Not for humans

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I found some sort of compound recently, the packaging for which confounded me. Take a look at the picture below.

Small tub of DMSO

The plastic tub contained 99.9% pure dimethyl sulfoxide. A quick check of Wikipedia (i.e., the new Encyclopedia Britannica) reveals that dimethyl sulfoxide is some nasty stuff.

Intrigued by the deadly-sounding name — as most things containing sulfur are not overly healthy for humans — I spun the tub around to investigate further.

Warning that reads Not approved for human use

Whoa! The warning reads: MAY BE UNSAFE. Not approved for human use.

Yet, having studied the Wikipedia page briefly, I am not sure that I want my neighbor’s dog using this stuff either! Who or what is approved to use this compound?

A note about purity

No, no, silly this isn’t a religious blog. Not that purity.

Take another look at the top photo, paying attention to where the front label says ‘99.9% pure DMSO‘. Ok. Done that? Now look at the picture below and see if you can spot a discrepancy.

Active ingredients: dimethyl sulfoxide 90%

That’s right! The back label reads Active ingredients: dimethyl sulfoxide 90%. How does that become 99.9% pure?

Posted 11 Jan 2010

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5 Responses to “Not for humans”

  1. mark on January 11th, 2010 5:38 pm

    perhaps the numbers are not actually in conflict….the number on the front purports that the Dimethyl Sulfoxide in this product is 99.9% pure Dimethyl Sulfoxide….the number on the back under list of ingredients purports that Dimethyl Sulfoxide makes up 90% of the active ingredients and do not describe at all the purity of the Dimethyl Sulfoxide (which we now understand to be 99.9% pure).

  2. Liam on January 11th, 2010 6:01 pm

    @ Mark

    Um, I think your mind must be be sharper than mine. Not only do I not understand how you could be correct, I don’t quite grasp what you’re trying to explain.

    Can you try explaining yourself again please? Forgive my mental slowness.

  3. Conall on January 11th, 2010 7:55 pm

    @ Mark

    I’m with you. The Dimethyl Sulfoxide in the compound is 99.9% pure, but only 90% of the contents of this tub is Dimethyl Sulfoxide.

    That said, who this product is intended for is a very good question! Maybe targeting the Terminator market?

  4. Liam on January 11th, 2010 9:01 pm

    Ok, I now understand the 99.9% – 90% connection. Thanks for the clarification.

    Let’s take up the usage conversation. What the heck is this stuff for if it’s not approved for human use?

  5. forkboy1965 on January 12th, 2010 10:41 pm

    Perhaps the better question is to whom or what are they selling this stuff if it’s not for human use?

    Aliens? Kittens? Flesh eating bacteria?

    Inquiring minds want to know!

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