8 Skin-Perfecting Silver Skin Care ProductsThe surprising ingredient isn't just for jewelry |
You're probably wondering whether the silver used in skin care is the same as the silver used in jewelry. Patel says they're essentially the same with pure silver being an element on the periodic table. "In jewelry, it is mixed with other metals to give strength and flexibility for the design," she says. "Colloidal silver is silver particles in suspension." Prystowsky adds that the colloidal form is more readily absorbed by skin because of the smaller particles.
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