I thought that DMSO absorbs into the skin and would not feel like this. As to whether it works [SEP] It is very greasy.  Clothes stick to it and it stays that way until you shower.  I thought that DMSO absorbs into the skin and would not feel like this.  As to whether it works, my experience is inconclusive.  I did not get any miraculous reduction in pain, however for an hour or so the pain did appear to be less.