Mixing with DMSO?

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Hi Folks,

I've just sprained some tendons in an already Lyme-problematic knee yesterday.

Immediately slathered it with DMSO, iced it, and then found a wrap to support

it, and hobbled painfully on crutches. Now it's doing rather better than I

expected, (no more crutches) but must walk with the knee fully extended (no

pain) or the pain on the flexion is excruciating and it can't bear my weight.

So, I know DMSO will help, but I want to dilute it before my skin suffers, as I

imagine back-of-the-knee skin won't be too forgiving. I normally use Brook's mix

but that's too weak for this, so last night, I put it on straight and then

slathered aloe gel over it while it was still wet.

My question is: would there be any problem with simply mixing some aloe and DMSO

together into a refillable roll-on and applying it that way? Will the aloe

interfere with the absorption of DMSO, or is there anything in the pure aloe gel

that would be undesirable if the DMSO carried it into the area? Trying to

streamline therapy here. I'm assuming these two will mix, and I really don't see

the difference between mixing it when applying layers directly on the body, or

pre-mixing.

Thanks for any info. Need to get back on my feet ASAP.

Be well,

Léna