My cautionary tale. I hope it's of use to someone.
I've been following this group since April. Years ago I was a research assistant working with various forms of nano-carbon and testing production methods. C60 has held my interest for some time.
I'm a 45 year old male, 5'10" 185 lbs.
I've been taking 10mg/day for 3 weeks so far. I put 500mg C60 (Sesres 99.5%) in 750ml California Olive Ranch EVOO on a magnetic mixer for 10 days. The solution is so dark, a high-powered flashlight is barely visible as small ruby glow from the opposite side of the jar. Shining the light on the outside shows a deep blood red. A tablespoon (my daily dose) is a deep brown, like maple syrup.
Energy level - At the end of a long workday, I don't have the physical and mental fatigue that I used to.
Appetite - Something to be careful of. I experience sharper hunger 'pains' now, where before they would be an ache that bordered on nausea. These are more like what I remembered getting when I was a lot younger. I've gained two pounds.
Stamina - My limit on some exercises in previous years was about 20 reps. 30 or more is not a problem now. After about 10 days of C60 I began to exercise regularly after about 18 months hiatus.
Hair growth - I'm getting some small stubble in my bald spot.
Skin - I've had some small spots of scaley leukoderma on my arms for years. The scales have disappeared and the spots are turning a bit pink. Some other old scars are starting to disappear as well. Something resembling UV protection is definitely there, but it doesn't turn you into Superman... More on that below.
With regards to a possible placebo effect, it's funny how that can work both ways. Within the first few days of taking C60, I was hyper-aware of any little pain or difference in my body. At one point, when I was a little alarmed at feeling some soreness in my kidney area, I thought back and then realized, "Oh, did I really just carry that compressor down the stairs one-handed?" I had many small instances within the first couple of weeks of aches perfectly attributable to my increased activity. One interesting marker, however, is my previous consumption of Tylenol and Advil for daily headaches and chronic back pain has been reduced to zero. Minor prostatitis pain has been reduced to zero. So, if this is just a placebo effect, I'll probably keep taking C60 for its powerful psychosomatic properties alone.
It isn't just a rosey picture however. I'm currently experiencing a strong negative effect, though I can't blame the C60. Turnbuckle coined the term "C60 arrogance" which is quite apt here.
I've indicated that C60 seems to provide some protection against sunburn. A couple weeks ago I spent the afternoon at a waterpark with the family. It had been years since the last time I'd had that type of sun exposure; but I boldly limited the amount of sunblock. It was partly overcast, and after a few hours at the park it was as if I hadn't had any sun at all. So the next week I was even further enboldened, and went without sunblock of any kind. Thus the title of this thread.
4 hours of strong exposure was enough to do me in. My burn pattern indicates that the damage was done during the final 45 minutes lazing belly-up in the kiddie pool, so I probably would have been OK up to 2 or 3 hours. I would have been even better if I'd used a little sunscreen.
I don't think the C60 blocks UV anyway... its effect is more how it must be helping the skin mitigate the damage.
My wife put things in perspective for me when I was refusing the sunblock. I told her, "It's for science!"
She replied, "You might as well be doing it for Narnia! Idiot."
There you go. For science, and for Narnia!
