Re: Re: Lugol's on Ebay/eye droppers

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Even though the droppers are different lengths, the rubber bulb/cap assembly are often the same size. Any time you are throwing out any product with an eye dropper, try removing the bulb/cap to reuse on another dropper. I was buying extra eye droppers for use with food grade hydrogen peroxide, but now I find that I can often use the bulb/cap part of a different eye dropper on the glass pipe. Saves some money, & makes me feel very ecologically sound.AnneOn Mar 4, 2011, at 9:44 AM, Baker wrote: Yes, the ebay seller is very nice (and proper and careful) in that he sends the bottle with a regular closed cap and sends the rubber-topped dropper along the side. However, I'd like to correct the suggestion you've made. If you get a 4 oz bottle of Lugol's, you're better off decanting an ounce at a time into another 1-ounce bottle with a dropper on it (or, just 1 ounce into another 4 oz bottle, whatever dropper bottle you have handy). Then keep the remainder of the 4 oz bottle in a dark closet, undisturbed. Whenever purchasing a bulk nutrient, it is proper procedure to remove a portion of it for daily use and store the bulk of it undisturbed. You'll use up the 1-oz bottle before the rubber stopper deteriorates. There is no need to go to the trouble of washing it out every time you use it. Instructions like those make it too complicated to supplement with iodine, it would drive me mad to be that concerned with the rubber every day. There is no need to be that worried about it. Particularly if you keep your daily-use iodine bottle upright on a shelf, very little iodine comes into contact with the rubber. Once you start to see corrosion (the rubber will start feeling different), dispose of that dropper. Droppers can be purchased by themselves at many natural food stores, or online. Probably you could ask this seller to sell you separate, empty 1-oz dropper bottles, or replacement droppers. The dropper for the 4-oz bottle will not fit onto a 1-oz bottle, it is too long. You could ask the seller to send a 1-oz size dropper instead of a 4-oz size. He is extremely helpful and willing to meet people's needs. -- At 12:21 PM 3/3/2011, you wrote: >Most Lugol's you buy comes with the rubber/glass eyedropper sealing the >bottle and is your only option to seal the bottle in between uses > >Notice that this eBay seller (full orchestra) is very ethical in that the >bottle he sends you is sealed with a Teflon cap. Immune to iodine >corrosion. He includes a separate eyedropper for you to use. When you >are forced to use an eyedropper to seal the bottle iodine will be absorbed >by and corrode the rubber in the eyedropper over time and that corrosion >crap can get back into your Lugol's > >So you get your few iodine drops dispensed, squeeze the eyedropper dry as >you can. Maybe wash it in distilled water. And then use the Teflon cap on >the bottle > >garr > > > > >On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Valicia Hale ><<mailto:valiciahale@...>valiciahale@...> wrote: > > >Upon recommendation here I purchased from this seller and am very >satisfied with his prices and product. >He was very willing to combine shipping and answer questions I had >regarding the materials needed for making Lugol's myself. > >I got the following at the lowest prices I've seen anywhere; > >1- 4oz. 2.2% Lugol's solution, $8.00 >1- 2oz. 2.2% Lugol's solution $4.00 and >5.75g iodine 11.5g potassium iodide in raw materials for $3.25 to make my >own 4 oz. supply, for a total of $24.00 including shipping which was $7.90 >priority mail. > >Val > > > > > ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~ --A.J. Muste

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Yes, absolutely. The only difference between a 4-oz bottle dropper and a

1-oz bottle dropper is the length of the glass part. The size of the cap

and rubber assembly are identical.

So any rubber dropper from any tincture or other product will work for the

iodine. Just clean it up. Don't use soap, just wash it out. I use a

toothpick to get buildup out of the end of the glass droppers. The glass

dropper portion is just pushed up into the rubber portion. If you pull

gently on the glass pipe it will separate from the rubber for cleaning.

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At 12:15 PM 3/4/2011, you wrote:

>Even though the droppers are different lengths, the rubber bulb/cap

>assembly are often the same size. Any time you are throwing out any

>product with an eye dropper, try removing the bulb/cap to reuse on another

>dropper. I was buying extra eye droppers for use with food grade hydrogen

>peroxide, but now I find that I can often use the bulb/cap part of a

>different eye dropper on the glass pipe. Saves some money, & makes me feel

>very ecologically sound.

>

>Anne

>

>

>On Mar 4, 2011, at 9:44 AM, Baker wrote:

>

>>

>>

>>Yes, the ebay seller is very nice (and proper and careful) in that he sends

>>the bottle with a regular closed cap and sends the rubber-topped dropper

>>along the side.

>>

>>However, I'd like to correct the suggestion you've made. If you get a 4 oz

>>bottle of Lugol's, you're better off decanting an ounce at a time into

>>another 1-ounce bottle with a dropper on it (or, just 1 ounce into another

>>4 oz bottle, whatever dropper bottle you have handy). Then keep the

>>remainder of the 4 oz bottle in a dark closet, undisturbed. Whenever

>>purchasing a bulk nutrient, it is proper procedure to remove a portion of

>>it for daily use and store the bulk of it undisturbed.

>>

>>You'll use up the 1-oz bottle before the rubber stopper

>>deteriorates. There is no need to go to the trouble of washing it out

>>every time you use it. Instructions like those make it too complicated to

>>supplement with iodine, it would drive me mad to be that concerned with the

>>rubber every day. There is no need to be that worried about

>>it. Particularly if you keep your daily-use iodine bottle upright on a

>>shelf, very little iodine comes into contact with the rubber.

>>

>>Once you start to see corrosion (the rubber will start feeling different),

>>dispose of that dropper. Droppers can be purchased by themselves at many

>>natural food stores, or online. Probably you could ask this seller to sell

>>you separate, empty 1-oz dropper bottles, or replacement droppers. The

>>dropper for the 4-oz bottle will not fit onto a 1-oz bottle, it is too

>>long. You could ask the seller to send a 1-oz size dropper instead of a

>>4-oz size. He is extremely helpful and willing to meet people's needs.

>>

>>--

>>

>>At 12:21 PM 3/3/2011, you wrote:

>>

>> >Most Lugol's you buy comes with the rubber/glass eyedropper sealing the

>> >bottle and is your only option to seal the bottle in between uses

>> >

>> >Notice that this eBay seller (full orchestra) is very ethical in that the

>> >bottle he sends you is sealed with a Teflon cap. Immune to iodine

>> >corrosion. He includes a separate eyedropper for you to use. When you

>> >are forced to use an eyedropper to seal the bottle iodine will be absorbed

>> >by and corrode the rubber

>>

>>

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste