Sodium Bentonite Clay 500g

SODIUM BENTONITE CLAY (WYOMING)- ALKALISE INSIDE OUT, DETOXIFY. VERY HIGH pH - 9-10

Other names: Sodium Montomorillonite, Bentonite Clay, Smectite Clay.

500g 

Wyoming sodium bentonite is a truly outstanding clay, with a very small particle size which not only gives it a lovely velvety texture, but also provides it with extra-high swelling capacity. The high pH level at 9-10 ensures high alkalinity of the clay - a property which is invaluable in neutralising acidic conditions. It has been researched that cancer cells proliferate in acidic environment and die in the alkaline. This is just one of the reasons why it is so important to maintain an alkaline environment in the body.

Sodium bentonite is widely used for purification of wines and juices due to its high cation exchange capacity and ability to bind proteins. This property is very important for medicinal purposes - it can be used to bind organic toxins - bacteria, viruses, fungi and metabolic toxic waste of organic origin (e.g. lactic acid).

BENTONITE CLAYS

Sodium Bentonite belongs to the smectite group of clays. It is a phylosilicate consisiting mainly of montmorillonite. Bentonite clay owes its name to Fort Benton, Wyoming, USA, where it was originally found. This is where the sodium bentonite we sell comes from too.

There are a few types of bentonite/montmorillonite clays - depending on the main exchangeable ion which can be calcium, sodium, magnesium or potassium. We will talk about 2 main ones - calcium and sodium bentonite. "One is called sodium bentonite, or swelling clay. It is very fine and takes much longer time to mix with water. It is soapy to touch, because of the sodium ions which creates highly alcaline environment when mixed with water. which has single water layer particles containing Na+ as the exchangeable ion. The other has double water layer particles with Ca++ as the exchangeable ion. It is called calcium bentonite or non-swelling type. Na+ or Ca++ is exchanged by Mg++ or Fe++. A third type of montmorillonite has been identified with zero water layer particles and is probably electrostatically neutral."http://www.mineralszone.com/minerals/bentonite.html

SODIUM BENTONITE - PROFILE

A natural hydrated aluminosilicate mineral with typical empirical formula: (Al, Fe0.67 Mg0.33) Si4O10(OH)2Na,Ca0.33
Origin- Wyoming/USA
Extraction- 100% naturally occurring and naturally quarry mined
Shelf life- indefinite
Color- light grey
Odor- odourless
Mesh Size- < 200 Particle size: Retained on 75 um 15% maximum (mesh size <200) pH: 9-10 Cation exchange capacity - 70-100meq/100g Typical mineralogical composition: Bentonite (montmorillonite); up to 3% crystalline silica

Typical Chemical Analysis:

SiO2 61.21%, Al2O3 19.77%, Fe2O3 4.24%, MgO 2.37%, Na2O 2.24%, CaO 1.50%, K2O 0.59%, TiO2 0.15%, P2O5 0.06%, Mn2O3 <0.05%, V2O5 <0.05%, Cr2O3 <0.05%, BaO <0.05%, ZrO2 <0.05%, ZnO <0.05%, SrO <0.05%,

BENTONITE & MONTMORILLONITE - IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?

Yes, there is, although geologists often consider montmorillonite to be a mineral which can be part of other clays. Montmorillonite was originally found and named near a place in France called Montmorillon, in 1847. Their chemical formulae are different: "Bentonite Chemical Equation: Al2O34SiO2H2O (Reade Advanced Materials)
Montmorillonite Chemical Equation: Na0.2Ca0.1Al2Si4O10(OH)2(H2O)10" - http://www.eytonsearth.org/bentonite-montmorillonite.php.

BRIEF HISTORY

The name "montmorillonite" comes from the name of a region in France - Montmorillon - where this clay was fisrt discovered and named in 1800. But the history of its use goes far beyond this. For centuries, various cultures, e.g. Native Americans, Africans, Asians (Mahatma Gandhi was the most famous clay-eater), have been using these clays internally and externally to treat a vast variety of illnesses. They were a part of daily rations for the Russian soldiers in both wars, and were used by German, Russian and French doctors to save many lives during the wars. Animals and birds are instinctively drawn to clay - eating it, bathing in it. Primitive cultures have been using clays for a vast number of conditions.Read more

INFECTION & DISEASE-FIGHTING PROPERTIES OF CLAYS

Bentonite clays have been under increased spotlight recently thanks to their amazing infection-destroying properties. Medical circles are interested in this, due to the need to find an effective remedy to fight hospital superbugs which have become resistant to the strongest antibiotics. Excellent research information about the ability of bentonite clays to kill infection can be found on the website www.eytonsearth.org.

The theory is that clay particles are so minute, that they envelope the bacteria as if in a cocoon, depriving them of nutrition and water, causing them to die. In most research experiments, both 'in vivo' and 'in vitro', all types of bacteria used in research were neutralised within 1-2 hours. This property is being utilised in the treatment of gangrenous infections, wounds, diarrhoea, to de-contaminate water to make it suitable for drinking, etc, both by natural therapists and medical practitioners. There is powerful evidence on the treatment of Buruli ulcers - a flesh-eating condition - in the developing world by clays.

DETOXIFYING PROPERTIES

Bentonite clays are also called 'living clays' - due to their ability to absorb and adsorb and their ionic exchange capability. This makes them very polular for internal and external detox. Both Calcium and Sodium Bentonite can be used for this purpose. It is widely regarded that calcium bentonite is best for internal detox. However, it is subject to debate and depends on what suits each particular individual. Both clays can be used internally.

Sodium Bentonite is the 'swelling' type - it increases up to 14 times in volume when hydrated. This allows it to increase its active toxin-attracting surface manyfold. Calcium Bentonite is a 'non-swelling' clay type, but its active surface is enormous, due to a very small particle size. "Sodium bentonite, when dispersed in water, separates into suspendible flakes which are all finer than 0.5 micron. Calcium bentonite yields about 35% finer than 0.5 micron. [Generally speaking, where sodium content is 2% or over, sodium becomes an active ion, and then the clay is referred to as sodium bentonite.- GSG]

The difference in bentonite and other clays lies in lattice structure. The sheet of atoms in bentonite are much thinner and more easily separable in water. That is why bentonite occupies more surface area than other clays. This property is known as dispersibility, which is unique to swelling type of bentonite". http://www.mineralszone.com/minerals/bentonite.html

Both clays have a cumulative negative charge when hydrated, with acitve exchangeable negatively-charged ions of Calcium, Sodium or Magnesium attracting mostly positively-charged ions of toxic substances and heavy metals, binding these substances, thus neutralising them. Then these susbtances are taken out of the body through alimentary canal. This property - to attract and bind substances - has won the bentonite a reputation of 'living clay'. It is an extremely important property for detoxifying and poison-neutralising processes.

RE-MINERALISING PROPERTIES OF CLAYS

Minerals are the building blocks of life. In fact, scientists believe that life on Earth started when hot volcanic ash was falling into the sea, and such factors as hot temperatures and the presence of minerals and oxygen in the water were conductive to chemical reactions taking place, which made it possible for DNA chains to form and the simplest organisms to come to existence. So the importance of minerals cannot be under-estimated. They take part and are part of all body processes, tissues and fluids.

Today our diet is often mineral-deficient, since we consume so many over-processed foods which are high in additives and preservatives, sodium chloride, sugars and fats, but often low in essential minerals which are abundant in 'live' (unprocessed) foods. Mineral deficiency can lead to physical discomfort and disease. If bricks are removed from a building, the building structure gets damaged and eventually collapses. Similar thing happens with minerals - chronic deficiency of even one mineral can have dire consequesnces for health.

Clays consist of a large number of minerals. Calcium montmorillonite is recorded to have no less than 67 minerals. The bulk of them includes calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, silica, manganese, boron, bromide, as well as other macro and micro-elements. Clays work with the body on a very intelligent level of ionic exchange. When we take minerals in a tablet form, they all pass through our bodies and can cause toxicity in case we take too much (like in cases with iron or zinc, for example). Clays only give the body what it needs. They 'identify' the need for particular deficient minerals on an ionic level and provide it to the body in the exact amount the body needs. At the same time, they replace the ions they give away to the body with the substances the body does not need, and take them away through eliminatory channels. It is very difficult to overdose on minerals supplied by clays - one needs to ingest quite a large amount of clay to get such an overdose. It is difficult to do, since it would be physically uncomfortable.

HOW CAN BODY pH GO WRONG?

There are 2 basic reasons for pH imbalances in the body: respiration and metabolic imbalances. Respiratory acidosis happens when breathing is slow, so the concentration of hydrogen in the body rises. In this case kidneys start working hard to remove basic HCO3 and raise pH. With fast breathing, the body removes too much CO2, so the blood becomes too acidic. In this case kidneys slow down re-absorption of HCO3, thus raising pH. Metabolic acidosis is caused by such factors as diabetes (ketoacidosis) and renal failure. Increased vomiting cause increased alkalinity of the blood through loss of stomach juices, while diarrhoea causes loss of base HCO3 and increased acidity. More common reasons for increased acidity include nutritional imbalances resulting from a high intake of sugars and refined carbohydrates, foods containing too much fat, tinned produce, excessive consumption of proteins, low level of magnesium, potassium and other essential minerals, as well as sedentary lifestyle deprived of regular exercise. Too much exercise can also briefly increase acidosis, but cooling down exercises, water, mineral supplementation (especially magnesium), and relaxation will bring it back to normal.

BODY ACIDITY & CANCER

There is research indicating that cancer grows slowly in a highly acid environment (because the acids cause it to partially destroy itself) and may actually grow more quickly as your body becomes more alkaline prior to reaching the healthy pH slightly above 7.4 where the cancer becomes dormant. Therefore, you will want to get your pH above 7.4 as quickly as possible by every means available. http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/cancerselftreatment.htm pH below 7 is acid, and above 7 it is alkaline. Our body fluids - blood, lymph, interstitial fluid - are designed to be slightly alkaline at 7.4. At a pH slightly above 7.4 cancer cells become dormant and at pH 8.5 cancer cells will die while healthy cells will live (Barefoot, pages 66-67). This property is a basis for chemotherapy where pH is raised to a level which is deadly for cancer cells. Of course, there is much more to medical cancer treatments than just upping the level of pH, but this is the major one.

Sodium bentonite clay is a very powerful but mild mineral substance which can help to bring body acidity down by releasing its OH- ions which combine with the harmful excessive H+ ions in the body to form water, and the excess of OH- ions from clay are used by the body to raise its pH level. Similar to other healing clays, sodium bentonite works with the body organically, gently adjusting its chemical and biological makeup rather than forcing itself onto it. The reason for it is that clays work with the body on a cation exchange level, giving the body its freely available calcium, sodium potassium, magnesium and collecting heavy metal ions in exchange. At the same time, this clay will gently raise the body pH without side effects. Compared to the introduction into the body of other minerals (e.g. alkali-forming salts), clay is a gentle and side-effect free mineral in my view, since it will not give or take away more than the body will require to maintain health and balance and will not force to raise the pH level to a point which could be harmful to the body. Treatments where pH is increased to a very high level should only be preformed by medical practitioners.

Sodium Bentonite Clay - Uses & Applications

INTERNAL USE

Normally clays are taken before meals, 1 tsp, mixed with water, about 1 hour before meals. Frequency and dosage depends on one's own preferences though. Most clay drinkers take clays 2-3 times a day before meals.

EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS

For external applications clays can be used in compresses, poultices, baths, face masks, body wraps, powder applications to weeping ulcers, nappy rash, weeping eczema, fungal infections. They can also be used as tooth powders - calcium bentonite clays are excellent at removing plaque and whitening teeth, due to their bleaching properties (be careful not to over-use it for this purpose, since it can be abrasive and can wear down the enamel). In the cosmetics industry bentonites are used in soaps, toothpastes, face/body packs, and other clay-based products which are beginning to win the consumer over.

Compress

To make a compress, add water to clay while mixing it, to make it quite runny. The clay will take some time to hydrate - let it absorb water and add some more. The best way to have a supply of clay for compresses and poultices, as well as baths, is to mix enough to last for a while, let it hydrate for several hours, add more water if needed, and put it in a large container. No metal must be used when mixing clays. Spread over a piece of cloth. Apply on an affected area. The compress needs to be warm, but not hot. Cover with a compress paper, wrap up in a warm cloth. Leave on until the clay dries out. Apply on aching joints, muscles, in the area of organs affected by an illness.

Poultice

A poultice has a much more powerful effect than a compress, since it requires a lot more clay per application - 2-5 cm thick, and it works as a mass, drawing up toxic waste into itself. The electromagnetic charge is stronger too. So the overall effect is more powerful. It is especially good for applications on an affercer area, or simply where a stronger action is required. Apply warm poultice over an affected area, cover with greaseproof paper and with a warm cloth. If an area is hot and inflamed, a cold poultice application is recommended to relieve the heat and reduce the inflammation.

Bath

A bath has a weaker effect than a poultice and a compress, unless quite a lot of clay is used. In cases of large amounts of clay being used, there may be problems with drainage afterwards unless one is careful. I normally keep stirring the water while it is being drained, and so far have avoided any blockages. For a bath, take 1-2kg of hydrated clay (see information below on how to mix it), mix it with very warm (not hot) bath water. Duration of such a bath would be about 30 minutes.

Face Mask

Basic face mask recipe: 1 tsp of clay + water to form a spreadable paste. Apply and leave to dry. Wash off, apply moisturiser. Clay masks can have other ingredients added, depending on the skin type and purpose of the mask. A sodium bentonite mask is drying and deeply cleansing. Make sure a toner and moisturiser are used after the mask.

Body Wrap

Body wrap is another very useful application for bentonite clays. It is a luxurious and thoroughly therapeutic treatment, especially with powdered seaweed added to it. Mix the clay with seaweed powder (50/50), add water to form a spreadable mass. To do it at home, prepare a place to lie on first, and a warm room. Lay down 1 or 2 warm blankets, with a plastic sheet on top. Cover yourself with the mixture of clay and water, or clay, seaweed and water, lie down on the plastic sheet, cover yourself with the remaining half of the blanket. Make sure you remain warm throughout. Stay under the blanket for 15-30 minutes. Wash off in a shower or a bath. For a salon application, follow the normal procedure for a body wrap.

Body Powder

Use dry clay powder on weeping eczema, ulcers, Athlete's foot, any sores and wounds which need desinfection and healing.

Mouth infections

Sodium bentonite will help heal mouth ulcers and other infections, as well as neutralise acidic environment in the mouth.

Note: All information on this website is for informative purposes only. With all respect for everyone's right to choose methods of treatment and remedies, you are strongly advised not to resort to self-diagnosis or self-treatment. Do consult a doctor if you have an undiagnosed condition. If you are on a life-saving medication, please consult your doctor before using clays or any other alternatives. Since clays can absorb/bind substances, they can interfere with medicines.

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