Could you tell me why de-ionised distilled water shoud not be used for making CS? It's all you can get here in Spain and my CS seems to be working just fine. Please enlighten me. Thank you Ian
So you have decided to make your own colloidal silver. This is a smart move on your part for several reasons. First and foremost is the fact that you will be in complete control of the quality of your product. Colloidal silver is basically a very easy product to make. The process that generates colloidal silver is called electrolysis. It is the same process that is involved in electroplating. This process moves tiny little bits of a metal ( ions ) from one piece of metal parens the anode and program to the cathode, which can theoretically be any conductive metal, but in good practice should also be pure silver. You need a vessel to hold whatever amount of pure distilled water that represents the amount of colloidal silver product that you will end up with. It is very important that this is steam distilled water. Not de-ionized. Not ozonated. We are fortunate in the United States to have this available at stores such as Wal-Mart, Walgreens, and many others. The quality (purity) of the distilled water that you buy by the gallon will vary. It is produced in large plants, and the quality depends on the water quality that they start off with and how well they have maintained their distilling equipment. I will show you how to do a quick check to make sure that the distilled water is suitable for making colloidal silver before you use it.
