I first discovered clay for skin conditions with my daughter who had an MRSA infection of the skin (brought on by any mosquito bite). We got worried when every treatment started failing (anti-biotics, prescription creams, drugs, etc). The result was every bite infection having to be cut out of her and lanced, which is a nightmare for any child. Then I saw a report on clay attacking bacteria and viruses on the skin, so we decided to try this (bentonite clay). It came in powdered form, we mixed it up and applied it to her skin where an infection was starting to take hold. The next day it was 70% resolved, the day after that gone. For the last 3yrs not a single infection has taken hold from any mosquito bite. Then, a friend of ours had a child bitten by something while on vacation. The infection was nasty and covering 50% of the arm in red. Over 2.5 weeks, 3 courses of anti-biotics, several creams, several drugs and more. They were close to being admitted to hospital for intravenous drugs. My wife rushed over with the clay, they mixed it up and applied it to the arm. This was in the afternoon. At night they used a cold cloth and wiped the clay off and the redness was reduced by 50%. They re-applied. The next morning the redness was gone, we got a phone call our friends in disbelief. One more day and the original bit wound began to show signs of healing. Day 3, nearly completely healed. What I find astonishing is that in both of these skin cases no medical practitioner once mentioned anything to do with clay. I do see more news lately and hope this becomes mainstream and a 1st line treatment for such issues. I am interested in others thoughts on this.
Antibacterial properties
Scanning electron microscope photograph of smectite clay from Tuckup Canyon - U.S. Geological Survey - magnification 23,500. Iron-rich smectite and illite clay (Montmorillonite/Bentonite type of clay) are effective in killing bacteria in vitro.[17] Authors report that the clay mineral,