Dear Lois,
Please forgive my tardiness in answering your email, I have many excuses....but
none justifiable----excepting senility
and "too many irons in-the-fire" simultaneously.
There are, probably, other agents we could have used instead of
glycerin/glycerol.....but most had compromising
characteristics.....which eliminated them. Without belaboring the point
excessively, I offer----we desired a useful,non-toxic substance which was water
soluble (and thus very agreeable with DMSO).
Coconut oil, olive oil, etc., are not good choices for this reason.
Additionally, coconut oil solidifies at about 77 degrees F.----making it
unusable at room temperature (in this senario.), and neither coconut oil, olive
oil or sesame oil are water soluble---in their unmodified state.
Actually, glycerin/glycerol is a saponified member of the organic
alcohol family [....actually a triglyceride], called glycerol in its liquid
state and glycerin in its more solidified state.
Glycerol/glycerin is quite easily absorbed into the the external skin
tissues and furnishes excellent transfer characteristics. Uncombined, it does
provide a drying effect on moisture-laddened tissue.
The oils you suggest will, indeed, penetrate the skin....although MUCH
SLOWER than the mixture we employed.
Additionally, if you used the coconut oil or sesame oil they would impede the
absorption of the DMSO-entrained CS
solution .....simply because they are antagonistic to water.
Glycerol/glycerin has demonstrated to be quite non-toxic (in our
evaluations) and has performed (for us)
quite satisfactorily. At least in this application.
In answer to your question relative to the absorption of
glycerin/glycerol through the skin.....it would,
normally, be quite rapidly absorbed as a standalone.....as a component of our
protocol, the speed of cross-tissue transfer is greatly accelerated (by almost
an order of magnitude>. The hygroscopic nature of glycerin does not compromise
this protocol simply because of the large volumetric component of the colloidal
silver solution.
I hope these statements have been of value to you.
Sincerely, Brooks.
p.s. I am a great fan of unmodified coconut oil....for multiple reasons, but
lauric acid, alone, would justify its use as a nutritional/health supplement.
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Sent: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 20:29:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: (LL) Brooks, this is Lois from the silver list
I do hope you don't mind me e-mailing you personally. I have been using
your mix for peoples skin conditions with wonderful results. There is a
question on the list being discussed concerning the choice of glycerin in the
mix.
Some members are allergic to glycerin & would like to know if another
moisturizer could be used. Coconut oil was mentioned.
Here are a couple of the posts. I have left off the names.. {{ & for
the 10 people your mix has helped --So many heartfelt Thank you Thank You
Thanks...{{ 2 with shingles that have completely cleared---- psoriasis---&
others...}}--- Lois
I have a question about glycerin, an oil-like substance made from
vegetable oil and the byproduct of soap making. Many soap makers remove the
glycerin and put it into hand creams because of its moisturizing properties.
My question relates to the activity of the glycerin versus coconut or any
other cooking (edible) oil.
If I put coconut oil or sesame oil onto my skin, the oil will soak through
the skin and get into the bloodstream and the body will process it as it
does any other fat that has been eaten.
Will the body do the same thing with the glycerin? Or is glycerin --
despite its oily consistency -- even considered an oil/fat in the way that the
terms “oils” and “fats” are commonly used? This is very important to me,
so I’d appreciate your responses.
As a nurse we are taught that glycerin draws fluid out of the underlying
tissues, so yes, it may "moisturize" the surface but at a cost to those
underlying tissues and for this reason is no longer used in most hospitals
where mouth hygiene and moisture is desired as it does eventually do the
opposite to the intended result - for mouths the aim now is to stimulate the
salivary glands to product more saliva (pineapple juice + sodium bicarb is
sometimes used) and for skin I wouldn't go past coconut oil - personally I
avoid
creams containing glycerine.
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