Steve Thanks for this interesting post. I love the idea of making my own remedies for my skin. I live in the US and I'm not sure how to source urea. Do you think the stuff they sell for purifying gold is ok to use? http://tinyurl.com/prill http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280502502969&rvr_id=124177288541&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=M*S%3F&GUID=e086f76a1260a02653759325fff7b7e0&itemid=280502502969&ff4=263602_263622#ht_1318wt_936
Would that be something that I could safely grind up and use? If so, is it "clean" enough to use in EIS/DMSO formulas? When I use DMSO I avoid other people because I worry that it will make some sensitive person feel ill from the smell. I'd love to be able to make a remedy that still allows me to relax and enjoy being with other people. Gail Rice On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Norton, Steve <stephen.nor...@ngc.com>wrote: > > Oh, I have also added the urea/ethyl lactate to my shampoo in the same > proportions. It has greatly helped with a scalp condition and there is > no need for a conditioner after its use. > > - Steve N > > -----Original Message----- > From: Norton, Steve > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 9:37 AM > To: 'silver-list@eskimo.com' > Subject: Urea for dry skin and odorless DMSO > > 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/silver-list@eskimo.com/msg76194.html > > http://www.mail-archive.com/silver-list@eskimo.com/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:silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com?subjectunsubscribe> > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/silver-list@eskimo.com/maillist.html > > Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com> > List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:mdev...@eskimo.com> > > >
