Clay (Terramin)

Aajonus stated directly that if clay is allowed to dry on the skin it is damaging. His explanation was specific: dry clay draws fats as well as toxins from skin cells, and when it strips the fat from cells, it compromises their structural integrity, creating lesions and often ulcers in the epidermis. A dried clay mask does not simply stop working when it dries; it actively harms the skin cells it is resting on.

He stated that clay must be kept moist on the skin or it will draw fats as well as toxins from skin cells and compromise their integrity, creating lesions and often ulcers in the cells' epidermis. This was his response to a question about using Terramin topically for what appeared to be psoriasis or hives, in which the person reported that the clay reduced the condition by roughly 80 percent each time it was used. His explanation for that relief was not that the clay healed the underlying condition, but that by so severely depriving the skin of fat it killed the cells at the site, and dead cells no longer react to the industrial toxins passing through and abrading them. He described the toxins as constantly being eliminated through the skin at those areas, and said that the skin cells in those areas must be constantly fed and protected as industrial toxins move past and abrade them both internally and from diet.

He noted that he had written instructions to keep clay moist in We Want to Live on pages 181 and 182, and also explained it in Newsletter number 14 dated December 31, 2008 on page 3, and in Newsletter number 25 dated March 11, 2011 on page 4.

Aajonus gave two specific methods for preventing clay from drying during a topical application. The first is to add coconut cream to the clay before applying it. The second is to spray the applied clay every four to five minutes with a mist of good drinking water.

For wound and burn applications, he described a more structured approach using physical layering to trap moisture. The protocol involves applying moist clay directly to the wound or burn as a poultice, then covering the clay with a wet washcloth, covering that wet cloth with a piece of plastic so that it cannot dry, and then wrapping the entire application with an Ace bandage to hold everything in place. This layered approach keeps the clay moist for the duration of the treatment without requiring constant reapplication.

For burns, Aajonus described a specific alternating cycle. The clay is applied for twelve hours, then removed and honey is applied for twelve hours, then clay again for twelve hours, and this pattern continues for approximately eight days straight. The clay poultice is made moist, placed on the burn, covered with a wet cloth, covered with plastic, and wrapped with an Ace bandage. The standard duration he gave for the clay portion of each cycle was twelve to seventeen hours.

When asked whether the edible Terramin clay (the nutritional grade from California Earth Minerals) was better for topical burn application than the TerraBath clay, he answered that it does not matter which is used on the skin and that he found no difference except price.

He also addressed preparation of the clay water for the poultice. If a person wanted to use naturally carbonated water such as Gerolsteiner to moisten the clay, the carbonation must first be removed by shaking the water until all bubbles are gone, because carbonated water is antibacterial by virtue of being a type of hydrogen peroxide, and would therefore inhibit the probiotic effects of the clay. He recommended making a large batch of clay at plaster-of-Paris consistency so that probiotic-active clay would be available for one to two months depending on consumption rate.

In one case described in the source material, a wound was presented that Aajonus said did not look like a hot water bottle burn but rather a vaccine burn. He observed that the black areas looked like mercury, the white tissue appeared to be full of aluminum, and a faint greenish cast suggested formaldehyde. He identified it as a probable detoxification of a tetanus injection, and explained that the mercury still present in the wound was why the body could not heal it on its own.

His prescription for this case was moist Terramin clay applied as a poultice, with the clay kept moist, covered with a wet washcloth, covered with plastic to prevent drying, and wrapped with an Ace bandage. The alternating cycle of clay for twelve hours and honey for twelve hours was specified for this application as well.

For radiation exposure, Aajonus included applying wet clay over the body as one of his listed remedies. He described bathing in clay and keeping it moist as a method that helps draw radiation out of the body. In his compiled radiation remedies, this topical clay application appeared alongside the internal clay protocol of drinking one tablespoon of moist Terramin clay blended in three ounces of raw milk two to four times daily, as well as dietary interventions involving specific combinations of raw foods.

The reasoning he offered is that the clay draws radioactive particles and radiation out through the skin when kept wet and in contact with the body, complementing the internal route where clay draws radioactive particles through the intestines.

For facial mask applications specifically, Aajonus indicated that the Terrasilk product is better than the regular nutritional grade Terramin clay because it is not as abrasive. The Terrasilk is simply a finer mesh of the same clay, sifted to a finer particle size, which makes it more appropriate for facial skin. He described the regular Terramin clay as somewhat grainy and the Terrasilk as fine enough for facial use and for toothbrushing. His own practice for masks was described in the context of his bath routine, where he would apply the clay all over his body while standing in the bath, including on his face, and would shave after the clay had been on his face, then get into the bath, use a brush for circulation, apply a hair and body mixture, and lie in the tub for half an hour to an hour.

For psoriasis, hives, or similar chronic inflammatory skin presentations, Aajonus gave a detailed mechanical explanation of why topical Terramin clay provides relief even as he cautioned that the manner in which it provides that relief involves killing skin cells rather than healing them. He said the clay reduces the condition by approximately 80 percent because it so severely deprives the skin of fat that the cells at the site are killed, and cells that are dead or so damaged they can no longer react are not irritated by the industrial toxins that are heavily concentrated in areas of psoriasis. He explained that the skin in those areas is constantly used as an elimination route for industrial toxins, and as those toxins move past and abrade the skin cells both from inside and from diet, the cells become inflamed. By killing those cells, the clay stops the reaction, but does not remove the toxins or repair the tissue.

His corrective guidance was that rather than allowing the clay to dry and kill the cells, coconut cream should be added to the clay or water should be misted over it every four to five minutes to keep it moist. Kept moist, the clay still draws toxins without stripping the fat from cells and causing the cellular death that dry clay produces.

Aajonus described clay as binding with toxins both inside the body and topically. He referenced historical and Native American use of clay to absorb poisons, including the account of a man who survived a lethal arsenic dose by consuming enough clay to absorb it. For topical use, the same binding principle applies: the clay draws toxins out of the tissues it contacts and holds them. The specific heavy metals he said Terramin clay binds with include mercury and arsenic, and he confirmed in a workshop that Terramin clay binds heavy metals including aluminum, which he described as probably the most widespread toxic metal exposure humans face from aluminum cans, pots and pans, sprays, deodorants, oxidized aluminum in window screens, and vaccines.

When asked about Pacific Clay in Corona, California, a red clay used for brickmaking that the Glen Ivy hot springs facility purchases, Aajonus said that clay is fine for baths and poultices but specified that Terramin is for internal consumption. This indicates that non-Terramin clays may have some acceptability for external applications such as poultices and baths even when he would not recommend them for consumption, provided they are not from volcanic deposits and are not treated with chemicals or additives.

He was explicit that any clay allowed to dry on the skin presents the same risk regardless of its source: the drawing action of dry clay removes fat from cells. The volcanic versus non-volcanic distinction is most critical for internal consumption, where volcanic clay can outgas molten metals into the intestines, but for external use the drying prohibition applies universally.

Aajonus described the preparation of moist clay consistently across sources. The method is to mix the clay with good drinking water (not carbonated, or with carbonation fully removed) in a glass jar to a consistency he compared to freshly made plaster of Paris, then cover loosely and let stand in a dark cupboard for four to five days. During this rest period, beneficial bacteria flourish in the clay and the microbes become active. He stated that clay soaked this way for four to five days is three times more effective than clay mixed and used immediately. After the initial four to five days, the clay can be used at any point afterward and remains active; he stated it can be used from four days to twenty years later and will be most active after the four-day period.

For a standard batch he described using three quarters of a cup of clay with one and one quarter cups of water, noting that there is a lot of air space in dry clay and when it mixes with water it reduces down, so two and a half cups of material will render approximately two cups of moist clay. He also described using a two-cup jar with slightly more than half a cup of clay and adding water to achieve plaster-of-Paris consistency.

If the clay becomes too dry as it sits, more water is added to maintain the moist paste consistency. It should be kept fluid to paste in consistency and never allowed to dry out in storage.

For a large batch intended for ongoing use over one to two months, the same preparation applies at larger scale, made in glass and stored in a dark cupboard.