I completed my first batch last night ...just about 24hrs ago. Used the same
US cleaner from Harbor Freight. I purchased from the bulk section at my
favorite health foods store, 100% ascorbic acid (ph 2.1) $4.84 for .20 lb and
soy lecithin granules at 5.97 for 1 lb. With the machine I've only got about
$35.00 invested and will make several batches before I need to purchase more
ascorbic acid.
I used room temp distilled water. Stirred in separate cups for almost 15
minutes off and on. It took that long for both to dissolve. There was a
little bit of oiliness on the top of the dissolved lecithin and I could still
find a stray undisolved granule or two, but really had to dig for those.
Processed for 4 cycles (8 minutes while gently stirring). After the first
cycle the liquid started splashing drops out of the unit, but I just kept going.
Poured into 2 sterlized glass jelly jars and put in the fridge. Two hours
later there was a separation of some type, leaving about 1/8th inch of slightly
darker liquid in the bottom of the jars. Now, 24 hrs later it looks exactly
the same. It is close to the color of beaten raw egg.
All this is in hopes of helping a feline I have that has probable feline herpes
virus, even though tests are negative. He got his first tiny dose last night.
He gets regular nebulizing with cs and a bit of DMSO. Anyone have any thoughts
to if there would be a benefit to adding some of this encapsulated c to the
nebulizing liquid?
I'll try the confirmation test Brooks has described over the weekend. For now,
I'll continue using what I have already made.
We are anxious to try it in the all organic goats milk, cs soap we make for
troubled skin.
Maybe no new pointers here, but it all seems simple enough.
Anxious to read of others experiences,
Lin
----- Original Message -----
From: Del at Dri-Wash
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: 2009-08-19 15:42
Subject: Re: CS>DIY Confidence Test For Liposomal Encapsulation
Ok, I made my first batch of Homemade Liposomal Vitamin C today with mixed
results. I used the small 50 watt ($25) Harbor Freight U S cleaner, stirred
frequently and cycled the unit 4 times (12 minutes). Following I poured the
mixture from the US machine into a large measuring cup. There were quite a few
undissolved granules of letchin left in the US.
I than proceeded with the test described by Brooks pouring 4 oz. into a 12
oz. straight walled drink glass and adding 1 oz. of water with 1/4 teaspoon
bicarbonate of soda and had between a half inch and 3/4’s inch of foam on top
the test liposomal. I read this to indicate I had less than 50% encapsulation.
Next go at it I will try warming the water slightly prior to mixing and see
if that helps at all. For Vitamin C I used Vitamin C Foundation Pharmaceutical
Powder and for Letchin I used NOW Brand non-GMO Granules.
Anyone else got any pointers?
----- Original Message -----
From: Brooks Bradley
To: Silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 1:54 PM
Subject: CS>DIY Confidence Test For Liposomal Encapsulation
Although not scientifically rigorous, I offer a simple test which will
yield the
DIY researcher some element of confidence that they do, in fact, have a
useful measure of liposomal
encapsulate.
First, pour about 4 ounces of your finished Vitamin C encapsulate into a
cylindrical, 12 ounce
water glass. Next, place 1/4 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate into about 1
ounce of distilled water and stir
for 3 to 5 seconds. Next, pour the sodium bicarbonate solution into the
Vitamin C mixture and stir gently for several seconds. Note: If the
foam/bubble line which forms on top is 1/2 inch or less---in height---you
have about a 50% encapsulation efficiency. If the foam/bubble line is 3/8 of
one inch...or less, you have about a 60% efficiency. If the
foam/bubble line is 1/8 inch or less, you have about 75% efficiency. If the
foam/bubble line is
just a trace.....you should major in chemistry.
The percentages given above, represent the amount of the total Vitamin C
component incorporated during the encapsulation process.....that was actually
encapsulated. The less encapsulation....the greater the foaming.
What is, actually, occurring in this test is that the ascorbic acid
fraction is being transformed into the sodium ascorbate form of vitamin C. This
test does not negatively affect the usefulness of the solution you have
tested.....as the isolated Vitamin C component is not adversely affecting the
encapsulate (which is being protected by the lecithin bubble-covering.)
Actually, the sodium ascorbate form of vitamin C is greater than an
order-of-magnitude more soluble for tissue incorporation......than is the
ascorbic acid form.
In any event this simple test should serve to raise the level of confidence
in the DIY researcher....
that they do---in fact---have a useful measure of encapsulated vitamin C.
Sincerely, Brooks Bradley.
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