In a message dated 1/17/2011 3:34:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Could someone discuss Glycerine with me please? I never use it. Because
although it is supposed to "soften" or even "moisten" the skin we are told
in hospital situations that we no longer use it because it actually draws
fluid from the underlying tissue causing even deeper dehydration - we use to
use it in mouth washes for patients but not now = for that reason.
I believe this rationale is correct & wonder if poeple are aware of this
problem with glycerine? Or have another reason to use it?
THanks for all your "leg rash" responses - much appreciated. Jane
Hi Jane, I did write Brooks concerning glycerin when one of the members
was allergic to it. This is the answer I received..Hope it helps, Lois
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.
