One day I dropped the toothbrush I was using to apply the ointment into the bottle. The toothbrush melted. I've never used DMS again.
This strikes me as being like saying, "One day when I was frying
eggs, I dropped my plastic spoon in the frying pan. The spoon melted.
I’ve never used a frying pan again.
so nobody is going to be killing themself with it. because it's impossible.
You can kill yourself by overdosing with anything, even water. The
LD50 for DMSO is about 7g/kg for mice. Also, the MSDS says:
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS on humans: Mutagenic for mammalian somatic cells.
Mutagenic for bacteria and/or yeast. May cause damage to the
following
Don’t overdo it.
Al Balmer
Pine City, NY
Thanks to Jim Binion for getting the MSDS info, which adds some
pieces to the puzzle. I’ll be reassesing everything on an ongoing
basis, most likely not continuing ingestion very, much longer, but
continuing topical use because it freaking works for me. I find no
reason tobuy into any of the hysteria seen here recently. This is
the last I’ll be reading or writing about it on Orchid, but I’m
always around for email. Thanks for the input, everyone (and I do
mean everyone).
Boorishly and defensively yours, and as always, with much love,
DS
What is interesting is that the Cancer Institute at NIH, as well as
researchers at Oregon Health Sciences University are investigating
the beneficial effects of DMSO on leukemia. Seems that the dmso
reverses the leukemia cells and renders them unable to
multiply—actually converts them to another form. They also use
DMSO for certain kinds of bladder ailments.
Alma
...Who should we believe? Real clinical researchers or tree-hugging lo0ns who make a living selling snake oils and water with memories?...
hmmmmmm… a rather hostile and narrow view, I think.
I’m not fussy on ‘snake oil’ myself, and, by nature, am suspect of
anyone trying to make a ‘quick buck’…I like to know that clinical
data supports ‘label claim’. In Canada, the laws governing ‘natural
health products’ are very strict – far stricter than in the US.
Products with NPNs (Natural Product numbers) do have “REAL” research
to back them up. it’s the only way to achieve an NPN and make it to
(or stay on) the shelves.
Medical intervention has saved my life on two occasions. I’m
grateful.
I’m also grateful for knowledge and products that allow me to take
responsibility for my OWN health, less expensively and with a much
larger margin of safety than those offered by mainstream medicine.
Like most things in life, there’s room and use for both.
cheers,
Audrey Morgan
Alone with being a jeweler, I also coach Wresting at the high school
level, and we used DMSO for strains and bruises. You are correct. It
gets into the blood stream and when your blood get re-oxygenated in
the lungs, your breath sticks like garlic and onions!!! I mean
STINKS! Our heavy weights used it a lot and MAN! IT STINKS!
Especially trapped on a school bus on away meets!!! LOL
Steve Cowan Arista Designs LLC
Dar, If DMSO would help me bend wire like you do, I’d be buying it
by the case!
Barbara
One day I dropped the toothbrush I was using to apply the ointment into the bottle. The toothbrush melted. I've never used DMS again.
But…if you weren’t dipping the toothbrush into the bottle to get
the DMSO onto the bristles, just how were you doing that? I remain
confused.
Barbara in a confused state about toothbrushes on the Island. Maybe
it’s the flu.
I don’t know if this has been mentioned before but while in nursing
school we were taught that a major problem with DMSO is that it works
very well getting into tissue, so well that IF it were contaminated
with some OTHER harmful substance it would diffuse it right along
with the DMSO. So the problem was the other substance.
Fred M