My homemade MSM cream - & Betty

[Guest guest]

I have been doing that kitchen experiment thing again. I tried a few

solutions with dissolved epsom salts and while it was okay, they all

dried leaving a " salty " film on the skin. I suppose I will go back to

the epsom salts foot baths if I use that. [one cup of epsom salts for

each 4-5 cups of really warm/hot water. The boys soak their feet in

it while they read, about 20 minutes.]

I had some MSM powder and read Betty's experiment. I agree that my

first few tries just mixing it with lotions was a bit sandy. So then

I heated the MSM with a little water so it would dissolve. Then I mix

this in with a lotion. I used Banana Boat sunscreen. This makes the

entire mixture runny, but as it cools, it solidifies more back into a

spreadable lotion. I also tried heating some coconut oil because it

is very good for the skin and is a solid at room temperature. I mixed

some of the heated,dissolved MSM into the heated, dissolved coconut

oil. As it cooled I stirred it periodically because it did not seem

to mix right off. But as it cooled in solidified more. Neither the

cooled MSM+sunscreen or the MSM+coconut oil was near as sandy as the

non-heated MSM mixtures. It was just a bit but easier worked into the

skin. Then I got impatient and mixed the two together

MSM+sunscreen+coconut oil. This turned out the best. A cooled smooth

lotion that was not sandy at all. Both boys and I spread it all over

one arm and it feel pretty good.

Betty, you might try warming your lotion+MSM mixture to help dissolve

the crystals, beat it really well, and see if it doesn't stay mixed

as it cools.

Other suggestions welcome. I am going to the other HFS here to see

about MSM powder and other creams. But otherwise this is going to

work out pretty well for us - and relatively cheap.

.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just a note on heating the MSM. From what I understand, heat destroys MSM,

which is one of the several reasons it is so absent in our foods. I'll try to

find out more.

Janet M.

[ ] My homemade MSM cream - & Betty

I have been doing that kitchen experiment thing again. I tried a few

solutions with dissolved epsom salts and while it was okay, they all

dried leaving a " salty " film on the skin. I suppose I will go back to

the epsom salts foot baths if I use that. [one cup of epsom salts for

each 4-5 cups of really warm/hot water. The boys soak their feet in

it while they read, about 20 minutes.]

I had some MSM powder and read Betty's experiment. I agree that my

first few tries just mixing it with lotions was a bit sandy. So then

I heated the MSM with a little water so it would dissolve. Then I mix

this in with a lotion. I used Banana Boat sunscreen. This makes the

entire mixture runny, but as it cools, it solidifies more back into a

spreadable lotion. I also tried heating some coconut oil because it

is very good for the skin and is a solid at room temperature. I mixed

some of the heated,dissolved MSM into the heated, dissolved coconut

oil. As it cooled I stirred it periodically because it did not seem

to mix right off. But as it cooled in solidified more. Neither the

cooled MSM+sunscreen or the MSM+coconut oil was near as sandy as the

non-heated MSM mixtures. It was just a bit but easier worked into the

skin. Then I got impatient and mixed the two together

MSM+sunscreen+coconut oil. This turned out the best. A cooled smooth

lotion that was not sandy at all. Both boys and I spread it all over

one arm and it feel pretty good.

Betty, you might try warming your lotion+MSM mixture to help dissolve

the crystals, beat it really well, and see if it doesn't stay mixed

as it cools.

Other suggestions welcome. I am going to the other HFS here to see

about MSM powder and other creams. But otherwise this is going to

work out pretty well for us - and relatively cheap.

.