Bill Schramm wrote:
> One oxygen atom can make a lot of difference sometimes. For example carbon > monoxide and carbon dioxide -- one is vital for life and the other a deadly > poison. > > However, this doesn't explain the difference in regulation between MSM and > DMSO. I believe DMSO can be quite dangerous because of its ability to > transport substances through the skin. Some chemists working with > insecticides got seriously poisoned when some insecticide dissolved in DMSO > got on their hands. If you use it, both your hands and the area you are > applying it to must be clean and it must be uncontaminated. > > Anyway, no idea about regulations. I am a chemist not a politician. > CE stands for (in this case) chemical engineering, but of course CE is also > the European equivalent of the FCC. IUPAC is "international union of pure > and applied chemists" I understand DMSO being used as a carrier to carry compounds that dissolve in it. But I see that people here are using it with CS. Since CS does not dissolve in DMSO, I don't see how it could act as a transport agent. Can it transport colloids as well? Since you are a chemist I thought maybe you would know. Thanks, Marshall -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
