Re: Oral consumption of antiseptic iodine.

[Guest guest]

Yes. DO NOT drink " tincture of iodine " . It's meant for topical

use only. And it's not even very good for that: alcohol dries

out wounds and it also stings like anything.

For topical use, povidone iodine is a lot better. For oral use,

use something like Lugols.

There is also this: many alcohol-based products in the store

are " denatured' ... which means they add stuff to make you

sick if you drink them. This is because, I was told, some

alcoholics would drink, say, a bottle of perfume in a pinch.

In any case, they are NOT meant to be consumed!

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Mrs. Barley <chosenbarley@...> wrote:

> We are warned to not consume the iodine tincture we buy at the drug

> store. I just looked on my bottle and it says " ethyl alcohol " in

> addition to the iodine.

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> Is one drop of ethyl alcohol supposed to be dangerous? Here is what

> it says on emedicine:

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> Ethyl alcohol (ethanol; CH3-CH2-OH) is a low molecular weight

> hydrocarbon, which is derived from the fermentation of sugars and

> cereals. It is widely available both as a beverage and as an

> ingredient in food extracts, cough and cold medications, and mouthwashes. "

>

> So where is the big danger coming from? This is a serious question.

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[Guest guest]

--- In iodine , "

[Guest guest]

Can we not apply a 2% tincture to the skin and have it be absorbed by

the body that way? I did the patch test on my inner arm and it

disappeared within 6 hours or so, which means I'm deficient. So now

I'm wondering why I can't just keep applying the iodine to my skin?

Here's the patch test info:

http://www.wellnesswithin.com/articles/Iodine%20Patch%20Test.pdf

Thanks,

Laurel

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> --- In iodine , "