blk. Black Water Review
"Spring Water Infused With Fulvic Acid"
Ok, this is a strange drink by design. It's basically just black water. I saw it at a grocery store in New York that leans toward the healthy side of things. At first I thought it was just a black bottle, but after taking a look, I realized that it was actually black water in a clear bottle.
When I was checking out, the cashier said, "Oh that stuff's nasty!" When I asked why, what does it taste like, she responded "It's nasty: it's black!" No help there, but a funny reaction. I'm not sure that blk. appeals to the average person.
So, the color might fool you into thinking you're drinking flat coke, but it smells and tastes like nothing - or like water. It's just black water.
I'm not sure what fulvic acid is, so I looked it up: Fulvic acid is also known as Humic acid. Aside from turning water black, it seems to have some other uses too. Humic and Fulvic acids are commonly used as a soil supplement in agriculture (great) and sometimes as a nutritional supplement (It's apoly-electrolyte. I have no idea what that means).
The ingredients are: "Filtered spring water with the blk. proprietary blend of fulvic acid trace mineral complex."
The side of the bottle says: "Naturally black, blk. is a refreshing natural spring water infused with Fulvic Acid. Our organic proprietary formula, with a high pH of 9.0+, helps to balance the human body's pH levels. blk. contains over 77 trace minerals and electrolytes, which are an essential part of health & wellness: FRESH WATER TASTE. MAXIMUM BENEFITS. ENJOY THE DARK SIDE OF WATER."
PS: If you can't find blk. in your local grocery store, and want to try it, Amazon has a pretty good selection. You can get it in individual bottles or by the pack.
119 Comments
I just bought blk. seeing as so many people have been buying it where I work.
Like many others, I smelled it before I tried it and....nothing. Then I took a sip and I definitely tasted something, but I don't know what. A little salty.
Personally, I don't like it because it just freaks me out a little, though I'm sure if you blindfolded me and asked me to try it, I wouldn't tell the difference.
I hope my comment was helpful to those curious
Fulvic acid is soooo good for you..I Have been taking fulvic acid as a nutritional supplement for years... So i was pretty excited to
it put into a beverage...Yah its not for everyone .. its funny that cola is the same color and way worrse for you but no one would say that its gross...maybe blk shouldnt have marketed it as water but just as a health beverage... Anyway i did a bit of research about blk. and although the NJHW are marketing it its actually own by two canadian sisters.. I met them last month at a trade show and had a chance to talk to them.... i really liked there attitude. They told me it all came about because there mother was diagnosed with cancer and they were looking to get her on a healthy diet.
anyway the shit is so good for you .. ill all for it ...
Aug 31, 2011
Stu my darling, your spelling needs immediate attention. You will communicate more effectively if you use correct spelling.
"Worrse" should be "worse"
"its" should be "it's "(the conjunction of it and is)
"I really liked there attitude" should be:
"I really liked their attitude".
"..it all came about because there mother"...
should be, "..it all came about because their mother"...
"anyway, the shit is so good for you"
should be "anyway, the beverage is so good
for you"
It's obvious that you're a smart and caring fellow and a little attention to spelling and punctuation would probably go a long way toward impressing your boss- never a bad thing right?
Karen
Wow Karen aren't u rude as hell. I rather be stu who probably didn't do the misspelling on purpose then some crazy lunatic that comes on blogs to only criticize someone they don't know about their spelling!!! Weirdo!!!
Anyways about the drink its different but pretty good. I find the black look to be very intriguing and would recommend it to others just for the health benefits alone.
Yes Mercy-Karen is a ninny for commenting about someone's spelling! I'm sure it wasn't intentional. How ugly of her to even spell it out one by one! I guess she has nothing better to do but be crazy.
Blackwater is amazing, electrolytes and minerals in water? Love!!! Balancing your Ph..more love!
This "tar" water has a pH of 9. It doesn't balance the pH of your blood. Take a basic chemistry class and learn how the pH scale functions before ignorantly ingesting this liquid which is basically diluted fulvic acid.
Wow Karen.. Do you really have nothing better to do than correct the interweb's spelling? Hope you're not busy. It'll take a while. Don't join facebook.
But come on, seriously? You were browsing the web for info on fulvic infused blk(sic) water and you decide some random, who probably will never check back on this page, needed his spelling/grammar corrected? Because his comments on some drink review site are going to help impress his boss, right? WTF?
I'm glad you're not my boss.
What are you, a school teacher or something?
Seriously though, don't join facebook
hey i live in virginia beach va who sell's it ? i've been trying to fine black water everywhere even online and i have no luck. can someone please tell me where i can buy it . thank you sooo much.
Hey Felicia..good luck finding it anywhere but in NY right now. I live in Cincinnati and have been on the same quest as you and have come up empty handed. I recently took a trip to NY and found it everywhere. I had it shipped to my home from one of the local nutritional stores in Tribeca. You may want to search some nutritional stores in NY and call them to see if they can ship it to you.
I have been very curious about the blak watr as wel. If anyon wood like too corect my speling, pleas feel free. I wood not want my boss too see this site and be unimpressed. Oh the horor!!!! Karen Edeen, my darling, get a f**** life!
thanks julie, that a good idea, now i have a reason the go to ny lol
Hi.
Where in NY did you find it? (Besides TriBeca)
Thank you
What does it make your urine look like? Is your urine out put changed by drinking this blk. water?
Julie, I live in Cincinnati also and you can find it at Jungle Jims in Fairfield!
Ihave been drinking blk for one and a half years at a rate of 3 bottles daily and I think there is something to this fulvic acid.Iam not a scientice or doctor, but I feel nothing but good results.I feel my over all health has improved
has anyone checked out the ph. claim of 9? i don't think so
has anyone checked the ph of 9?? don't think so
Has anyone checked out the PH A 9 ???
Funny how everyone sees Karen's completely irrelevant comment but no one takes into consideration Bobby's comment.
Fulvic acid is not even essential for the body - which means that it doesn't increase the nutritional content of the water itself.
And before you tell me you've taken fulvic acid for years and it works amazingly, please read about the placebo effect.
Laura, I think everyone is just astounded by Karen's rudeness...as was I. I wouldn't drink the water - I won't drink black water in nature & won't do it when someone is selling it.
Luckily I live in NY and a major supermarket, Tops carries it. I had been seeing it and bought some because i was curious. Probibly didn't drink enough to get any health benefits, but not bad. I saw it on Amazon.com too for those who are having trouble fijnding it, here's a link. http://www.amazon.com/Blk-beverages-16-Ounce-Bottles-Pack/dp/B00507A02Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305415555&sr=8-1
Oh Yeah, Hey karen eded, proper names are supposed to be CAPITALIZED!!! Ya new enough to capitalize the month, but not your own name. or maybe you don't think you are important enough to warrant it, maybe thats why you get off on correcting other people's spelling, to make yourself look better...and I no I left the "k" off a few words, I did it just to piss u off...hope it worked. LOL.
i bought this in Maryland the other day at Wegman's....Mostly out of curiosity.
As with anything, you would prob have to drink it for awhile? it dident taste different to me..
BLk, is gonna stop the popularity of it.Might be best to just buy the supplement.
Does it taste like water? Wouldn't it be bitter because it has a ph of 9?
Haha, this is cracking me up! I came to read about black water and now I'm frankly more interested in the absurdity of humans. So, while we're on a grammar roll, we'd might as well not miss anything!
Karen my darling... You had a number of errors in your post:
*(( "its" should be "it's "(the conjunction of it and is) ))
-You put a space that shouldn't be there between the second "it's" and the '"'.
-You are inconsistent with your "should be's"--make up your mind. Do you want to follow them with a colon, comma, or what? Continuity is very important in writing.
*(( "anyway, the shit is so good for you"
should be "anyway, the beverage is so good
for you" ))
-You forgot to capitalize "Anyway", and it is the first word in the sentence! Technically, "shit" is indeed a word and it was used appropriately in Stu's version. He used it for dramatic emphasis, which is very important when used in context for descriptive writing.
Finally:
*(( It's obvious that you're a smart and caring fellow and a little attention to spelling and punctuation would probably go a long way toward impressing your boss- never a bad thing right? ))
-You forgot a comma after "fellow". Also, you've used incorrect spacing between boss and never.
There are likely more errors, and I'm amazed I've spent 7 minutes of my time correcting the ones I have. The reality of which probably suggests that I am channeling my own misdirected frustrations here myself... Maybe we should all just drink black water until we feel better! Still, if you're going to correct other people, make sure you do it correctly yourself. After all, what if poor little Stu were to actually follow your directions? Then he'd still be wrong, and his boss would be just as disappointed. We can't have that now can we? Tehe.
Rant over.
P.s. I think black water is interesting, even if just as a novelty. It's at least going to be just as good for you as water, and if it gets anyone drinking water who normally wouldn't unless it was black, haha, then I say well done!
IamaforeignerIamnotsurehowtospell.-- Sorrrry Karren, you reallly neeed a liife.
For the rest; I bought some today. I was looking to see if it was harmful...
Hopefully I won't end up dead
I will report back my findings 
So yea Bobby, from someone who has taken a basic chemistry class. You obviously dont know what you're talking about. If some ones blood is slightly more acidic than normal then this has the possibility of regulating there blood pH. Why? Because, a pH of 9 makes this an alkaline base, having a counter affect. think before you insult.
Uh, no. Ingesting different ph liquids is not going to "regulate" your blood ph. Your blood ph is closely regulated in a narrow range, or else you die:
http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/A8819652
Please learn to Google first before buying into medical quackery.
From BLK water, to grammatical mistakes, to human sarcasm to internal body pH level diagnosis... woe is the readers who are curious to read only what is intended. Karen, please we all have someone we never want to hear rant on our vocab in our life, it is never to far to have one less. BLK water whether it be pros or cons shouldn't be a debate less there are issues that wish further attention, like from the health department. And for those who have taken them for ages, good for you. There isn't anything wrong with having what you need in the first place, arguments are invalid. People, you need to think about what you want others to think of you (Karen) before you make shit of yourselves, enough said. Oh, and the water is there because there are reasons for it to be there, so useless talk is useless.
I don’t know if water with dilute Fulvic Acid is the answer to every heath, dietary or nutritional problem. I stumbled upon this site after hearing about this stuff on the weekend complementary and alternative medicine show. The radio shill for Black water claimed it cured just about any disease. He said it causes an average weight loss of 3 lbs per week. He went as far to claim that if everybody drank black water the government could save billions in health care costs.
Modern medicine has not fully embraced the nutritional benefit of eating low fat almost entirely vegetarian diet, but that is far more likely to keep you healthy, than eating the traditional American diet of highly processed, high fat, very low nutritional value food and adding some random supplement like Black Water.
If it was grown on a plant eat it if was made in a plant avoid it.
I am drinking my third bottle of blk. I recently got hooked
On nestle pure life water it is sooooo good. I never realized water could taste so good. So I saw blk and had to try it. It just tastes like spring water, bland water wgich
Definitely leaves a little film in your mouth.I will buy it
Rarely, its on sale at Price Chopper in Scranton,Pa 2 for $3.00 or $1.50 a bottle. So unsale...it must be at least $2.00 per bottle. That is too much. I got spoiled
I love pure life water. Its just too bad thier flavored
Water contauns Splenda© I hate that stuff so the plain
Nestle pure life does not leave a film in my mouth like
Blk. And its way,cheaper. I did try mixing them
And thats good.
Hey all of you perfect grammar buffs ....sorry I am
Typing on a cell phone.about water. Lol you ppl kill mr:-P
Stay away from all Nestle products, they come into small towns, steal water, wreaking havok on the environment, then bottle it in unhealthy plastic bottles and resell it to the town at a massive markup. They are no good.
ok..i came on this site to see if there was any down falls to the water and all i learned is that people are rude and care way too much about what others write or say. Anyways my sister told me about this so i bought some its good but, it gave me cotton mouth or, dry mouth for those who haven't had a rebellious stage. Next time i come on this site i hope to learn something about blk water instead of just rants.
The fulvic acid found in blk water has many health benefits, BUT if you do research you will find that it is actually unhealthy because it is packaged in plastic. As it is a chelator, it is highly reactive and causes the plastic to leak into it. It should only be packaged and consumed from glass containers. I found this out after purchasing the blk water!
Jerky jerkies!
You don't have to buy the BLK water. What you are getting has been known in Ayurvedic medicine as Shilajit.
It historically does have a LOT of health benefits. Look on ebay. You'll find it for sell in capsule form much cheaper than the BLK.
I did buy a bottle of it and after a bit of googling, realized it was something already familiar to me. I just didn't associate the two.
I live in the South and found it in the energy drink section at a Food City store. It runs about 2.50 a bottle.
This site was use full until I got lost in the trolling. I haven't tried Blk. But I'm going to drink 1 bottle a day for 7 days and see how I feel. If I feel better about myself, then I guess it works for the best part. I don't care about Ph or if its just a gimmic, no hard feelings to anyone but before you start ranting on some internet site, bookmark it, do your own test run with any product and review your personal effects. Comment back to me if you agree with anything I said.
PS. Think of it this way. If your doctor told you to take these pills to help your problem would you not give it a try? I'm not saying the chicks that made it are doctors but if your not willing to try something new, just stay home and turn off everything. Dont apply for a job, don't pay attention to commercials, don't do anything.
Keep your own opinions to yourself and review on what is relevent to the topic
I tried BLK water today for the first and last time. I understand the benefits but just like Alea, there was a taste to it. To me it tasted like motor oil. I had two of my co-workers try it and they said the taste was fine. It tasted like water, the color just threw them off. I will look for the supplements. I found it in the grocery store "Shoprite" and it was only $1.99. Maybe I'll try it one more time just to be sure about the taste.
They sell it at every smoothie king, i want to know how often i can drink it. or if it will mess me up if i drink too much of it.
Dear Karen
I wish more people on earth were like you.
Instead, we have to live amongst a bunch of idiots who get defensive instead of acknowledging their mistakes and learning from them.
I live in Sacramento Ca, I was able to find blk water at our whole foods store. I was a little scared at first to try it the color really threw me off. But after I did I thought it was great. It's a little pricey but now that's the only water I drink.
I have just found it in Maryland. It is a good drink and I was glad to hear that's it's amazing for us.
I had some blk water at work today...it tasted kinda wacky, but had alittle more. Wasnt bad...5 hours later I am having horrible stomach pains.
Ps. Ive been drinking blk for a week at a rate of 2 bottles a day and i feel good. I feel even better when drinking it after a work out. Dont know if its placebo or what but i am doing research to see if there are any concerns and i have not found any. Safe to say its the best water. Or maybe im saying that because i love non conforming lol ENJOY GUYS its great!
Ingredients are impressive. The humic and fulvic are natures pathway for inoganic soil to be absorbed and transported by the plant kingdom. This soil then becomes ionized organic minerals, bioavailable for metabolic activity. The same biological activity occurs in animals which makes this product interesting.
Caveat # 1----Mineral spring water is not all the same, and much is contaminated. Where does Blk get its water and what are the TDS (total disolved solids)?
Caveat # 2---Not all fulvic is the same quality. Where did BLK get it? Moreover,
I do not want water with a ph of 9 unless I am very sick and need to detoxify under medical supervision.
Caveat # 3---"Plastic is for Profits" not health.
There was this girl in my science class who brought in a bottle of this stuff. Another girl came up to her and asked, "what is that?" and she said, "it's water" and the other girl said, "no way" and the first girl said, "try it". The other girl did and was amazed. "it IS water!" she said. Everybody came up to the girl and took a sip and they all freaked! "where did you get this?" one of my classmates said. "I got it in Clarkston" she answered. We live in Michigan, btw. Apparently you can get this stuff in Clarkston, Michigan. Where exactly, I didn't catch that detail, so for anyone in or near Clarkston hunting for blk. water, keep ur eyes open. Btw, I'm spelling things wrong on purpose, so don't even think to correct me.
I just read that it can be found in Kroger, for those blk hunters. I'm gonna try some.
if it has the ph of 9 how is it acidic ?
Hello everyone I live in Modesto California I would like to share my experience with fulvic acid. I first used this stuff for my organic marijuana plants. Well I don't want to brag but I grew some of the best outdoor plants in yields and quality for first time grower than most people that have been growing for years and using Advanced Nutrients or chemicals. I did a lot of reading on the internet about fulvic acid and what makes it so good! I can tell you don't need to understand chemistry that much just watch this video to understand part of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC8UmejtXZk&feature=related if you watched that video then you understand the chelating action fulvic acid has on organic minerals. I then studied the Mulder interaction chart to see what reactions you get when you combine certain minerals for instance everyone knows cal mag and zinc but when you take a certain supplement like that you become deficient in others so if you eat lots of oysters or sesame butter or oil that are high in copper then you can create toxicity in your body. I have to balance copper out with molybdenum and so on.
When I was feeding these plants there food I was feeding them similar to a human protein carbs and oils and the way I was breaking down and predigesting was using enzymes and for all the minerals I was using fulvic acid. I became a master grower on my first grow although I made lots of mistakes everything turned out good.
I want you to be as healthy as possible and save some money if you can't get this water in your town. Here is how to make it the easiest way is to buy Ultra liquid Zeolite with DHQ and just put a few drops in distilled water until desired blackness or the best way is buy some organic fulvic acid powder 75% there 99% but I would not mess with lab grade stuff to strong. You want make a superdrink juice a good vegetable grown like I mention above put a little fulvic acid in it and your ready! Get some spirulina powder and then mix it with the fulvic acid.
Oh I almost forgot about Karen and Bobby
I know for a fact my grammer and writing are not good I only have a 9th grade education and even then I hardly went to school I know your trying to help but I really want you understand my message about fuvlic aicd benig imoprtnat.
Bobby like I said thanks to the internet I was able have a vast amount of info and peoples experiences in front of my eyes and from my view alkaline and acidic foods or beverages are very important and I keep it simple although I do have ppm and ph testers I want to get away from them I now that if I keep things very simple and natural I'll do just fine but if you want to believe that coke or pepsi the other black drinks are fine and that other acidic beverages are good for you then go ahead and rinse your mouth with coke before you go to sleep everyday for a whole month lol your teeth
will probably look like gollums mouth afterwards of course the alkalinity or the acidic things you put in your mouth matter for my plants and for humans.
Btw if anyone wants to criticize me negatively about marijuana bring it on! You have no idea what you are missing out in terms of health. Even for maintenance without getting high juice some raw buds add some fulvic acid and bromelin and papain powder and you have superfood that beats most!
I saw this promoted on the New Jersey Housewives show. Caroline's brother and his newphews were the ones who started it. I hope it is going well for them.
Thank you, Karen!!
I found some near us and enjoy it but not sure if it is doing anything. But, I wanted to get on here and defend Karen. I was trying to find reviews on the product and this website popped up. I am with Karen 100%. It is not funny or cute to be ignorant. This country has turned it into a game to finish last. Tough love hurts.
Hahaha Mary Jane you rock! I hate when people attempt to correct spelling or grammar on the web and make mistakes while doing it!
Karen: I hope you read Mary Jane's post
You clearly could use a little help of your own darling!
SNAKE OIL ON TAP! Just like all those companies that claim to sell "alkaline" water. The body does not need help balancing its pH. The body's pH is normally between 7.35-7.45 (this is the blood and body cavities; stomach pH and certain other areas might have their own unique acid-base balance). Any deviations form this and you're talking SERIOUS health consequences (metabolic alkalosis/acidosis for starters).
There is NOTHING on the market and approved by the FDA for food use that will alkalize the body - nor should you want something like it. This is purely a market gimmick, that will fade over time.
Hello, I'm putting together a book for children, to be published in the Fall by Time for Kids, called "That's Strange but True" and would like to feature the black water and a photo accompanying the text. Could we use one of the photos in your web site, the hand holding the bottle? We would need a hi-res, if agreeable. We will give you full credit and/or link to your web site on our photo credit. Thanks!
Raul Rodriguez
R studio T
Design Director
All of you who are thanking Karen didn't notice her mistakes? Having mistakes in your criticism of another's mistakes is so much worst than the original mistake.
Well here is a bit more clear info........
fulvic acid is the key element thus making nutrients absorbable via the cells in ones body.
THE HEAVY MOLECULAR WEIGHT IS NOT A NATURAL PROPERTY..(UTAH_NEW MEXICO_THE DAKOTAS_&CANADA)
WHICH THESE CONTAIN TOXINS&HEAVY METALS
SO THESE ARE THE COLORS(VERY DARK BROWN-GRAY&BLACK(COLORS ARE NOT NATURAL,SO THE DRINK IS NOT EITHER)
100% PURE fulvic acid is BRIGHT AMBER color.. Hope no1 get offended, (EACH 1 TEACH 1 by ANCIENT.EGIPTIAN PTAHOTHEP)
good lord you people are nuts, this is a scam plain and simple. Ask ANY scientist or doctor and you will find out there is ZERO benefit from this. You don't want a high pH level, even if it could work, which it doesn't.
I came across blk water while looking for my usual flavored water.I had never heard of it before and had no clue what the fulvic acid stuff was,just wanted to try something new.I was not expecting any extra health benefit,just figured it was a trendy new basic water.I had been fighting off a bad cold for over a week when I tried this and noticed I felt much better about an hour later.Next day I bought another bottle and had the same effect.I am a pack a day smoker and noticed that I craved cigs much less after drinking it.I am going to buy 10 bottles tomorrow and drink them throughout the day for the next few days and see if I will be able to cut back or quit smoking with it.I was not expecting any of this from drinking it nor do I understand why but this is my experience with blk water.I will post in about a week and let u know if it made a difference with my smoking.
I hope most of you people realize that all the 'oh my this is so amazing' comments almost without a doubt come from people with some vested interest in selling these products. As a professional researcher I HIGHLY DOUBT that drinking fulvic acid added spring water affects nicotine addiction.
My neighbor just got it and i said "now that stuff cannot be good for you." i actually think that it isnt but after reading all* of the posts, i think i am gonna go and buy some myself. thanks for the help.
*disregarding the freaking stupid ones of corrections that have no reason to be here. duhh
I tried it because i always try weird stuff and I stand by doing something because itll detox you or do something good for you...but every time i took a sip, my stomach turned upside down. It wasnt a bowel thing or a feeling of needing to hurl but something definitely happened.
I tried to find out more info online about side effects but it says there are none. I'd be willing to continue to drink it if the stomach thing were just processing preservatives out of the body or helping in some way but I have no info on it yet.
It's probably gonna be enough for me that it's black. Fantastic if it has health benefits, and I wish it would come down some in price, but BLACK WATER!!!! It absolutely MADE MY DAY when I saw this stuff. You guys are saying it looks gross because it's black, so I have two things to point out:
1) Most of the people I see or hear about drinking blk. are the same people who drink energy drinks. Monster is bright green, 5 Hour Energy has 8333% of one of the B vitamins. "The Dark Side of Water" fits into that scary/weird category, so we drink it 'cause it's cool. We are most likely the audience the sellers are trying to appeal to (for the grammar freaks: "the audience to which the sellers are trying to appeal").
2) Ever considered milk?? A thick, white, opaque liquid that comes from a cows' underside and carries with it a thousand hormones that a lot of research says make girls "bigger." That stuff is truly nasty, in taste and in truth, yet no one freaks out about it.
In short, don't knock it 'til you try it.
*cow's
I bought this because my boyfriend has cancer and cancer can't live in an alkaline environment. I didn't realize it was black, I thought the bottle was black. There are so many mixed reviews, I'm going to attempt more research on this drink and what's really in it. If anyone is looking to drink alkaline water just add a little aluminum free backing soda to filtered water. It works like a charm.
Drinking a bottle right now. Love the taste. And the color is nifty. A good friend of mind clued me in on it. He's drinking to detox from fluoride in the city tap water(Which you should all research by the way. The TRUTH about water fluoridation.) Anyway, I just recently quit cigarettes, and as I'm drinking this blk. water, I'm feeling no cravings at all. BLK. FOREVER!
I find it amazing what "healthy" products people jump on blindly. This will offer you no proven advantage over ingesting normal old fashioned water. In researching this product I did however find a large advantage in using this water to irrigate crops, especially those planted in a vitamin deficient soil. I do agree with the one comment, I cannot remember her name, that stated: if this gets people to drink more water than good for them. Bottom line, quench your curiosity if you must and buy a bottle. However do not expect some miracle cure for cancer or any other quackery claims that have been made all over the Internet.
Dearest Karen: Let me say that I think you were very sweet in correcting that young man. My question however is were you.able to understand what he wrote? Most people are texting on the go and the keys on a phone are wierd. In fact, in this very same email I may have missed some periods that I accidently typed or even missed a mispelled word or used a word incorrectly etc. for a variety of reasons. As long as it is understood just leave it alone. I doubt if anyone would turn in documents to an employer without checking it first. Just a thoight ando irritation.
Karen comment was rude and I don't think the writer asked for her input. However, after reading your post Karen I found atleast twelve elementary grammar errors.
Dearest Kenny, I take offense to your comment "You're probably a teacher?!" Haha I only correct my students (who are 12), or my own children in a teaching kind of way, not a "humiliating, I am SUPERIOR" kind of way. I learned that growing up. I also was taught that when people (kids AND adults) speak incorrectly, you don't correct them, but model the correct way. I don't know Karen, but hoping she was just having a bad day and frustrated by someone or something else and the "safe" way to lash out and make someone feel stupid was just too tempting? Maybe a bad decision on her part, but hopefully not meant to cause such a backlash and anger. This thread does just support the latest SNL skit I watch last weekend, "The Comments Section," by making fun of people who comment mean things...on the Blk product, I have been reading on a health site about it not really being as healthy as it claims, supplements in it that humans do not necessarily benefit from, BUT not harmful, and I think the color and packaging is GENIUS! I just ordered a case from Amazon! Who is the smart TEACHER now??? (;
My wife watches NJ Housewives and I caught the part about the black water. I think Chris made the best point, when he said that coffee is black. Seriously, who doesn't drink coffee? If this fulvic acid has certain positive properties and otherwise it's spring water, then it sounds like a pretty good idea. There are how many bottled waters being sold. This is a bottle water with a very unique twist. Worth a try.
For the record though, Jacquelin was a bit unfair to Theresa with the advanced notice requirement on pending magazine articles. Probably only the second time Theresa wasn't in the wrong. (Christening the other, totally on her brother.) Magazines are going to write what they want to attract eyeballs. The magazines aren't going to give her editorial control. Again, I don't watch the show, just picked up on some of this while my wife was watching.
Did I mention I don't watch the show?
Ummm this isn't a new concept. Long time ago there was and still is willards water. Although there is no claim to it really, it's an alkaline water infused with some minerals or enzymes or something. My kitten had a nasty herpes virus in his eye and nothing would help, not lysine or anything. Gave him willard's water and the infection was gone in 3 days. Stopped willard's water it came back. Supplemented his drinking water again and it was gone. I'm no doctor but clearly it was helping my kitten. With that being said, who the hell really knows. Don't drink t if it makes you angry and drink it if you want. It's no ones business but your own.
Dear everybody,
Karen's original comment is nearly a year old, I think it's safe to say that she's been berated enough. I also don't think it's very likely that every so often she says to herself, "Gee, I wonder if anyone else has replied on that random blog I commented on nearly a year ago--I want to know who else has called me an a**hole!" So, please stop posting the same thing that 309508430 other people have ALREADY POSTED TO REMARK ON WHAT A JERK SHE IS. I just wanted to read the goddamn comments about this water--you know, that thing this entry was about.
Would love to try BLK Water but anyone know in Miami where I can find it?
The bottle should of just been black..and not the water itself.
You know, I bought it today because I was curious and had never seen or heard of blk before today. Not really much of a holistic type either. I just like trying stuff. I'm pretty sure freeze dried crickets are on the list. Anyway...
It has been 105 where I live. No joke, it is flippin' HOT. Kills me... I hate the heat. Makes me miserable. I can't stay cool when it's this hot out.
Well... today, this evening is different. I wasn't really looking for any special side effects. I just like good water. If it wasn't safe to drink, I'm sure my little old ladies at the organic food store wouldn't sell it. (I like organics simply because they taste better to me... I dig on it. Result of the desire to go out and try new things.)
It's still hellishly hot, but I'm feeling cooler from the inside out. I'd dare say comfortable, and maybe a little relaxed. See, my body doesn't do electrolytes very well. Seems as far as a naturally occurring electrolyte goes, it seems to be doing more than filling my bladder with water. My body, strangely enough, is using it. I'm not bloated, so it's not retaining water. To boot, I liked it well enough that I downed it pretty fast, and I'm kind of craving more. I don't exactly go about CRAVING water. More of a junk food junkie.
Maybe it's something unrelated, but I've never had waves of cool sensation from my stomach before. I drank that three hours ago. I know for a fact there's nothing cold left in my stomach. It's just about body temperature.
(That's really warm, in case anyone was wondering.)
It's expensive, but I'm not as deeply thirsty as I was all week long. Even after working up a sweat.
I'm going to give it a chance for a couple months and see where it goes. I'm a terribly sleepy person. If I'm cooled off now, it will get me through August at the very least. And my little old ladies will keep bringing in stuff as long as I buy it. So the local shop is going to get some of my love to boot. Sounds good to me.
These ppl are praying (intentional pun) on curious cats to nake themselves rich. Everyone on housewives is using the show as a springboard to sell (mostly) junk...except for that NY housewife, Bettheny... she really did work her A##zz off to get to where she is. I wouldn't drink black water if you paid me a million bucks! Do those ppl look healthy?!! No. They are fat, unhealthy slobs with terrible eating habits and unhealthy Botox (more poison) lifestyles. PS- Please forgive my smart typos.
what dopes would buy black water, drink regular stuff, this stuff seems nasty! Is it true it makes you throw up?
what dopes would buy black water, drink regular stuff, this stuff seems nasty! Is it true it makes you throw up?
i tried blk for the first time today. i like it. one of my friends tried it and said it tasted like dirty water, but hes skeptical about everything. I was surprised he even tried it.
the weird part. im at work. we have watercoolers with spring water. i mostly drink purified water.
i had about a shot of blk left and it became warm. i filled up the bottle with spring water. to my surprise the spring water tasted so fresh and clean, almost like purified water. i dont know if the fulvic acid spreaded and made it taste better or what.
i like this stuff.
This product is marketed incorrectly, imo. It should b a healthy beverage, not a black water. It's upside is limited as a "does it really taste like water?" novelty.
It is owned by two Canadian sisters. It is marketed by the fools from the NJHW. I'm guessing the temporary bump in sales provided by the show's free publicity will generate a lot of mis-trial with little long term brand usage. Too bad.
My husband and I bought a bottle out of curiosity after reading the back of the label. We had no idea whether the ingredients were good or non essential. After my husband tasted it and said it taste like water I tried it. We agreed that it is worth researching for the nutritional value. However since we bought it at the grocery store and not a health food store we tend to believe that it may just be a money maker and not a true nutritional drink.
BLK water is disgusting. Definitely not a health drink, none of the "beneficial" ingredients are quantified... On my "to avoid" list.
@Felicia They sell it on Amazon.com
Tried this water today. It was interesting. It taste like regular water but with a slight bitter after taste. Not the kind of water I would choose to quench a thirst but fulvic acid has been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine, so it is possible that it can have health benefits and the ability to alkalize the stomach. And anyway, trace minerals are good for you.
Anyway, my main problem with this bottle is that it comes in plastic. If the purpose of this drink is health, please get rid of the plastic and bottle in glass. Do it right!
Hmmmm. I work on a cruise ship. The term "black water" refers to the sludge from the engine room. It looks just like this product. So, no thank you. I will pass on the BLK.
I suggest getting a new marketing campaign and a new marketing company. Guido's do not do justice to the product. The Manzo's are a jack of all trades and a master of none. They will drive this product into the ground.
I just bought this in Texas. IT looked interesting lol taste like water. It just freaks my brain out cuz its black
I found the same product but under VODA beverages. They have a black and a clear version of the fulvic acid drink. It's the same drink as blk but fora different company. I have done some digging and there are several company's mostly Canadian that make this drink. Blk is made in Canada as well. They say this VODA is made in Texas. I don't know about you but I prefer to support America and not Canada so I think I will try the VODA again.
Ok, say fulvic acid is good for you. There is no telling how much of it is actually in the water (I expect a small amount). In addition, saying you feel it has improved your health can be a result of the placebo effect. I'd ask a doctor about the water before assuming it's healthy based on information from the internet or advertisements. It's not one of the essential amino acids required for everyday human consumption so I doubt it's that beneficial.
Buying a bottle of Blk is no different then spending money to buy a bottle of smart water, berg or figi water. We all don't where the same shoes, nor do we need to care if people are drinking the same water as us. The water isn't bad for you and it doesn't taste bad so drink on and carry on.
Karen Edeen,
Get a life! What are you the spelling police! some people just think they are so smart! Humans are NOT perfect Karen! Peple like you annoy the shit out of me!
Talk to a health professional they will tell you there is no benefit to blk water. The Manzos were in a lawsuit over trying to cut those Canadian ladies out of the sales on their own product. The suit was settled out of court, details were not released. This is true and you can look it up. Sounds like a scam on the Canadians who created it and a scam on those gullible enough to buy it because the Manzo's are hawking it. My biggest concern came out of a claim made that it helped a child with autism. Some people will do anything to make money. I would never spend money on this product or even drink it for free. If someone makes those kinds of claims, chances are they stand to benefit financially.
I've been trying this black soot water out for months, since I drink coffee almost every day...I thought the "ph factor" might help with my digestion and balancing out of acidic food/beverages...NOW I'm beginning to think I've been taken in by a scam...it's not been proven scientifically to benefit us more than good tap water ( like the "scam" of buying bottled water in the first place, which is often tap water and UNregulated )....and at $2/bottle, it's pricey as a placebo.
...on a side note: it's comical how people are getting worked up about Grammar/Spelling corrections...could it be that the folks most riled up do not like to be challenged to a higher level of communication?...maybe Karen thinks y'all are smarter than you come across...so, it's a Compliment! ;-] ( even though I think Karen correcting that guy on his use of "shit" was really nitpicky )...
WTF this is hilarious. i could care less about the actual water the comments are just to die for...haha lovin it #thisisepic
I live in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio and I just got it today at Sheetz 2/$2. I just wanted to try it. Has a bit of an after taste but nothing bad.
I was looking to see if I could find where to purchase Blk. Water in Texas. I found their website http://www.getblk.com. At the bottom of the page is a map. I just entered my zip and it gave me all the locations nearest to me. I thought I would share this with you all. I hope it helps..
First of all, they put fulvic acid in a plastic bottle. It is suppose to always be in a glass bottle. When putting fulvic acid in a plastic bottle. All the good they say it does for you is now no good for you. It is false advertisment. You can buy your own fulvis acid. It comes in a 2oz. and other sizes. The 2oz. Bottle lasts 6 months for 29.99. Buy spring or distilled water this way you are getting the full benefits. Whoever buys blk. Your just filling there pockets with good money on a bad product. Its not fair. I will be investigating further. Caroline, Chris's sister thinks she knows it all. She know nothing. If she can have her sons and brother make money they don't care who they hurt. Did you see her this season she was a very mean woman very mean. What she think she knows she should keep it to herself. Because she knows nothing. What I forgot she'll never know. Please read about fulvic acid.
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Your wasting your money! They are just going to buy bigger houses. Plus the plastic is no go . Please do search on the internet. Get the right facts.
I saw it in the store the other day and tried it out of curiosity. The black color didn't bother me at all. (Blue Kool-Aid, GatorAde, Vitamin Water etc. seriously where in nature do you find that color?) I was interested in what it would taste like.
To me it tasted like plain old water from the kitchen sink, no taste at all, no after taste, no jolt of energy, nothing. Just regular water, and at $2.50 a bottle, really expensive water.
If I felt compelled to drink it again in the future, I would save myself $2.49999 and the trip to the store and just go to the sink, fill up a bottle and add black food coloring.
Others may have a different experience, but in my opinion it isn't worth a second try.
What is Fulvic Acid?
Fulvic acids are a byproduct of micro-organisms found in humus - the organic component of everyday soil - that have a powerful ability to transfer essential nutrients from the earth to the plants that grow in it.
Fulvic acids are a yellow metabolite produced by certain fungi. After plants and animals perish, certain types of fungi help their bodies decompose. The raw organic compounds left over from this decomposition then become part of the soil themselves.
Each molecule of fulvic acid contains 14 carbon atoms, 12 hydrogen atoms and 8 oxygen atoms. While linked together, those atoms do not form a long chain. Instead, each molecule of fulvic acid assumes the shape of a ring which causes it to have not only a strong aromatic quality, but also the high energy properties normally associated with healthy soil.
@Karen you go, girl! I command you on proper spelling! And LMFAO at all the spelltards who got offended yet their posts are riddled with errors!!!
And she has just as much time on her hands as you turds do and you just did the same she did: post on some idiot's blog (no offense OP LMAO) so pot, kettle = tards! Back to the water: I won't try this shit because it's in plastic and we all know (except you tards) that acids leach BPA faster from plastics. This bottle should be glass, like all my water bottles. No thanks! They sell fulvic acid in caps for those who want to try that.
@ spellTards....I command??? I am pretty sure you meant commend, your first sentence was spelled wrong. Thanks for the laugh.
@ spellTards....I command??? I am pretty sure you meant commend, your second sentence was spelled wrong. Thanks for the laugh.
I did not like it at all. I believe the "pro Blk Water comments" are from the many family members that are trying like heck to sell, sell, sell. It reminds me of Black water, the private contractors in Iraq and all the damage that was done. Bad name, blk water, just the connotation is wrong.
I have recently heard that black water is also good for your teeth and gums. Can anyone verify this claim?
I honestly feel like my skin has improved and my hair is growing thicker and looks shinier, since I started drinking this. My wife told me the same, but she won't drink it because she says it tastes weird and freaks her out. Anyway, I'm a believer!
Is it bad for the kidneys? Aren't clear liquids better for kidney function?
I found BLK at Wegmans in the organic section, not the water section.
Fulvic acid may actually be good for your health, but not necessarily in the way that they are marketing it. "Mumie" is a black resin that has been used in folk/homeopathic medicine. It contains fulvic acid, humic acid, humin, among other things. Anyway, a study was conducted and published in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry that tried to find out what properties of mumie, if any, had biological effects. It was found that fulvic acid from the mumie stimulated macrophages and lympocytes (immune cells). Further research would have to be conducted to determine how exactly the fulvic acid is stimulating the immune system. However, who knows if it's actually fulvic acid in blk water or a fulvate salt, and if a fulvate salt has a biological effect was not tested.
The article title is "Characterization and Biological Activities of Humic Substances from Mumie" if anyone is interested.
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$64.00 for a bottle of water...I'm sorry, but I find that a little over the top. I was really only intrigued by the fact that it was black soo...I'll just stick to throwing some food dye into my FREE glasses of water at home lol.
Johnathan:
As per Nestle water... I happen to live 4 miles from a nestle bottling plant. near Guelph Ont. Canada. they bought an old gravel pit that had hit water and flooded it is a spring that the gravel pit hit so nestle is not stealing anything from us and we can buy nestle water here for around 2.50 for a case of 24 depends on where you buy it. as for the blk water my son gave me a bottle, i got it in front of me contemplating opening it..... will let you know the outcome lol
Eva, I think you may be a little confused about what constitutes a clear liquid. Color is not the determining factor; the amount of residue in the liquid is. A decent rule of thumb for beverages is: if something needs to be shaken before consuming, it's not a clear liquid. I don't think that blk. has solid matter that sinks to the bottom of the bottle, so it probably counts as a clear liquid. This doesn't make it healthy, though.
My oh my..... Karen seems like a real bitch! Good luck finding someone to marry you! Ugh
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