I use it for Skin Tags, and to make my nails hard....That is it ! It could also be used as an antiseptic...It is clear and will not stain ,,most of the time, but it does turn red when some cheicials touch it, I was in my lab and working with several things and I noticed my red nails...I don't know what chem. did the trick? But the red went away in a short time. Tel Tofflemire http://www.quailwoodherbal.com
Shirley Reed <[email protected]> wrote: Since Lugol's is pretty expensive and here in the US we need a prescription for it (also, H. Clark has published the formula ala recipe for making it yourself, but the supply houses are loathe to send granular iodine to anything except a school or somewhere else I forget) I am wondering if anyone knows for sure about using Povidone instead. This looks like a good idea, but if 'someone out there' knows FOR SURE if this is safe, please let me-us know. Also, how does it compare-drop per drop- with the Lugol's? I don't think it will really make much difference since I read that 60 drops of Lugol's was once considered a single dose. So maybe dosage levels are not so critical. I sure don't intend to use that much at once. But I like to know anyway. And since allergy can develop to anything at any time, I only check once for that. Anyway, Povidone is really cheap, available even at Walgreen's and looks like a good bet. The bottle says it is 10% povidone iodine that is titratable to 1% iodine. Hope I got that right as I have no idea what it means in this situation. It says not to take it internally, but that may not really be needful. Someone on this list is sure to know and the input will be much appreciated. tia pj Tel Tofflemire Dewey, AZ. --------------------------------- Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool.
