Ok, I made my first batch of Homemade Liposomal Vitamin C today with mixed results. I used the small 50 watt ($25) Harbor Freight U S cleaner, stirred frequently and cycled the unit 4 times (12 minutes). Following I poured the mixture from the US machine into a large measuring cup. There were quite a few undissolved granules of letchin left in the US.
I than proceeded with the test described by Brooks pouring 4 oz. into a 12 oz. straight walled drink glass and adding 1 oz. of water with 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda and had between a half inch and 3/4’s inch of foam on top the test liposomal. I read this to indicate I had less than 50% encapsulation. Next go at it I will try warming the water slightly prior to mixing and see if that helps at all. For Vitamin C I used Vitamin C Foundation Pharmaceutical Powder and for Letchin I used NOW Brand non-GMO Granules. Anyone else got any pointers? ----- Original Message ----- From: Brooks Bradley To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 1:54 PM Subject: CS>DIY Confidence Test For Liposomal Encapsulation Although not scientifically rigorous, I offer a simple test which will yield the DIY researcher some element of confidence that they do, in fact, have a useful measure of liposomal encapsulate. First, pour about 4 ounces of your finished Vitamin C encapsulate into a cylindrical, 12 ounce water glass. Next, place 1/4 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate into about 1 ounce of distilled water and stir for 3 to 5 seconds. Next, pour the sodium bicarbonate solution into the Vitamin C mixture and stir gently for several seconds. Note: If the foam/bubble line which forms on top is 1/2 inch or less---in height---you have about a 50% encapsulation efficiency. If the foam/bubble line is 3/8 of one inch...or less, you have about a 60% efficiency. If the foam/bubble line is 1/8 inch or less, you have about 75% efficiency. If the foam/bubble line is just a trace.....you should major in chemistry. The percentages given above, represent the amount of the total Vitamin C component incorporated during the encapsulation process.....that was actually encapsulated. The less encapsulation....the greater the foaming. What is, actually, occurring in this test is that the ascorbic acid fraction is being transformed into the sodium ascorbate form of vitamin C. This test does not negatively affect the usefulness of the solution you have tested.....as the isolated Vitamin C component is not adversely affecting the encapsulate (which is being protected by the lecithin bubble-covering.) Actually, the sodium ascorbate form of vitamin C is greater than an order-of-magnitude more soluble for tissue incorporation......than is the ascorbic acid form. In any event this simple test should serve to raise the level of confidence in the DIY researcher.... that they do---in fact---have a useful measure of encapsulated vitamin C. Sincerely, Brooks Bradley. p.s. I had, a few moments ago, just finished a much more extensive posting.....but some form of invasive advertising spam flashed across the top of my mail system and in attempting to circumvent/nullify the invader I lost my entire post. The actual post your are receiving is the product of my existing dismay. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour
