SC vs MMS
A. MMS, CDS and CDH are made from the same two chemicals:
1. SC (22.4% Sodium Chlorite solution from 28% salts), consisting of 80% sodium chlorite and distilled water, and
2. An acid, ideally 4% HCL for MMS and CDH and 10% HCL for CDS.
B. MMS, CDS and CDH are the acronyms for these three oxidizers:
1. MMS = Master Mineral Solution
2. CDS = Chlorine Dioxide Solution
3. CDH = Chlorine Dioxide Holding (Solution)
C. However, from the beginning the acronym MMS has also been used to describe SC, (22.4% Sodium Chlorite solution from 28% salts). This causes great confusion to this day.
D. To differentiate between the two MMSs, sometimes you will read or hear the terms unactivated MMS and activated MMS. Also found are MMSU and MMSA. Unfortunately, you will read & hear just MMS & that can refer to either of the two definitions for MMS.
E. Therefore, I propose that the acronym MMS be used only to describe the finished product, Master Mineral Solution, and SC to denote one of two ingredients in MMS, 22.4% Sodium Chlorite solution from 28% salts; the second ingredient being an acid activator.
F. Some have used the acronym CD (Chlorine Dioxide) to describe MMS, but that is incomplete as we know there is more than chlorine dioxide (CLO2) in MMS. CD would be an accurate description for CDS, however, as CDS only contains chlorine dioxide gas in a distilled water solution.