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Does anybody use DMSO (dimenthyl sulfoxide)? What are the details?

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  purple said:
Does anybody use DMSO (dimenthyl sulfoxide)? What are the details?

I have used it in the past, but not for decades. It is not recommended if there is a possibility of getting pregnant. It has a bit of an oily feel to it and does make some people reek of garlic. It feels warm when applied and does relieve some joint pain. I haven't read anything on it in ages - forget it was still around!

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I have used it in the past, but not for decades. It is not recommended if there is a possibility of getting pregnant. It has a bit of an oily feel to it and does make some people reek of garlic. It feels warm when applied and does relieve some joint pain. I haven't read anything on it in ages - forget it was still around!

Thanks for your comments!

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DMSO is an industrial solvent, among other things. In the lab we use it to dissolve things that won't dissolve in water. I would never ingest it or even put it on my skin - anything that has dissolved in it will be carried into your skin with it. Just smelling it can put a bad taste in your mouth (I love garlic and would never say that DMSO gives you a garlic taste - yuk!). When the bottle has been opened it quickly absorbs water and who knows what else from the air. Don't use it as any kind of medicine, no matter what anyone tells you.

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  lpellegr said:
DMSO is an industrial solvent, among other things. In the lab we use it to dissolve things that won't dissolve in water. I would never ingest it or even put it on my skin - anything that has dissolved in it will be carried into your skin with it. Just smelling it can put a bad taste in your mouth (I love garlic and would never say that DMSO gives you a garlic taste - yuk!). When the bottle has been opened it quickly absorbs water and who knows what else from the air. Don't use it as any kind of medicine, no matter what anyone tells you.

Thanks for your comments too. They give DMSO to horses, do you know what it does to them?

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