disclaimer: In my article describing the cloths, I mistakenly mentioned that bacteria were in the cloth to eat other bacteria. It is, in fact, a safe silver in the cloth that eliminates bacteria. I am glad I have the chance to set the record straight.

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