Re: How to remove iodine stains?

[Guest guest]

Hi Melody,

If you have ascorbic acid powder (vitamin C crystals ), you can sprinkle it on the fabric and add water and it will remove the stain. If you don’t have the crystals in loose form, open up a Vitamin C capsule and use that.

Best,

Kathleen

moderator

How to remove iodine stains?

Hi all,I guess this is an inevitable question: Is there any way to remove iodine stains from fabric? I had a clumsy moment, but at least this is nylon fabric, not cotton, which stains much worse. I have kept it wet in hopes that would help.Thanks,Melody

[Guest guest]

Or crush a tablet! Ascorbic acid or calcium ascorbate will work-- probably

other forms too--

it converts the brown elemental iodiNe into the clear potassium iodiDe so you

can't see the

stain anymore.

I use it when I get it on my skin and need to clean up.

--V

On 13 Feb 2012 at 8:26, Melody Hartley wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I guess this is an inevitable question: Is there any way to remove

> iodine stains from fabric? I had a clumsy moment, but at least this

> is nylon fabric, not cotton, which stains much worse. I have kept it

> wet in hopes that would help.

>

> Thanks,

> Melody

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Kathleen and ! That worked, though I had to leave it sit

a while with the ascorbic acid powder on the stain. Yaay!

Melody

On 2/13/2012 10:01 AM, Baker wrote:

> Or crush a tablet! Ascorbic acid or calcium ascorbate will work-- probably

other forms too--

> it converts the brown elemental iodiNe into the clear potassium iodiDe so you

can't see the

> stain anymore.

>

> I use it when I get it on my skin and need to clean up.

>

> --V

>

>

>

> On 13 Feb 2012 at 8:26, Melody Hartley wrote:

>

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I guess this is an inevitable question: Is there any way to remove

>> iodine stains from fabric? I had a clumsy moment, but at least this

>> is nylon fabric, not cotton, which stains much worse. I have kept it

>> wet in hopes that would help.

>>

>> Thanks,

>> Melody

>>

>>

>> ------------------------------------

>>

>> Owner: Buist, ND HC

>> Moderators: Baker, Kathleen Blake, Donna Iler, Linn

>>

>> All off topic posts should go to the IodineOT group

>> IodineOT/

>>

>>

>> The NEW MEMBER DOCUMENT (#1 on the list)

>> iodine/files/01%20NEW%20MEMBERS%2

>> 0-%20READ%20FIRST/