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To: BBB333

“”I’m mortally terrified of di-hydrogen monoxide.””

How about DMSO? Any relation? I think you have to be a chemist to understand any of it. DMSO used to be banned in the US...I ordered it years ago and it had to be mailed in a plain brown wrapper. I used it for back pain and the only thing I remember about it was it had a slight burn when applied but not so bad that you couldn’t use it.


9 posted on 08/30/2026 7:22:01 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Thank You Rush

DMSO; do you taste garlic after application? My dad used it.


16 posted on 08/30/2026 7:34:05 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Thank You Rush

DMSO wasn’t actually banned it just couldn’t be sold for OTC medical use.

I don’t know if it works for medical issues or not but one of the problems is nobody will pay for clinical trials for a chemical that is widely available and has no patent protection.

Therefore it didn’t receive FDA clearance.


17 posted on 08/30/2026 7:42:56 AM PDT by packagingguy
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To: Thank You Rush

Di-hydrogen monoxide is water. DMSO is DiMethyl sulfoxide. A weak solvent that is readily absorbed through the skin and some believe it gives you joint pain relief.


55 posted on 08/30/2026 8:10:10 PM PDT by mfish13 ( )
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To: Thank You Rush

Di-hydrogen monoxide is water. DMSO is DiMethyl sulfoxide. A weak solvent that is readily absorbed through the skin and some believe it gives you joint pain relief.


56 posted on 08/30/2026 8:10:17 PM PDT by mfish13 ( )
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