get with the future. its all about the Violiv glass jars. cmon. even Oprah is hip 2 these....
"Since ancient times, mankind has tried to protect its most valuable products against the damaging effects of light. The early Egyptians, for instance, preserved their precious substances in gold or violet jars. Modern times have introduced many new forms of packaging. Glass, which has been known for ages, is still one of the most widely used materials. However, most of the traditional colours used in glass packaging (clear, amber, blue and green) allow visible light to pass through and therefore don’t offer enough protection against decomposition processes induced by visible light.
Developed by Swiss scientists, Miron glass, also known as Violiv™ Vitality Glassware in the United States, does not allow light from the visible spectrum to penetrate (with the exception of violet radiation) but is transparent in the infrared spectrum. Black glass doesn’t allow any visible light to go through and is also transparent in the IR spectrum. The most important difference between these two glass types is that black glass fully absorbs UVA and violet frequencies without allowing any transmission to occur, whilst Violiv™ Vitality Glassware is permeable for these frequencies. These wavelengths partially enter Violiv™ Vitality Glassware, giving it a unique quality: impermeable in the visible light spectrum from blue to red but open to penetration of UVA, violet and IR frequencies. Due to this special combination, sensitive materials stored in Violiv™ Vitality Glassware are highly protected against the processes of decomposition caused by light influences from the visible spectrum and gives it the added benefit of the positive effects that result from UVA, violet and IR frequencies."
http://violiv.uniqueglassproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/violivchivetest.jpg
chives after 15 months^^^^
"Since ancient times, mankind has tried to protect its most valuable products against the damaging effects of light. The early Egyptians, for instance, preserved their precious substances in gold or violet jars. Modern times have introduced many new forms of packaging. Glass, which has been known for ages, is still one of the most widely used materials. However, most of the traditional colours used in glass packaging (clear, amber, blue and green) allow visible light to pass through and therefore don’t offer enough protection against decomposition processes induced by visible light.
Developed by Swiss scientists, Miron glass, also known as Violiv™ Vitality Glassware in the United States, does not allow light from the visible spectrum to penetrate (with the exception of violet radiation) but is transparent in the infrared spectrum. Black glass doesn’t allow any visible light to go through and is also transparent in the IR spectrum. The most important difference between these two glass types is that black glass fully absorbs UVA and violet frequencies without allowing any transmission to occur, whilst Violiv™ Vitality Glassware is permeable for these frequencies. These wavelengths partially enter Violiv™ Vitality Glassware, giving it a unique quality: impermeable in the visible light spectrum from blue to red but open to penetration of UVA, violet and IR frequencies. Due to this special combination, sensitive materials stored in Violiv™ Vitality Glassware are highly protected against the processes of decomposition caused by light influences from the visible spectrum and gives it the added benefit of the positive effects that result from UVA, violet and IR frequencies."
http://violiv.uniqueglassproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/violivchivetest.jpg
chives after 15 months^^^^
But REALLY cheapest? A wide assortment of different sizes of used, washed pickle jars, salsa jars (my personal fav.), even washed baby food jars. Or even unwashed, but might smell bad, taste bad, and could give you headaches though.
