I happened to be searching the archives regarding urea. I came across a method to eliminate the odor caused by DMSO. It only works for topical use of DMSO. Here are the links:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg76194.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg76201.html Regarding dry skin, I have had great success with the elimination of dry scaly skin using urea. This in itself is no great shakes as it has been know that urea is great for this application for some time. This description from a patent pretty much describes the condition I had: "Dry skin is a common condition associated with a plurality of disorders and frequently requires therapeutic intervention. Dermatologists often call dry skin in later life "xerosis" or "ichthyosis". Xerosis is a term used to describe abnormal skin dryness. Ichthyosis is a term used to described a group of cutaneous disorders characterized by increased or aberrant keratinisation, and resulting in non-inflammatory scaling of the skin. There are at least 20 varieties of ichthyosis, including inherited and acquired forms. Further details regarding xerosis and ichthyosis can be found in"Atlas of Clinical Dermatology"by Anthony du Vivier, 3rd edition (July 17,2002) Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, which is incorporated herein by reference. Dry skin often leads to dermatitis, a condition in which the skin becomes red and itchy, and which is typically characterized by a crazy-paving appearance on the lower legs (eczema craquele) or round patches scattered over the trunk and limbs (a dry form of nummular dermatitis). In some cases of dermatitis, such as, for example, winter itch, 7th age itch, or senile pruritus, the dry skin is just itchy, without much of a rash. Dry skin results from, or is aggravated by, low humidity, sunlight, abrasive clothing and/or a repeated use of soaps, detergents or other lipid solvents, and is further strongly influenced by factors such as age, race, genetics, climate and lifestyle." One problem with urea is that once it is mixed with water, the urea slowly converts to ammonia and you get an ammonia smell. It is also known that lactic acid combined with urea is more effective than urea alone for difficult skin cases. So I added 20 percent urea and 10 percent ethyl lactate to the magnesium solution that I use to spray on my skin. Ethyl lactate converts to ethyl alcohol and lactic acid in the skin. It is also used to treat skin conditions on animals. I just figured I would see how it all works and see what odor problems develop with the urea. It completely cleared up my skin condition and as yet no urea odor problems. Note that I say "no urea odor problems". Ethyl lactate does have an odor but it quickly dissipates after application. So I did a search and found that ethyl lactate does prevent the ammonia odor when used with urea. Sometimes you just stumble across the right things. My source for the ethyl lactate was: Klean Strip Green Natural Multi-Purpose Solvent. The MSDS for the product gives a purity of greater than 99%. See: http://www.wmbarr.com/ProductFiles/KSG%20Natural%20MultiPurpose%20Solven t.pdf - Steve N -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]>
