Articles About Water, Hydration, and Water Chemistry

FUNCTIONAL WATERS Some commercial water ionizers allow you to add sodium chloride (NaCl) to the source water, which increases the conductivity of the water resulting in functional waters called strong acidic water (produced at the anode) and strong alkaline water (produced at the cathode).1 PROPERTIES OF STRONG ALKALINE WATER Electrolyzed alkaline water is produced via electrolysis of a NaCl…

FUNCTIONAL WATERS Some commercial water ionizers allow you to add sodium chloride (NaCl) to the source water, which increases the conductivity of the water, resulting in functional waters called strong alkaline water (produced at the cathode) and strong acidic water (produced at the anode).1 STRONG ACIDIC WATER Strong acidic water, known as electrolyzed oxidizing water (EOW) in the…

HISTORY Mildly acidic water is produced from water ionizers, which use the process of electrolysis. Acidic water is produced at the positive electrode (anode). The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (JMHLW) approved this water in 1965, as an astringent for beauty purposes.1 The JMHLW also approved the alkaline and strongly acidic waters as medical substance. CLAIMED BENEFITS OF…

BRIEF HISTORY Electrolyzed reduced water (ERW) is the most common term in the scientific literature.1ERW has an alkaline pH (8-10) and contains molecular hydrogen.1Water ionizers were invented in the early 1900’s. Research on electrolyzed water started around 1931 in Japan where it gained popularity in the 1950’s.2 Around this time, the water was touted as having “healing effects”…