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.
----- Original Message ----- From: zzekel...@aol.com To: brooks76...@lycos.com 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. -- 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?subject=unsubscribe> 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>