• Sodium chlorite is the only chlorite salt produced commercially in significant quantities.
• It is used mainly for the generation of chlorine dioxide in situ for bleaching textiles, in pulp and paper processing, and for disinfection.
• Sodium Chlorite can affect you when breathed in. * Contact can irritate and burn the skin.
• Exposure to Sodium Chlorite can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat and may cause nosebleeds, hoarseness, and/or sore throat..
• The one-time use of a mouth rinse containing 1.0% sodium chlorite was found to be effective in reducing VSC levels for a period of 8 hours and beyond.
• Combination mouthwashes (such as chlorine dioxide + zinc) are likely more effective than the use of either component alone.