For healthy hair, nails and skin
About 75% of the earth's mantle consists of silica combinations. The main components of silica are silicium combinations (silicic acid, silicea), molecules that our body uses as a basic substance to provide firmness and growth to skin, hair, connective tissues, nails and bones.
Silicic acid plays a key role in our body. It is present in all the body cells and is an essential requirement for the healthy functioning of the metabolic processes; an unbalanced or deficient silica level leads to irregularities in the biological balance. The normal amount of silicic acid we need should be provided by our daily intake of food. Although our food is of a reasonable variety, many factors see to it that we don't take in enough nutrition.
The level of silicic acid in the human body decreases noticeably in old age, causing the tissues, especially the connective tissues, to lose their elasticity. Taking extra amounts of silica in good time is therefore advisable.
Many investigations, especially in natural medical science, have shown an incredible variety in the ways silica is used. For example, this mineral is very important:for maintaining the firmness of the skin and for a smooth and taut skin