I finally got around to trying T in DMSO. Maybe 100 mg T per 1 ml DMSO was too concentrated because there were some crystals left over after application. No white residue or powder, but definitely some kind of tiny glitter on my skin that was only visible in bright light.
I tried 25mg, 100mg and 200mg applications and felt absolutely nothing different. Absolutely nothing. Like as if I smeared water on my skin (other than the DMSO burn).
This is about what I expected though. Some would be tempted to say that my powder is bunk, and maybe it is. But it confirms my suspicion that those who "feel" something from these hormones are either working with placebo, or have low testosterone to begin with. Mood, energy, strength -- nothing. Probably once you're in the high-normal range for T, blasting into the stratosphere doesn't do much more for you.
I think I will run this bottle out with 5-15mg applications once or twice a day just to help keep T in the upper range.
DMSO is awful to work with. Completely impractical for a regular basis. I'll try the (95%) ethanol formulas next.
It would be good if there was a way to pre-treat the skin with some kind of 5-ar inhibitor like topical finasteride to prevent DHT conversion. But then DMSO would bring that in and make it systemic, which you wouldn't want.
Overall I would say that I'm completely unimpressed. But microdosing T with a non-DMSO formula over the long haul might be helpful for gym purposes at least.