surprised it worked for other things [SEP] i ve used liquid when going to bed and use the dmso when going out in public or when my skin gets irritated from the pure i used for chronic hip bursitis lower back pain and tight si jointi noticed i was getting the beginnings of a fever blister i couldn t believe it and thought my immune system was compromised i haven t had one since years old now i iced it when feeling the onset took mg of lysine put dsmo rose on it never read anything about it concerning this but figured why not i have it no side effects besides tasting garlic in your mouth briefly popped zicam zinc tablets every hour and did a dab of abreva the next day the fever blister disappeared almost half the size i told my sister who couldn t believe it either as she gets them a yeari would say to use this product the rose cream first if you are unfamiliar with dsmo before you graduate to liquid now that i know it can be used for anything besides pain i m all ini will say for pain when used with other things in combination conjunction joint care by redd remedies msm course organic flakes and dsmo you don t have to reach for prescription meds you can find all on amazon i have all prescription meds under the sun for my condition pain meds muscle relaxers lidocaine patchesbut i am firm believer prescription meds lead to other problems or diseases try natural first my concoction of the natural works wonders give them all a week for continuous relief and take at nighti would be curious to see if this cream works on burns or scratchesgood luck