Buying Active Chlorine Dioxide?

[KidCharlemagne]

This mouthrinse:

http://www.therabreath.com/products.asp?cat=2&pid=21

is composed of just active ClO2. Somewhere on that site I also found the parts/ml solution that they use. I can’t imagine that the amount of CLO2 in those 4 tablets is worth $15. Would it be possible to buy this stuff from a chemical supply house and make my own solutions on the fly? Here is a bit about stabilized vs. active:

“Stabilized” vs.“Active” Chlorine Dioxide
Stabilized chlorine dioxide is a misleading term that is unfortunately in widespread use. There are only trace amounts of chlorine dioxide in “stabilized chlorine dioxide”. The correct description of this is stabilized chlorite. The chlorite is stabilized with a buffer and peroxide at a pH of about 7. Though chlorite, or stabilized chlorite, is also an oxidizing agent, it is not nearly as powerful as chlorine dioxide. Chlorine dioxide, unlike chlorite, is a gas that must be generated at the time of application by mixing 2 separate parts. With the DioxiCare System, the term “active” chlorine dioxide is used to distinguish between the real and the unreal.

[Smeghead]

…and make my own solutions on the fly?

Well, I wouldn’t recommend trying to make it on your fly…

[Q.E.D]

I’m not sure I’d wand to put something in my mouth, which has an MSDS which reads in part:

Effects on Humans: Chlorine dioxide is a severe respiratory and eye irritant in humans. Inhalation can produce coughing, wheezing, respiratory distress, and congestion in the lungs [Patnaik 1992]. Irritating effects in humans was intense at concentration levels of 5 ppm. Accidental exposure at 19 ppm of the gas inside a bleach tank resulted in the death of one worker (time of exposure is not specified).

[Ethilrist]

Q.E.D., I think KC’s saying that the bad stuff, if mixed right with a buffer (hand or power?) and peroxide is okay to put in your mouth.

I think it’s worth a few bucks to not have to mix toxic chemicals in the privacy of my own bathroom.

[KidCharlemagne]

It probably isn’t worth it, like some have said but here’s a bit of info:

So far as safety is concerned: chlorine dioxide is potentially explosive at concentrations of 20% or more in air. The concentration of chlorine dioxide in ProFresh is approximately 30 1/1000 of 1 percent (0.0030%) in aqueous (water) solution. At this concentration it is still highly effective at neutralizing sulfur gasses (and other odorants) but totally safe and non-toxic according to FDA standards. In fact, it is over 100 times below the maximum concentration allowable by the FDA in mouth rinses. The FDA also recognizes chlorine dioxide at 200 ppm (0.0200%) as safe and effective for disinfecting and deodorizing food processing equipment (no rinsing off of the chlorine dioxide solution after use), and it is widely used for this application.