DMSO seems to be a fairly safe chemical by itself. But because it can dissolve both polar and non polar chemicals and has the ability to cross cell walls it has the potential to affect most biological functions. That is why the Midwest Doc sees it as treating a very wide range of conditions.
That is both a good thing and a potential bad thing.
Washing and rinsing the areas of the body you intend to apply it to, should be standard practice. I would also NOT recommend that you use gloves when applying to your body. It has the potential to transport some of the chemicals used in making gloves into your body.
If you are experimenting on yourself or your loved ones with this stuff, you should be careful. It looks like it is powerful stuff.
For example: mixing DMSO with fresh castor oil may give very different results than mixing it with old castor oil that may have gone rancid. I don't know and neither do you.
You might want to start small and take careful notes on what happens.
anyone who does not have respect for the potential dangers of chemicals should not be just playing around with them. That is not concern trolling that is basic chemical safety.
Re: Unsafe Treatment Irony
I posted that because i am a chemist.
DMSO seems to be a fairly safe chemical by itself.
But because it can dissolve both polar and non polar chemicals and has the ability to cross cell walls it has the potential to affect most biological functions. That is why the Midwest Doc sees it as treating a very wide range of conditions.
That is both a good thing and a potential bad thing.
Washing and rinsing the areas of the body you intend to apply it to, should be standard practice.
I would also NOT recommend that you use gloves when applying to your body. It has the potential to transport some of the chemicals used in making gloves into your body.
If you are experimenting on yourself or your loved ones with this stuff, you should be careful. It looks like it is powerful stuff.
For example: mixing DMSO with fresh castor oil may give very different results than mixing it with old castor oil that may have gone rancid. I don't know and neither do you.
You might want to start small and take careful notes on what happens.
anyone who does not have respect for the potential dangers of chemicals should not be just playing around with them. That is not concern trolling that is basic chemical safety.
dobbs