It made noticeable difference to my pain right after application. So, thanks Walt, for mentioning this. To be absolutely sure you will have none of that, you would need to dilute it half and half with distilled water. The power of the AMA has greatly magnified any possible reaction to DMSO for just the reason you mentioned. The day will come when that organiation will no longer have the power to keep people sick for their own profit.
Convenience is the only advantage of the gel.
If you are careful to not waste it, you might get by cheaper with the liquid. That cost is miniscule compared to what any MD would prescribe. He said time to toss the sling. I am typing this TWO handed. I wasn't so thrilled because I couldn't get my arm completely straight yet, but he was.