Biophotonic Glass
HISTORY
The appreciation people have for the special protective qualities of biophotonic glass can be traced back to ancient Egyptian civilization when valuable essences and healing compounds were stored in gold and violetglass containers. However, following so-called advancing industrialization and the emergence of new packaging materials the use of and production of violetglass faded into obscurity.
In 1995, after years of research work, a Swiss scientist developed MIRON® Glass. The secret of this special glass is the discovery that the molecular structure of any substance is permanently activated and energized by “violet life radiation.” This also explains the violet glass’s high natural preservation capacity.
BIOPHOTONICS
Life, as we understand it, is unsustainable in the absence of light and energy. Although sunlight supports life, it also accelerates molecular decay. Biophotonics, which derives from the Greek bios (life) and phos (light), analyses the medical and biological processes that take place at a cellular level when light and material living things interact. For example, harvested plants need to be used or preserved immediately to prevent decomposition due to radiation of visible light. Preservation is therefore a means of maintaining the bioenergy of plants.
BIOPHOTONIC GLASS
Biophotonic glass, also known as MIRON® or violetglass, is a deeply coloured, almost opaque glass. Being energised by light, it has outstanding capabilities of preserving substances contained within it for extended periods. Not to be mistaken for black glass.
Biophotonic glass naturally filters the spectrum of visible sunlight, allowing only infrared and UVA light, or violet light, to penetrate. The unique properties of this wonderful glass protect natural products from the harmful effects of light, increase shelf life, and maintain and revitalize potency by preventing the deterioration of the bio-energetic properties of natural products.
The Benefits of Biophotonic Packaging
Packaging is important especially the primary packaging of delicate, natural, organic personal care products. Of utmost importance is protection against light, heat, and exposure to air, all of which decrease the potency of products.
Biophotonic glass:
· ensures the energy of the contained product is not dispersed;
· increases shelf life, quality preservation of scent, colour, bioenergy, and active properties of products;
· is nonporous, impermeable and does not chemically interact with its contents;
· provides a sustainable solution - less waste and reusable/recyclable glass; and
· is beautiful – the royal colour represents the harmony of the universe due to a combination of red and blue (Yin and Yang).
Scientific Research
Studies conducted at the International Institute of Biophysics revealed that plant extracts and products are excellent stores of "light energy" and concluded that the benefits of food to our health depend not only on the biochemical composition but also the degree of light energy present in cells.
The advantages of biophotonic glass have been proven by a series of tests conducted by scientific institutes. Here are two storage tests:
1. Cherry Tomatoes
On the 22nd of June 2007 Dr. Hugo Niggli conducted a microbiological preservation experiment to test whether violetglass better protects the bioenergy of food than clear glass. He bottled cherry tomatoes in apothecary jars, one clear glass and one violetglass, and kept them at room temperature exposed to the sun.
Six months to the day later, a microbiological change judged as mould was observed in the cherry tomato stored in the clear glass. A month after that, on 21st of January 2008, the cherry tomatoes were removed from their containers and photographed.
The cherry tomato stored in the violetglass jar retained its red colour and maintained its texture; it had not dried out, whereas the tomato stored in clear glass was dried and showed obvious signs of microbiological deterioration.
2. Chives
Sprayed glass, such as white, blue, and amber glass, is permeable to the visible light spectrum and therefore does not offer sufficient protection against photochemical degradation processes. In a three-month experiment, several herbal and spice preparations were placed in glass containers of various types (clear, amber, and violet) and exposed for several hours each day to sunlight or stored indoors.
After two months the quality of the preparations was subjected to visual and olfactory evaluation (volunteers blind tested the smell of the preparations and photographs were taken to document the alterations that occurred in the samples). The herb samples contained in the clear and amber glass jars suffered a marked loss of colour. The sample in the violetglass jar, conversely, suffered no chromatic alteration, and the aroma was judged to be fresher and more intense.