Deirdre (Connecticut) on 04/04/2022

If you end up using this new topical method instead of drinking it, this is the way to go. Actually, it's also a good method to use for Ted's internal borax remedy! Perfectly dissolved borax.

P.S. Make sure to buy good stirring magnets as well as the stirrer from a science store. Most magnetic stirrers don't come with magnets or if they do, they are cheap and start to crack after a few uses in my experience.

Replied By Deirdre (Connecticut) on 04/05/2022

Thank you so much, Art! Really great to know as I had a lot of granules left at the bottle of my first bottle.

Can you kindly help me with this calculation? If I were to make an 8 oz solution with 1 tablespoon of borax, how much boron would I be delivering with each pour from the bottle, estimating a pour into one's palm is about 1 teaspoon of the solution? Thanks in advance!

Replied By Art (California) on 04/05/2022

Hi Deirdre,

One tablespoon of Borax weighs approximately 10.3 grams or 10, 300 mg, but this can vary based on density and moisture content of the Borax that is why I say approximately and this number should be close enough for this purpose.

One 8 ounce cup of water = 48 teaspoons

Assuming one teaspoon of the water/borax blend per use.

10, 300 mg / 48 servings = 214.583333 mg per teaspoon serving or for convenience 215 mg per teaspoon serving.

Borax is a larger molecule that does not easily cross the skin and dermal layers thus necessitating the use of DMSO to act as a transdermal penetration enhancer, but even with DMSO, not all of the Borax will be taken in, so the actual available dose to the joints is less than 215 mg per serving. Don't forget to wash and rinse your hands well before each use.

Art

Replied By Lulu (Toronto, Ontario) on 04/05/2022

Hi Art!

I started to use Deirdre's topical Borax and DMSO application on my hands( only! ).

You are saying that it is necessary to wash hands after the application.

How long should I keep the solution on my hands before I wash them?

Many Thanks in advance!

Replied By Deirdre (Connecticut) on 04/05/2022

Thank you so much, Art. Very helpful to know what mg I am roughly providing in each area. So I'm actually doing quite a large dose every day with my 4 oz water/1 teaspoon borax solution ... 12 teaspoons' worth at least! Amazingly, no side effects just increased energy. I will make your 8 oz /1 tablespoon borax solution next round and let you know how that goes. Thank you again!

P.S. Yes, I do wash my hands before and again after the borax/dmso solution has dried. It dries incredibly fast on the hands... no residue.

Replied By Art (California) on 04/06/2022

Hi Lulu,

I didn't say that, I said it is absolutely necessary to wash and thoroughly rinse your hands before using DMSO/Borax. Deirdre said to wash your hands after the DMSO has completely dried.

Art

Replied By Art (California) on 04/05/2022

Deirdre,

Yes, when you consider how small the area that you are delivering the Borax to, it is a high dose compared to 1/4 teaspoon orally that Ted recommended. This partly explains why the results are so fast at just 4 days to see benefit. Fortunately, topical delivery in this case will limit systemic availability and any potential toxicity of such a high dose.

Yes, I knew you are aware of how to use DMSO and being clean about it, I just wanted to reiterate that point for people using your new method and DMSO for the first time.

Bringing the pain level down to nothing can certainly make someone feel more energized, especially with chronic pain!

Your method is very useful for quicker relief from arthritis!

I've got a friend currently testing your method so I can report those results very soon!

Art

Replied By Art (California) on 04/12/2022

Peter,

No. Diabetes can cause nerve damage in the form of peripheral neuropathy (PN). The standard supplements to help with PN are vitamins B1, B6, B12 and Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA).

Some things work well with ALA to work against PN. Here is a basic example of the use of Baicalin and ALA used as a treatment for PN :

Study

Here is an important quote from the study :

>>>' Compared with α-lipoic acid monotherapy, baicalin capsules combined with α-lipoic acid are effective in treating patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, this treatment can obviously relieve the clinical symptoms of patients, improve nerve conduction velocity, reduce oxidative stress and inflammatory injury, and it does not increase adverse reactions. Therefore, it is worthy of promotion. ' <<<

There are other options, but these are the basics.

Here is a link to typical Baicalin supplements :

Baicalin Link

Here is a link to typical ALA supplements :

ALA Link

Good luck and please update us on how you do.

Art

Replied By Naomi (North Carolina) on 04/23/2022

What dosages of each would you recommend?

Replied By Art (California) on 04/23/2022

Naomi,

This is not my protocol so you would have to refer back to the original post by Deirdre for dosing considerations or ask her yourself. Here is a link to the original post that has her dosing directions in it :

https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/topical-borax-application.html

Art

Replied By Art (California) on 05/14/2022

Renee,

The reason this happened is because the water was warmer when you mixed the borax and this made your solution a "super saturated" solution of borax and distilled water and during the night it cooled and allowed the excess borax to crystalize. These crystals will not dissolve in your solution even if you were to add more distilled water.

If you pass your current solution through a coffee filter, it will remove these crystals and what you will have is a "saturated solution" of distilled water and borax, which I assume is what you wanted when you started out.

Art

Replied By Renee (Boston) on 05/14/2022

THANK YOU. GREAT IDEA. I have it in a spray bottle and it is getting clogged. I hope the coffee filter will correct this.

Replied By Art (California) on 05/15/2022

Renee,

You can leave your bottle of borax water in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before you run it through a coffee filter and that should help prevent your spray bottle from clogging.

Art