Iodine Patch Test Accuracy

by Grazia
(non-US)

Hello,

I just read the Tincture of Iodine article here, and the following statements made me wonder how accurate a patch test is:

"Skin is the most acceptable transport for iodine with 88% of it evaporating from the skin requiring frequent coating.

Colloidal iodine has been found to evaporate more quickly than tincture of iodine with Lugol's being the most stable.

After evaporation from the skin, 12% is available to the body immediately with the remaining percentage being gradually absorbed."

I've been taking Lugol's both internally and externally since 2 months now.

I'm always painting a larger surface of skin than suggested for the patch test, and the painting disappears overnight. Some days I do find a faded patch in the morning, but usually it is gone withing 6-7 hours.

So I wonder how accurate the patch fading is if iodine evaporates readily (especially, taking into account the hot weather we have now, which often makes me wake up in sweat).

Thank you for any input,

Grazia

RESPONSE

I've read alot of "pros" and "cons" about the accuracy patch test.

My thinking is that our body's desperately need the iodine. The majority of the people using iodine this way rave about how they feel - even if only a small amount is absorbed into the skin. It's still working and nourshing the body, just more slowly.