What is the Difference between Edible clay, Bathing clay and the Pet clay?
All of our Red Desert® Clay comes from the same mine. The edible clay for people is our highest grade and purity. The top 12″ of clay at the mine is removed and used in agriculture for soil nourishment, as well as for koi and pond keepers. This top layer, since it is open to the environment, contains whatever is blown in with the wind. (i.e. sand, seeds and other natural elements in the air.) The next layer down (a few feet below the surface) when mined, is screened at around 285 mesh and packaged as Red Desert® Clay for Pets, and Red Desert® Bathing Clay. There may be larger particles and a small amount of elements blown in from Mother Nature naturally occurring at this level, so we do not recommend people eat this. Animals in the wild are known to hang out where calcium montmorillonite clay exists eating the top layer so this works out well for them. As we go much deeper in the mine, we reach a layer of pure rock hard strata, which is removed and packaged as our edible Red Desert® Cl
