Welcome to Silvatec

Silver Ion Technology

The silver used in Silvatec™ Cleansing Bar is delivered in a measured and controlled way. The history of silver shows that it is an exceptional antimicrobial. The effect is specifically due to the silver ions rather than silver metal itself. These ions are reactive and short lived. In order to maintain an effective antimicrobial action, a continuous supply of 'fresh' silver ions is required. Regular use of Silvatec™ soap will provide such a supply.

The antimicrobial action in Silvatec™ is provided by a unique mineral based controlled delivery system, Corglaes®Ag, developed for the professional healthcare market. It is the unique nature of this delivery system that allows the release of silver ions making this a safe and effective antimicrobial product.

The History of Silver

Silver has for centuries been used for both its beauty and health protecting properties. The Romans and the Greeks realised that food and drink stored in silver containers kept for longer than when stored in alternative containers. Victorian surgeons also used silver for their operating instruments as they recognised there were fewer infected cases when doing so. In recent years silver has been used extensively within the professional healthcare industry to provide antimicrobial, antibacterial and antifungal properties for medical devices and pharmaceutical preparations.

Features & Benefits of Silvatec™

Feature	Benefit
Vegetable based soap	Suitable for vegetarians Contains no animal derived materials Not animal tested
Contains Vitamin E	Skin conditioning – antioxidant
Contains Glycerine	Moisturising
Active ingredient = Sodium Calcium Silver Phosphate (Corglaes®Ag)	Anti-microbial Long-lasting protection

Efficacy – Antimicrobial

Silvatec™ Cleansing Bar has been independently tested to BS EN 1276, and results prove that it is effective against a number of well known pathogens.

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Efficacy – Long Lasting Protection

Independent tests prove that with regular washing Silvatec™ is active on the skin for hours, differentiating it from all other bar soaps.

One of the prime requirements for Silvatec™ soap is to have a longer lasting effect against bacteria.
To demonstrate this we inoculated a clean skin sample previously washed with Silvatec™ soap and then assessed the micro load after set periods before re-inoculating the skin.

Two bacterial strains were used; Staph. Aureus & S. Marascens. These were chosen to represent typical bacteria and typical of the transient contamination that can be picked up from a variety of sources.

The experiment protocol was as follows
1. Wash skin with soap
2. Rinse with clean water
3. Inoculate with an emulsion of the chosen organisms
4. Swab and recover residual organisms

Re-inoculate and repeat after one hour and two hours.

The results show that after starting from a base line of resident bacteria (107 i.e. 10,000,000 cfu /ml) that the extra load added was quickly removed back to or even below the base line.
We inoculated again after one hour and then measured the recovery the following hour.
(This is why the graph is a “saw tooth”. It does not infer that the recovery is progressive over the time period )
The graph shows that over 99% of added bacteria are absent after the first test and that after the second and third
test over 99% of Staph and 50% of S. Marascens are absent.

Recovery of Serratia Marascens/Staph Aureus & background flora from an inoculum level of 104 introduced at 60 minute time interval

Efficacy – Moisturising
Due to its moisturising formulation, with regular washing, Silvatec™ provides a moisturising barrier which also helps protect the skin from drying and cracking.