What is Bentonite Clay?
Bentonite clay is a natural mineral clay that contains a high ratio of montmorillonite as the key molecular/ crystalline material. Bentonite clay is a general term, especially a commercial term for a slightly impure montmorillonite-type product. It is typically mined in near-surface mines in the US near Wyoming and in the Southern US. Bentonite clay is powdered in a milling operation and sold into many markets for industrial, commercial, and consumer uses. Bentonite clay has become popular in the last few years as a colon detoxifying agent, and there is much science to back up the claim because montmorillonite is highly negatively ionic in electrostatic charge. It therefore attracts heavy metals and positively charged toxins and pathogens. Bentonite clay comes in two varieties: • Sodium Bentonite clay • Calcium Bentonite clay The sodium type is so-called because it electrically bonds to predominantly sodium ions. It is a swelling plastic clay that is used as pond liners and for oil dri
Bentonite clay is one of the most effective and powerful clays used to improve skin health. Bentonite is used in clay poultices, mud packs, mud masks, mud masques, and, in other skin care recipes. A good quality Bentonite should be a grey/cream color and anything bordering “pure white” is suspect. It has a very fine, velveteen feel and is odorless and non-staining. How does it work? Bentonite is unique in that once it becomes hydrated, the electrical and molecular components of the clay rapidly change and produce an “electrical charge”. This electrical charge helps absorb toxins, impurities, heavy metals and other internal contaminants. Bentonite clay’s structure assists it in attracting and soaking up toxins on its exterior wall and then slowly draw them into the interior center of the clay where it is held in a sort of repository. To state it another way Bentonite is a swelling clay. When it becomes mixed with water it rapidly swells open like a highly porous sponge. Toxins are drawn
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