Ozone Water in One Page

Effective in skin and oral applications, but drinking ozone water needs further study.

What is ozonated water?

Ozone is a gas that can be used in three forms: as a gas, ozone water or ozone oil. It is commonly thought of as a pollutant because it is harmful to breath. However, pure mixtures of ozone-oxygen mixtures have been scientifically studied to reveal many beneficial applications that don't include breathing ozone.

Ozone water is made when gas is bubbled through the water and slowly dissolved until the water retains the ozone gas, similar to carbonation  but less stabled and needs to be created on demand.

How it is used?

• Dentistry: Ozone water is one of the most useful and safe tools in the hands of the dentist. It speeds up healing, eradicates infections, assists in procedures on cavities, and more^1,2,3.

• Skin infections and wounds: for over 100 years, ozone water has been used to eliminate infections such as MRSA, non-healing wounds, and gangrene^4.5,6. In addition, it has been shown to stimulate and speed up healing, as in the case of disbetic ulcers^6,7.

• Drinking: Many people report dozens of positive results from drinking ozone water, ranging from healing gut issues to increased energy to helping heal Lyme disease. However, there isn't much science on this. Drinking ozone water remains unsubstantiated for treating anything but  some data suggests effectiveness for H.Pylori, a stomach infection⁸.

How it works

Ozone water has a two-fold action

1. Kills harmful pathogens: It is a well known fact that ozone water is a powerful disinfectant, able to eradicate pathogens through oxidation (tearing them apart).
   

2. Speeds and stimulates healing: Ozone water stimulates healing by improving blood blow to the area, stimulating molecules responsible for healing, and increasing the amount of antioxidants in the area^3,9.

Safety

Ozone therapy has been extensively researched in Europe and Cuba for the last sixty years. Millions of treatments have been performed with a higher safety records than aspirin. While you cannot breath ozone due to the lack of antioxidant defenses in the lungs, it can be safely administered in many other partsof the body¹⁰.

1.Bocci V. Ozone: A New Medical Drug. The Netherlands: Springer; 2005
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hypochlorite and chlorhexidine in infected human root canals
3.Steier, Liviu. (2004). Ozone: The Revolution in Dentistry.
4.Song M, Zeng Q, Xiang Y, et al. The antibacterial effect of topical ozone on the treatment of MRSA skin infection.
Mol Med Rep. 2018;17(2):2449-2455. doi:10.3892/mmr.2017.8148
5.Kim HS, Noh SU, Han YW, et al. Therapeutic effects of topical application of ozone on acute cutaneous wound
healing. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 2009;24(3):368–374.
6.Travagli, V et al. “Ozone and ozonated oils in skin diseases: a review.” Mediators of inflammation vol. 2010 (2010):
610418. doi:10.1155/2010/610418
7.Wainstein J, Feldbrin Z, Boaz M, Harman-Boehm I. Efficacy of ozone-oxygen therapy for the treatment of diabetic
foot ulcers. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2011;13(12):1255-1260. doi:10.1089/dia.2011.0018
8.Xin Cheng et al. Drinking Ozonated Tri-Distilled Water Increases Helicobacter Pylori Eradication and Promotes
Healing of Duodenal Ulcer Lesions
9.Thiele JJ, Traber MG, Re R, et al. Macromolecular carbonyls in human stratum corneum: a biomarker for
environmental oxidant exposure? FEBS Letters. 1998;422(3):403–406
10. International Scientific Committee of Ozonetherapy “Ozone Therapy and Its Scientific Foundations” Nov. 18, 2012.