THanks Lois - it obviously has it's uses & as always Brooks always furnishes good information. ----- Original Message ----- From: zzekel...@aol.com To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 3:10 AM Subject: Re: Glycerine was // Re: CS>Brooks' Archives, was Leg Rash
In a message dated 1/17/2011 3:34:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, highfie...@internode.on.net 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3377 - Release Date: 01/13/11 07:34:00