Frequently Asked Questions

Will Sovereign Silver or Argentyn 23 give me Argyria (a condition that turns the skin blue)?

Argyria is a condition caused by the ingestion of elemental silver, silver dust or silver compounds.[1] The most dramatic symptom of argyria is the skin becoming blue or bluish-gray colored. Argyria may be found as generalized argyria or local argyria. Argyrosis is the corresponding condition related to the eye. The condition is believed to be permanent, but laser therapy has been used to treat it with satisfactory cosmetic results.[2] [Source: Wikipedia]

^1 - James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.
^2 - Jacobs R (2006). "Argyria: my life story". Clinics in dermatology 24 (1): 66–9; discussion 69. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.09.001. PMID 16427508.

It is true that using silver compounds (silver salts and silver proteins) will lead to Argyria (classified as a benign cosmetic condition), although Natural-Immunogenics Corp. (NIC) confidently guarantees that use of its Silver Hydrosols will not lead to Argyria.

Please read the statement from Dr. Dana Flavin, former Science Assistant to the Associate Bureau Director for Toxicology at the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), which confirms that "Silver Hydrosol Products Sovereign Silver (10ppm) and Argentyn23 (23ppm) Cannot Cause Argyria" and explains the reasons why. (full statement in PDF here) Natural-Immunogenics Corp. is the only colloidal silver manufacturer with such a statement.

Read more about why Natural Immunogenics calls its products Silver Hydrosols and not Colloidal Silver here.

Read more about what makes our product different from other colloidal silver products here

See how our product compares to other products on the market, as seen under a transmission electron microscope, here.

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