How to apply DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide) topically for running injuries

I have used DMSO before for inflamed tendons. I just stick a couple fingers in the container of DMSO and rub onto the area with inflamed tendons. I typically apply twice a day (when I get up and go to bed) when I need it; though I know others who may apply it 6 or more times per day.

The effect of DMSO is basically like applying ice packs, except it is not so messy or time consuming.

Goodluck!

As someone with damage from use of DMSO, I'd advise you to do the research. There's been plenty written on this site, although I would not take it as gospel. I used it in the 70's and 80's. Find out from those that bathed in it back then, if they have any long term effects

Um, just make sure your hands are clean. Then feel free to slather DMSO on the area of concern in copious amounts. Be sure to enjoy the odd, organic taste that will fill your mouth within minutes. That and the fact that your internal organs are being bathed in whatever substance (including toxins) subsequently come in contact with your skin. Enjoy!

yeah make sure your hands and leg is clean... I've heard of guys crushing up ibuprofen and mixing it in the dmso... heard your breath will smell like shell fish...

How long do you keep it on for? I think I kept it on for like 8 minutes. And should I cover it? I could feel the air go across my wet leg, and I thought about bacteria in the air.

I thought the whole point was to mix it with an anti-inflammatory? DMSO is just a solvent to allow the AI to pass through the skin. Am I wrong about this?

No it has anti-inflamitory, anti-oxidant, and analgesic properties in itself. It also brings oxygen to cells, and dilates the blood vessels, etc.

DMSO will act as a carrier and pass almost any substance your skin touches directly into your body. If that substance is lead, mercury, acetone, or any number of other chemicals, you are in serious trouble.

Make damn sure everything is clean. Make damn sure it stays clean.

If applied correctly-by spraying it on-you shouldn't have to wipe it off. It gets absorbed through the skin pretty quickky.

Woke up feeling completely normal today, and was feeling really good. I tried it again tonight, but this time with 67% concentration spread with fingers. I left it on for 10 minutes and then showered off. Still no garlic taste! Why am I not getting the taste!?!? My farts faintly smell like garlic.

I have some questions:

*Why isn't all the liquid on my leg gone by 10 minutes, so I wouldn't have to wash it off?

*How clean does stuff have to be? I am being insanely carefull.

I would like to suggest that you investigate what is called MMS, which is sodium chlorite, a water purifier. People use it to kill pathogens of all kinds, as what it does is introduce lots of oxygen into your body. For information, look up Andreas Kalcker on Youtube. He is a biophysicist who has been researching MMS (it's original name, given by Jim Humble, who discovered in a jungle somewhere that it, the water purifier, could cure malaria. MMS stands for miracle mineral solution) for some time and he explains a lot about how it works.

My point is simply that I've read one way to prepare your skin for DMSO is to first cleanse it with activated MMS, which makes perfect sense. That will kill any pathogens. And then the DMSO will also carry it into your system, where it will kill more pathogens. Essentially, the oxygen will oxidize and essentially explode acidic pathogens and cells, such as cancer cells, that it encounters. The body's natural pH is around 7.4, slightly alkaline, so the oxygen will not go around blowing up healthy cells; just sick ones.

What I wonder about is how do you clean your skin first. Soap is probably not such a good idea, as it would leave something behind that would be carried into your skin.

I think somewhere else today I stumbled upon or heard someone on Youtube talk about using Chlorox wipes prior to applying DMSO.

For myself, I cannot run. I have something called Ehlers-Danlos, which is a genetic disorder of connective tissue, and the last time I ran I got shin splints and could never run again (tried for years). THen I tried walking. Now I've had bursitis and tendinitis in my hips chronically and very painfully for over 20 years. The sports doctor didn't know what one of my inflamed spots was; he diagnosed the hip bursitis. But there is another long skinny thing in there going toward the back of my leg that is also terribly tender. And the side of my hip is so tender -- both hips, mind you -- that I have a great deal of trouble lying on my side. I hope the DMSO works.

By the way, the MMS has also been shown to cure arthritis. It cures all kinds of things. Not everything, but almost. Check out Andreas Kalcker on Youtube.

I've used DMSO quite a bit in the past, but I no longer use it or recommend it because... as others have pointed out... it can be extremely dangerous.

If you want to pursue a non-traditional liniment, I suggest you try Thermaflex instead. Thermaflex (and Thermaflex Gel) are veterinary liniments used mostly for horses, but many horse owners and vets swear by them. I started using it 15 years ago on the recommendation of another runner. I have used DMSO a few times over the past few years, but I found that it doesn't work any better than Thermaflex.

I apply Thermaflex with a sterile cotton ball found in 100-lot bags in the cosmetic section. You can apply the gel with your fingers, but I strongly recommend against it because it is very hard to completely wash off. If you touch your eye or genitals, it will result in a burning sensation. (For similar reasons, I would never apply DMSO with my bare fingers.)

Do not cover it. Do not rub it in. Just paint it on your skin and wait. In about 30 minutes, the skin will turn red and you'll feel a warm sensation. If it gets too hot or starts burning, rinse it off with cool water in a shower. If you're using Thermaflex on the upper leg, hamstring, adductor, etc, I strongly suggest that you put on two pairs of tight-fitting underwear first. You do NOT want to get this stuff on your balls.

Thermaflex (and DMSO) works best in the first 24 hours after an injury.

fisky wrote:

I've used DMSO quite a bit in the past, but I no longer use it or recommend it because... as others have pointed out... it can be extremely dangerous.

Do not cover it. Do not rub it in. Just paint it on your skin and wait.

By the way, I also quit recommending Thermaflex because almost every runner I suggested it to was apparently incapable of following these three steps. Do NOT rub this stuff into your skin. If you do, in a few minutes, your leg will be on fire.

I've applied DMSO on various things for years, never cleaning the skin. I'm still alive. Then again, I use a cream that's like 17% DMSO, not full strength. Never had any weird metallic or garlic taste in the mouth like folks say. And it's the only thing I noticed that actually helps with tendon pain.

ignore the naysayers wrote:

I've applied DMSO on various things for years, never cleaning the skin. I'm still alive. Then again, I use a cream that's like 17% DMSO, not full strength. Never had any weird metallic or garlic taste in the mouth like folks say. And it's the only thing I noticed that actually helps with tendon pain.

I think you guys are over blowing the benefits and the risks of DMSO. Ive used this stuff since the 70's when my grandmother was getting it from her vet. I usually put it on after a shower, wrap it and go. It's not that big of a deal.

OCD much?

Make sure there's not dog crap or something on your injured area. Make sure you didn't just scratch your butt. Pour the stuff on, and rub it around. Better: Find the roll-on DMSO, then just roll it on. Jump in the shower if it gets too hot, rub the stuff off with our hands. Use soap then if it makes you feel better.

Buncha pansies around here. How's your diet in general? And you're worried about DMSO on your skin?

GORUN1600 wrote:

yeah make sure your hands and leg is clean... I've heard of guys crushing up ibuprofen and mixing it in the dmso... heard your breath will smell like shell fish...

i did DMSO once for a bad hammy injury, and i did the crushed IB's

the bottle i got was from a "health food" store, and it came in a bottle that had a roller ball in the lid for easy and less mess for application i assume. i crushed up the IBs into a very fine powder, then rolled on the DMSO, then sprinkled the IB powder on the wet portion of my hammy, i did this over and over till all the IBs i crushed up were gone.

breath was not "fishy" to me, i thought it was more like a combo of burnt metal and tomato soup.....and thats also what you smell like. if you have ever heard of the "old people" smell, i am convinced its from DMSO. it lasted two days of that but my hammy healed up way faster than any other time i injured it.

was it worth it? at the time yes...now days no way would i want the taste and body smell for 2 days unless i didnt have to socially interact.

How were you injured by DMSO?

And by DMSO being "quite risky", what do you mean?