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> Lots of things kill bacteria. Bleach for instance. I'm not sure that's a reasonable comparison - this is a substance with local repute and a history of succe

by jMyles 11y ago

> Lots of things kill bacteria. Bleach for instance. I'm not sure that's a reasonable comparison - this is a substance with local repute and a history of successful use. Nobody is claiming that bleach is useful in similar applications.

sandworm101 11y ago
Bleach is used to kill bacteria in much the same way as this clay, has been for a long while. Bleach is used worldwide to purify drinking water. It is used, in diluted form, on skin infections. In a way, I personally use it to prevent athlete's foot. If you swim in a chlorine pool (diluted bleach) as much as I do, nothing lives on your skin for long. Swimmers don't suffer athlete's foot.
- dogma1138 11y ago
  Bleach is also used in dental practice for clearing out bacteria after root canal's when setting the temp filling if hydrogen peroxide doesn't work.
nl 11y ago
Nobody is claiming that bleach is useful in similar applications. Au contraire! Sodium hypochlorite is available globally at exceptionally low cost as household bleach in concentrations of 5%-6%.... Sodium hypochlorite has been used as an antiseptic agent in dentistry for more than a century and remains a widely used root canal irrigant at concentrations ranging from 1.0%-5.25%..... The American Dental Association Council on Dental Therapeutics has designated dilute sodium hypochlorite a "mild antiseptics mouth rinse" and suggested its use for direct application to mucous membranes. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/749509_2 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/749509_2
- Coincoin 11y ago
  Antiseptics != Antibiotics. By similar application we mean completely injested so that it goes into your digestive system and/or bloodstream and selectively kills "bad" stuff only, even in low concentrations. That's what antibiotics do and that's what's so great about them. Nobody uses bleach for that. Bleach and alcohol kill everything they touches at high enough concentrations and barely anything if it's too low.
  - nl 11y ago
    Indeed. But the comment I was replying to said: Lots of things kill bacteria. Bleach for instance.... Nobody is claiming that bleach is useful in similar applications. I'm not claiming it is any kind of substitute for antibiotics. It's worth noting this in this context, because the mechanism the clay kills by is unknown. It maybe more similar to bleach and harmful to everything, or it maybe more targeted.

by jMyles 11y ago

sandworm101 11y ago

Bleach is used to kill bacteria in much the same way as this clay, has been for a long while. Bleach is used worldwide to purify drinking water. It is used, in diluted form, on skin infections. In a way, I personally use it to prevent athlete's foot. If you swim in a chlorine pool (diluted bleach) as much as I do, nothing lives on your skin for long. Swimmers don't suffer athlete's foot.

dogma1138 11y ago
Bleach is also used in dental practice for clearing out bacteria after root canal's when setting the temp filling if hydrogen peroxide doesn't work.

nl 11y ago

Nobody is claiming that bleach is useful in similar applications. Au contraire! Sodium hypochlorite is available globally at exceptionally low cost as household bleach in concentrations of 5%-6%.... Sodium hypochlorite has been used as an antiseptic agent in dentistry for more than a century and remains a widely used root canal irrigant at concentrations ranging from 1.0%-5.25%..... The American Dental Association Council on Dental Therapeutics has designated dilute sodium hypochlorite a "mild antiseptics mouth rinse" and suggested its use for direct application to mucous membranes. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/749509_2 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/749509_2

Coincoin 11y ago
Antiseptics != Antibiotics. By similar application we mean completely injested so that it goes into your digestive system and/or bloodstream and selectively kills "bad" stuff only, even in low concentrations. That's what antibiotics do and that's what's so great about them. Nobody uses bleach for that. Bleach and alcohol kill everything they touches at high enough concentrations and barely anything if it's too low.
- nl 11y ago
  Indeed. But the comment I was replying to said: Lots of things kill bacteria. Bleach for instance.... Nobody is claiming that bleach is useful in similar applications. I'm not claiming it is any kind of substitute for antibiotics. It's worth noting this in this context, because the mechanism the clay kills by is unknown. It maybe more similar to bleach and harmful to everything, or it maybe more targeted.