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Karmala (Templeton, Ca) on 08/20/2010
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Just wanted to pass along my experience with tincture of iodine. I purchased some locally to use on skin tags as I had read it is instrumental in safely removing them. I put some on a bandaid and then applied the bandaid to a skin tag on my neck. Within a few minutes, it really started burning. When I removed the bandaid, I had what appeared to be a chemical burn in the shape of the cotton section of the bandaid. I don't know if I used too much, or am just very sensitive to iodine, but wanted to share my experience so people might be cautious.
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Replied By Ed157 (Los Angeles, Ca, Us) on 10/17/2010

Yep, I burnt the top layer of skin off of my face. Be careful. I now have a large rectangular wound on my face the size and shape of the bandage part of the band aid, I guess the skin around the eyes is thin, I hope it doesn't leave a scar. I would not advise doing the soaked bandaid with iodine tip on the face.
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Replied By Francisca (Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France) on 07/08/2011

Do you mean the iodine we ingest or the one we put on cuts? We have two kinds! I tried the Essential Oil of Oregano on a small one and it melted away very fast, now there is a little red mark, I will wait and see whether it also disappears. I will try the iodine in a little one on my neck which is not disappearing so fast as soon as you tell me what kind of iodine you used!
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Replied By Lily (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) on 07/09/2011

Francisca, I used the regular Iodine that you use externally for skin tags. If I remember right it took less than a week. Works wonders. Lily.
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Replied By Chrisy (Las Vegas ) on 06/27/2025

Lugals solution will burn your skin if you don't let it air out.

I was painting my knee with it to try to resolve a spur and I thought I'd baste it, cover it in plastic so lugals didn't evaporate it would work better. It gave me a chemical burn, easy does it .

Also, citric acid will clear the iodine stain, so if you have to go somewhere, you just put a little in some water and wipe it easily. Unsweetened Kool aid has citric acid.

Once I stained my new sheets with lugals so I mixed unsweetened kool aid with water and iodine stain went away but left red stain which dawn dish soap cleared, so now I use lemon Kool aid and just a regular laundry washed the yellow dye away .

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