I would never, ever allow DMSO anywhere near my body. We used to use it in lab because the DMSO causes anything dissolved in it to go right inside cells. So, if the DMSO is placed in a plastic syringe, it will leach plasticizers from the syringe. Then if you put that DMSO anywhere on or in your body, those plasticizers will be delivered right into your cells—no filtration through the liver or kidneys. DMSO works to put *any* substance into your cells.
Ah, my expert Mom, good for you. We saved the life of a foal who had a severe head injury. The vet injected DMSO into her carotid artery and saved her life. He did that several times over about 10 days.
DMSO administered topically or taken orally will stop a stroke. It is the only thing that will dissolve bloodclots. If EMT units were allowed to use DMSO in an IV on the way to the hospital with a stroke victim, 95% of them would leave the hospital, walking, if they choose, with no after affects.
DMSO is a powerful solvent, and it has many uses, healthwise. Just remember to wash your hands before using it. It is not dangerous. And it’s ability to carry things in through the skin is a benefit.
Hope you never have a stroke. DMSO could be a life saver. Sorry you will miss out on that one of many, many benefits.
It also has significant benefit in various cancer treatments.
Vetinarians and athletes have used DMSO for years (since the mid ‘60’s when Dr Stanley Jacob, MD did his initial work on the health benefits of DMSO).
Hope you never need an organ transplant. Dr Jacob’s was head of the transplant team at a University Hospital in Oregon, and discovered that the best way to preserve organs was immersed in DMSO as they were delivered from donor to recipient. That is still the case today.
I keep DMSO on hand and we use it for various things, including joint pain, and to have in case of stroke or other health issue benefited with DMSO.
In the 1960’s, in an industrial environment, we used DMSO as an industrial solvent because it is SAFE.
Are you also afraid of MSM (Methyl Solfonyl Methane? MSM and DMSO are cousins, just different oxidation states. Either in the body will go back and forth as one or the other. Only you and the FDA are afraid of DMSO...the FDA is afraid of it because it has benefits over drugs that Big Pharma wants to sell, and the FDA is in the business of protecting Big Pharma, not you or me.