Is this MMS or equivalent?

[conk]

http://beprepared.com/water/water-filters-and-purification/aquamira-chlorine-dioxide-water-treatment.html

It's tauted as a water purification solution, but seems to be the same ingredients as MMS, or Master Mineral Supplement. Any thoughts? It's only $15 for 2 oz and is a bargain if indeed it's essentially MMS. A two step process, like MMS.

What say you Avalon experts?

[william6565william]

all i see on the link is that is contains only 2% chlorine dioxide. it does not specify what the other 98% of ingredients are. unless there's a list of what's in there, i'd take it with caution as it may not be MMS.

MMS is a dissolved solution of NaCl2 and distilled water in proper ratio. The activation with equal parts of 50% citric acid solution creates the chlorine dioxide after 20 seconds. This may or may not be the same as the product you mentioned in the link.

[shadowstalker]

It says its a water purifier it doesn't say it helps in getting rid of diseases or viruses in the body

[Daozen]

MMS is often sold as a water purifier, with no medical claims, to avoid FDA hassle.

Unactivated MMS is Sodium Chlorite. Its normally activated with citric acid, not phosphoric.

You could always email them and ask.

[ThePythonicCow]

http://beprepared.com/water/water-filters-and-purification/aquamira-chlorine-dioxide-water-treatment.html

It's tauted as a water purification solution, but seems to be the same ingredients as MMS, or Master Mineral Supplement

all i see on the link is that is contains only 2% chlorine dioxide. it does not specify what the other 98% of ingredients are. unless there's a list of what's in there, i'd take it with caution as it may not be MMS.

The label on Part A that says it is 2% chlorine dioxide (ClO2) had better be a mistaken label :).

Chlorine dioxide is not stable in solution, at room temperatures and atmospheric pressures. It will evaporate out within hours.

Since it's a two part product, and since one part is acid, therefore if it's to be useful to purify water, the other part must be sodium chlorite (NaClO2), not ClO2. That, when mixed with the acid, will form chlorine dioxide, which does kill bacteria and such in water.


It says its a water purifier it doesn't say it helps in getting rid of diseases or viruses in the body
Anyone trying to sell this stuff under the nose of such agencies as the US's Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will soon learn that they are less likely to be harassed and even shut down if they sell it as water purification, not as some medical cure.

For that price, I would expect two 4 ounce bottles of higher concentration, not two 2 ounce bottles of lower concentration. But outside of that, and the confused labeling (stating ClO2 instead of NaClO2, on Part A), it appears legitimate to me.

[conk]

Sorry, I made a mental mistake and thought I'd found a real bargain. After Paul pointed out my arithmetic was worse than bad....

....sheepishly grins and shuffles feet nervously....