Silica gel is a processed form of silicon dioxide. Its porous, crystalline structure gives this material an enormous interior surface area, equivalent to over 800 square meters per gram of the material, according to Gee Jay Chemicals Ltd. This internal structure allows silica gel to hold a large amount of water. Silica gel is [...]
Silica gel is used to absorb water from a gaseous environment; the water absorbing capacity is usually around 25% by weight. When used to absorb water, an indicator may be added which is blue in the dry state and pink when the gel is saturated with water. Such a gel is usually described as [...]
Of all the minerals important for good health, silica is by far the most underrated and misunderstood mineral of all. It is the seventh most prevalent element in human tissue after calcium. Her research, performed at the UCLA School of Public Health, showed silica to be essential in collagen formation and connective tissue strength. [...]
Silica is a naturally occurring non-metallic element, also known as silicon. It is a component of certain bodily polysaccharide structures such as joints, hair, skin, and nails. Most of the silica in our diet is lost through refining processes whereby the fibrous, high silicon part of the plant foodstuffs is removed. A recent research [...]
Silica gel is an amorphous form of silicon dioxide, which is synthetically produced in the form of hard irregular granules (having the appearance of crystals) or hard irregular beads. A micro porous structure of interlocking cavities gives a very high surface area (800 square meters per gram). It is this structure that makes silica gel [...]
Flora’s premium Vegetal Silica is prepared using a unique aqueous extraction method developed and patented by Dr. Louis Ker ran. This method ensures the vegetal silica is bonded or “chelated” to a group of water-soluble bioflavonoid. Only this method offers a safe and highly bioavailable form of silica that is easily assimilated by the [...]
The auto-desiccator cabinet features an adsorption/regeneration cycle for the silica gel desiccant. No desiccant tray is needed. The gel is contained in the control section, where it absorbs moisture to maintain a low (30-40%) relative humidity. The adsorption period lasts 4-1/2 hours, indicated by a green pilot light. After this period, the silica gel [...]
Each bottle contains 700 mg/L or approx. 11 mg’s per teaspoon. Of all the minerals important for good health, silica is by far the most underrated and misunderstood mineral of all. It is the seventh most prevalent element in human tissue after calcium.
Silica is shown to be essential in collagen formation and connective tissue strength. [...]