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Theere is a company named Frontier Pfarma (frontierpharm.com) who sells chlorine dioxide products for human use, toothpaste, lotion, acne gel, mouthwash, burn treatment, shampoo, etc. The man, Howard Alliger, founded this company, he found in 1978 the uses for chlorine dioxide, Here is a link to a incredibly well researched paper on his findings; www.randbmanagement.com/dioxichlor/clo2.pdf
And here is a cut and paste from that: it is so worth your time to read the whole paper, bottom line is it does not do any harm to humans within 4 generations of offspring.


With a prospect of changing from chlorine to chlorine dioxide in our water supply, the EPA and American Water Works in the past have commissioned over 100 papers and studies on the toxicity of ClO2. Many controlled animal
studies on the effects of ingesting sodium chlorite and chlorine dioxide have been conducted from 1 to 1000 mg/L concentrations. Metabolically, both ClO2 and ClO2¯ are rapidly reduced following ingestion. Radioactive chlorine tests show that most of the tagged chlorine is excreted from the urine in the form of Cl- ion with a small amount of ClO2
-. The no observed effect level,NOEL, from animal ingestion studies involving ClO2 and ClO2¯, ranges to 100 ppm 66,67,68, about the concentration of Frontier's DioxiDerm gel for topical use. The half life for the elimination of
ClO2 and ClO2¯ from the plasma is less than half that of HOCl, hypochlorite.69
In one study, human volunteers drank ClO2 or ClO2¯ in solution up to 24 ppm and showed no adverse effects.70 Several studies examined the effects on reproductive toxicity or teratology There is no evidence of fetal malformation or birth defects at ClO2 concentrations, in drinking as well as skin route, up to 100 ppm.71 72 73 With prolonged feeding toxicity is produced mainly in
the red blood cell. Rats fed up to 1000 mg/l chronically for 6 months showed no significant hematological changes. After 9 months, however, red blood cell counts, hematacrit and hemoglobin were decreased in all treatment groups.
Lack of toxicity on a long term, but low level basis is dramatically illustrated by two separate studies where rats,74 and honeybees,75 were fed ClO2 in high doses over a two year period. No ill effects were noted with up to 100 ppm added to water supply.
In a skin sensitization study, ClO2 liquid and gel (similar to DIOXIDERM ) were injected intradermally into guinea pigs, 10 times in about 3 weeks.76 No sensitivity reaction was observed. At the site of continuous liquid injection, necrotic areas developed due to the low pH of 2.7. This damage was reversible. The pH of Frontier's DIOXIDERM GEL and DIOXIDERM Liquid, however, is much higher at pH 4, and would probably avoid this temporary damage. An ocular irritation study in rabbits indicated redness in the conjunctivae after one hour, which became normal after 24 hours. The cornea and iris remained unchanged after treatment.
Fast disinfection and non-toxicity are properties normally not found side-by-side in the same compound. For example, formaldehyde and peracetic acid are strong and often used sterilants, but they are also toxic and irritating. Chlorhexidine and iodine compounds inhibit wound healing.Because both speed of deactivation and non-toxicity are combined in Frontier liquids and gels,
new possibilities are opened for important topical products, as well as commercial surface disinfection.