Lugols Iodine 12% Solution

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Lugol's iodine, also known as Lugol's solution, first made in 1829, is a solution of elemental iodine and potassium iodide in water, named after the French physician J.G.A. Lugol. Lugol's iodine solution is often used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, for emergency disinfection of drinking water, and as a reagent for starch detection in routine laboratory and medical tests. These uses are possible since the solution is a source of effectively free elemental iodine, which is readily generated from the equilibration between elemental iodine molecules and triiodide ion in the solution.

It has been used more rarely to replenish iodine deficiency. However, pure potassium iodide, containing the relatively benign iodide ion without the more toxic elemental iodine, is strongly preferred for this purpose. Likewise, in the Chernobyl disaster some Lugol's solution was used as an emergency source of iodide to block radioactive iodine uptake, simply because it was widely available as a drinking water decontaminant, and pure potassium iodide without iodine (the preferred agent) was not available.

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Contains:

Iodine: <4%
Potassium Iodide: <8%

Manufactured in Distilled Water

Our Product based on 0.5ml per drop contains (est per drop):
Iodine: 2mg Potassium Iodide: 4mg

Please note drop sizes vary so our figures are a best estimate based on 0.5ml per drop

HS Code / Commodity Code: 2801200000

Hazard Phrases: H315,H319

Prec Phrases: P264,P280,P305+351+338,P332+P313,P337+P313,P362