USES OF ALKALINE WALER

Bio ceramic technology: The word ‘ceramic’ means a hard material that is created when clay is heated to very high temperatures. The Ceramic balls are made from various kinds of natural minerals. This technology was found in Korea. It is baked and cooled under high temperatures several times. There are different Bio Ceramic balls with different functions. Functions ranging from adding minerals like Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Increasing pH, Negative ORP (Antioxidant), infuse dissolved Hydrogen & many more functions for pre and post treatment of water.

Water ionizers produce alkaline water containing dissolved molecular hydrogen at the cathode (the negative electrode) and acidic water at the anode (the positive electrode). Water ionizers are plugged into the AC outlet, the power is then transformed to direct current (DC) so that electrolysis can be performed. Electrolysis alone does not change the pHof the water, however, most of these devices contain a basic semi- permeable ion-exchange membrane, which prevents the catholyte (with the alkaline OH- ions) and anolyte (with the acidic H+ ions) compartments from mixing together; thus producing alkaline (mild or strong) and acidic (mildor strong) woter at the cathode and anode, respectively.

What is Alkaline water?

The ‘alkaline’ in alkaline water refers to its pH level. The pH level is a number that measures how acidic or alkaline a substance is on a scale of 0 to 14. For example, something with a pH of 1 would be very acidic and something with a pH of 13 would be very alkaline

Alkaline water has a higher pH level than regular drinking water. Because of this, specifically for Indians, it’s helpful as we know the consumption of acidic food, polluted environment has increased like never before.

Normal drinking water generally has a neutral pH of 7. Alkaline water typically has a pH of 8 or 9. However, pH alone isn’t enough to implant substantial alkalinity to water.

Alkaline water must also contain alkaline minerals and negative oxidation reduction potential (ORP). ORP is the ability of water to act as a pro- or antioxidant. The more negative the ORP value, the more antioxidizing it is.

Strong Acidic Water

Strong acidic water, also known as electrolyzed oxidizing water(EOW) is a byproduct created via electrolysis of NaCl Solution at the anode side. With a pH level of less than 2.7 and positive ORP between +1000mV and 1600mV, it is the solution of hypochlorous acid(HOCl).

This anodic water has oxidative characteristics because of multiple chemical species in it like HOCl, O2-, O2 and much more. The bactericidal effects of EOW are because of its excessive oxidation-reduction potential. The intoxicating germicidal activity of EOW comes from Hypochlorous acid and some free radical species. These elements make it one of the most effective antimicrobials even with 20 to 60ppm of chlorine in it which is very low as compared to other antimicrobials containing over 200ppm of chlorine.

EOW is not a surfactant like other cleaners and is generally used in sterilization, disinfection and sanitization of products. As we know, Hypochlorous acid is an essential ingredient of bleach even though its pH is about 12,which favours its hypochlorite species.

Differences In Ph

Though EOW is considered acidic in nature because of its pH less than 2.7, it is not always the case. As pH is not as important as the concentration of HOCl and other oxidising species of EOW. Also, the studies have proved that the neutral electrolyzed oxidized water is equally effective and can also be stored for a longer time.

Eow History And Medical Approval

EOW was invented as a disinfectant water in Japan in the late 1980’s. Later in 1996, the Japanese Ministry of health, Labor and Welfare declared the EOW generating machines as medical devices and used the liquid for hand-washing after surgery. And the next year, EOW was approved as an antiseptic and disinfection washing liquid for endoscopes.

Effectiveness And Benefits

EOW is highly effective as an antiseptic liquid. It is used for multiple purposes such as

• Killing pathogens, bacteria, viruses, spores and many other microorganisms.

• Reducing Pesticides from vegetables

EOW is highly effective even at low HOCl concentrations but at the same time is not irrational on skin or other mucous membranes.

Popularity

The highly effective antiseptic qualities of EOW has made it popular among the food industry, dental industry, and many other industries that are in need of an effective sterilization process. Electrolysis units for use are also known as bleach generators and are used to eliminate the need to ship and store toxic chlorine gas, as well as byforget the weight penalty of shipping hypochlorous (bleach) solutions.

Epa Registration

Multiple companies have already approached the EPA Registration, but it is difficult for everyone to get because of design limitations of the machines. A machine should reliably produce the solutions in a consistent and repeatable manner in order to receive the certification which depends on source of water, flow rate, scale buildup, etc.

Caution Regarding Use

If you are thinking of using EOW instead of other conventional chemicals, you must verify that your machine is meeting the EPA standards, such as maintaining a certain HOCl concentration. Different machines use different tactics to generate the HOCl such as using a simple salt port or a saline solution. These methods are generally effective, but at the end , the effectiveness of these methods depends on certain factors like flow rate, source water, cleanliness of electrodes, calcium sulfite content in the filter and the changes in elevations of acid and alkaline hoses.

All these variables sometimes underscore the importance of verifying the specific procedure to be used to produce effective EOW. It is not always the case that the EOW generated from these machines will always be effective which may result in negative health effects. The lower the pH the stronger the chlorine content, but with the least effective killing power. Thus it can never be assumed that a strong “chlorine” smell is a sign of an effective EOW solution.

Acidic water uses

The acidic water at the pH level 3 and 4 is considered perfect for neutralizing skin and hair. The neutralizing level of skin and hair is around 5.5pH, but because of alkaline soaps and shampoos that you use, your skin and hair are usually found to be far from balanced pH. The acid mantle(outermost layer) of your skin is the first line of defense against the bacterial, fungal or viral infections on your body. And it is very important to maintain this acid mantle at 5.5 pH. But, because of soaps that are typically alkaline in nature, the acid mantle of your body is left too high of a pH after bathing or showering. This results in breakdown of the acid mantle, drying of the skin, and roughness caused by the alkaline layer left on the skin.. Rinsing your skin with acid water will help you remove the residual of alkaline minerals and restore your skin to its perfect ph-level that is 5.5.

Generally, the hair rinse shampoo’s are highly alkaline and can open the hair cuticles to make it dry and damaged after using. So it is always advised to rinse the hair with water at 3.0 to 4.0 ph level, as a result when the low pH water combines with high pH shampoo, it restores to the ideal pH of 5.5

Beauty Secret: Hair with tightly closed cuticles has a smooth, shiny, and silky look with no split ends.

Natural, Healthy coolant

The acidic water can also be used as a mist spray for giving a cooling effect to the body. You can take the spray bottle anywhere with you whether in sports, outdoor events or during hot surroundings to give an air-conditioning effect to your body. It is healthier to use acid water with 5.5 pH as your mist rather than regular tap water. It helps you maintain the pH of your skin to 5.5 along with a soothing coolant effect.

Plants

Acid water with 5 – 7 pH level is great for watering plants. Plants grow efficiently with purified micro clustered water.

Antioxidants are substances found in multiple natural ingredients that contain the negatively charged ions.

The human body repeatedly follows a process of oxidation where we take oxygen in through our lungs and the positively charged ions (or free radicals) during that time oxygen take an electron from a cell membrane.

You can see this same action when you cut a piece of fruit and leave it aside for a while, it will turn brown because of antioxidants present in it. The metals also get rust because of the same oxidation process.

This process is very natural and necessary, but when the balance between the positively charged and negatively charged ions gets disturbed, the oxidation is increased and the degradation of cells occurs rapidly. This internal damage can cause some serious disease to our body along with body aging.

So, in order to stabilize this process of oxidation, it is very important to consume antioxidants to reduce the power of free radicals causing a breakdown to the structure of our cells.

The level of oxidizing agents in water are measured by the Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) of the water. The positive ORP of drinking water helps in increasing the deterioration process while the Negative ORP increases the antioxidant potential.

Mostly the tap and bottled water possess the positive ORP but BioPlus products create antioxidant water by significantly decreasing the ORP.