Can silver remove moisture?

Dampness can harm human health, so the body must remove dampness in time. To remove dampness, you can eat some coix seed, red beans, red dates, yam and other dampness-removing foods. Some people like to wear various accessories, such as silver jewelry, gold jewelry, diamonds and other types of accessories to make themselves more tasteful. Some people wear accessories not for the beautiful appearance, but because they want to remove dampness, such as silver jewelry. Many people also question the dehumidifying effect of silver jewelry. Can silver remove moisture? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Can silver remove moisture?

The effect is not great. As a decoration, silver jewelry has no obvious effect on dehumidification.

1. Silver bracelets are not very effective in removing moisture. The Compendium of Materia Medica states that silver has the effects of “calming the five internal organs, calming the mind, curing palpitations, strengthening bones, calming the heart, and improving eyesight.

2. Silver that is more than 99% is called pure silver. Wearing pure silver jewelry generally does not cause allergies. However, if you think that silver jewelry can "absorb" moisture or detoxify the human body by observing that the surface of the silver turns black, it is indeed not true.

3. Silver jewelry can absorb toxins in the body. Even if you are not sick, you can still wear silver jewelry to make it look very shiny. Relying solely on silver jewelry to remove dampness is not the ultimate solution. We still have to rely on diet therapy in life to solve the fundamental problem.

2. Can silver jewelry detoxify?

1. Silver turns black because it reacts with sulfide to produce black silver sulfide. If there is gas containing sulfide in the air, or if silver jewelry is in long-term contact with sulfide released from sweat, excrement and egg products, it will turn black after a period of time, giving the illusion of "sucking out" dampness and toxins from the human body. This is a normal natural phenomenon. Therefore, there is no need to be alarmed if silver jewelry suddenly turns black. You should think about whether you have recently come into contact with items containing sulfur.

2. But silver does have a bactericidal effect. Only one fifty-thousandth of a microgram of silver ions is needed per liter of water. Silver ions can absorb bacteria in the water and gradually enter the bacteria, blocking and inactivating its catalyst-enzyme system, causing the bacteria to lose their metabolic ability and die. Silver ions can kill more than 600 species of bacteria. Therefore, it is beneficial to use silver tableware on a daily basis, but it cannot be used as the main means of daily disinfection and sterilization.

3. The amount of sulfur in sweat varies from person to person. It does not mean that more sulfur is unhealthy. The blackening of silver jewelry is also related to the acidity and alkalinity of human sweat. If the sweat is acidic, the silver jewelry will turn black faster.

3. Precautions for wearing silver jewelry

1. Pure silver products can generate a magnetic field within a certain range and release silver ions according to the environment. This silver ion can stimulate energy, so wearing silver jewelry also has health benefits for the human body. However, jewelry with electroplated silver or jewelry with insufficient silver purity will not have this effect.

2. When bathing or swimming, be sure to take off your silver jewelry to avoid contact with chemicals such as bleach.

3. When putting on makeup, please try to avoid contact between cosmetics and perfume and silver jewelry.

4. When wearing the silver jewelry, please try to avoid any other chemical substances coming into contact with the silver jewelry to avoid chemical reactions.

5. After each wearing, you can wipe the surface with cotton cloth or tissue to remove moisture and dirt, and then store it in a sealed bag to avoid contact with air.