Taking massive amounts of colloidal silver to turn yourself grey

[Intoxicated Shaman]

I don't plan on doing this, but apparently if you take enough of this stuff you will end up like these people:




How much does it take and how long do you have to take it?

[Midnight Sun]

they're actually purple, and I imagine it has to be daily use for several years.

[Satyr]

Those look more like Na'vi-fags.

However, I can tell you that ingesting a massive amount of silver is not really a good idea. You see, there's this really darned thing called METAL POISONING.

[ArmsMerchant]

Here is a link to a site with info on colloidal silver toxicity. . . . .

http://www.cqs.com/silver.htm

[Intoxicated Shaman]

Kinda figured these retards were slowly killing themselves. Isn't this the same reason why some people don't use stick antipersperant, because of the "big poisoning conspiracy" alloys in it.

[ComradeAsh]

No, you can't join the fantastic 4.

[Clarphimous]

Originally Posted by Intoxicated Shaman

Kinda figured these retards were slowly killing themselves. Isn't this the same reason why some people don't use stick antipersperant, because of the "big poisoning conspiracy" alloys in it.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin...perspirant.htm

Maybe and maybe not. But if there is something about the aluminum compounds in deodorant, the risk would appear to be only slight.

There may be drawbacks to not smelling like you're meant to, however. Some studies have found a link between breast cancer and antiperspirants. The aluminum found in antiperspirants has been shown to cause DNA mutation, a requisite for uncontrolled growth of cells (cancer) [source: Darbre]. Other studies have refuted this claim, and reproducing results has been hit or miss -- the link remains inconclusive [source: National Cancer Institute]. Equally troubling and mysterious is the warning label found on antiperspirants that suggests the user consult with a physician before using the product if he or she suffers from kidney disease [source: CBS News]. Aluminum can prove fatal in large enough doses to people with impaired kidney function [source: KOMO].

Deodorants don't work for me, so I use antiperspirants. If I didn't, I'd worry about whether I smell bad such as after walking somewhere, and I'd have to wash my armpits more often.

[ShutMeUp]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria

Generally, "silver exhibits low toxicity in the human body, and minimal risk is expected due to clinical exposure," when silver or silver compounds are used in the treatment of external infections or in medical appliances. Lansdown states that "Chronic ingestion or inhalation of silver preparations (especially colloidal silver) can lead to deposition of silver metal/silver sulphide particles in the skin (argyria), eye (argyrosis) and other organs. These are not life-threatening conditions but cosmetically undesirable.” This view is supported by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and other authorities. Only one death has been reported in the medical literature which the authors felt was due to silver toxicity. In that case a 71-year-old man developed status epilepticus after repeated oral ingestion of colloidal silver. The reference dose, published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 1991, which recommends the estimated daily exposure which is unlikely to incur a appreciable risk of deleterious effects during a lifetime, is 5 µg/kg/d; meaning 5 microgram of silver per kilo of weight per person each day – about 1 liter of 10 ppm colloidal silver per month for a 66 kg person.

so, more than that