Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does silver have a historical use other than as a medium of monetary exchange?
Q: How is silver able to inhibit the growth of one-celled micro-organisms?
Q: Are colloidal silver products safe?
Q: If silver is such a potent anti-microbial agent, why isn’t it used by mainstream medicine to treat people with illnesses for which there may be no other help?
Q: Does the generic term “colloidal silver” have more than one possible definition?
Q: What is the USFDA’s definition of “colloidal silver” and why are they concerned about it’s usage?
Q: Are colloidal silver and colloidal gold “drugs” or do they interact with drugs?
Q: Can colloidal silver or colloidal gold cause an allergic reaction?
Q: Can colloidal silver cause Argyria?
Q: Can colloidal silver cause one to feel ill?
Q: Which colloidal silver is most effective, ionic or non-ionic?
Q: How important is silver particle size and is a high ppm colloidal product required for effectiveness?
Q: Does colloidal silver fight only “bad” bacteria, leaving “good” flora unaffected?
Q: Are colloidal silver products containing gelatins/proteins, salts, or nitrates effective?
Q: Why is there an EPA Reference Dose, (RfD) for silver if it has no associated adverse effects ?
Q: Why is Advanced Colloidal Silver a dark greenish brown color rather than clear?

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Q: What is the USFDA’s definition of “colloidal silver” and why are they concerned about it’s usage?

A: The FDA definition for colloidal silver found in one of their “Talk Papers” is: “a suspension of silver particles in a colloidal (gelatinous) base”. This can be found at: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS00971.html. The FDA claims that the indiscriminate use of these kinds of gelatinous based “colloidal silver” solutions has resulted in cases of Argyria. Evidence indicates that the known cases of Argyria have all been caused by these gelatinous based silver ingredients and silver salts that include silver proteins, mild silver protein, strong silver protein, silver chloride, and silver iodide. When the word “include” is used, that means that anything not on the list is excluded from the list.

These gelatinous products do not describe the colloidal products sold by Utopia Silver Supplements. Ours is best described by us using a chemistry definition of a system in which finely divided silver particles are dispersed within a continuous de-ionized water medium in a manner that prevents the silver from being easily filtered or rapidly settled. As noted above, the USFDA on their website defines colloidal silver as: “a suspension of silver particles in a colloidal (gelatinous) base”. Our Advanced Colloidal Silver and Colloidal Gold contain no gelatins, no proteins, no chlorides, no iodides and no nitrates; they are mineral and distilled water only.