Greetings to all Silverlist members,
Jim Meissner wrote:
< I just hear a disturbing
story about a severe reaction
between CS and swimming pool water. >
The optimum dermatological environment of the human skin is
acidic. I have
come across cases of minor skin abrasions developing into full blown
inflammation
after using alkaline shower gel. This is " Soap Dermatitis " due to the
high alkalinity
present in the product. This is commonly observed as a complication in "
Nappy Rash
and sensitive skin Using a more acidic soap with a ph 5.5 for cleansing
purposes
usually leads to an uneventful recovery.Anecdotally, the ph of the swimming
pool
water is suspect : the pool water could be highly alkaline considering the
severity of
the skin reaction. Chlorine, as an irritant could not be ruled out. Swimming
pool
conjuctivitis due to bacterial infection have been reported in medical
journals, more
likely as a concomitant. Incidentally, there have cases of increased levels
of cholesterol
due to exposure to chlorine.
<..... the local alternative health doctor who explained that CS and
chlorine is a very
dangerous combination. Could this be true?>
Very unlikely. I have been using Colloidal Silver 5-10ppm diluted in
tap water,
which is chlorinated, for cleansing of soiled superficial tissue injuries
for the past few
years. To-date, I have no cause for complaints.
With regards
Lew
----- Original Message -----
From: "I Anderson" <i...@win.co.nz>
To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 7:18 PM
Subject: RE: CS>Is CS and Chlorine combination DANGEROUS?
> Jim,
>
> It is possible that the boy has an allergic reaction to silver, but
> more likely that he has had a reaction to the chlorine. Silver ions or
> silver chloride (solid) are benign and do not have a history of
> causing inflammation.
>
> The health professional is, as far as I know, quite mistaken, and
> would do better to concentrate on finding the real cause of this
> reaction.
>
> Regards
> Ivan.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Meissner [mailto:jpmeiss...@mindspring.com]
> > Sent: Friday, 30 November 2001 4:01 p.m.
> > To: silver-list@eskimo.com
> > Subject: CS>Is CS and Chlorine combination DANGEROUS?
> >
> >
> > Dear Group:
> >
> > I just hear a disturbing story about a severe reaction between CS
> and
> > swimming pool water. The story is: The father put some 400
> > PPM CS on a
> > small abrasion on his son's arm. After going swimming it
> > became violently
> > inflamed and the son ran a very high fever. He called the
> > local alternative
> > health doctor who explained that CS and chlorine is a very dangerous
> > combination. Could this be true? I know all the people
> > involved and could
> > ask more questions.
> >
> > Does anyone know?
> >
> >
> >
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