Bluie

Does anyone remember this stuff?

Can you still buy it if so from where?

Cheers

Nick

ajm

If you mean medicinal tincture of iodine (iodine dissolved in alcohol) then the chemist/pharmacy should have some.

Bluie

The ones I've tried only seem to do the spray, was after the drops that I remember as a kid turned the skin yellow, hurt like hell but worked brilliantly

Nicks VR4

Oh yes remember it well ex butcher here

AFAIK you can't buy it anymore it was stopped being made or taken off the market
Cant remember why but was said to be dangerous

mart360

you mean tincture of iodine, been a very long time since ive seen that one...

ask chaos. any chemist worth his salt should have some of that around!!


Mart

custard puddle

I always go for the theory, no pain, no pain, it works lol

Lee247

The vet uses iodine on my horse, when she has a cut leg. Think you can still get it at chemists tho', but you will have to ask,

_Meridian_

iTrader: (1)

Apart from it being poisonous and highly flammable, I can't see anything wrong with the stuff....

M

boxst

Hello

You can still buy it in America.



Steve.

ajm

As an alternative you could try asking for betadine (povidone-iodine). It comes in various forms (creams, washes etc), but the paint on alcohol based variant is what hospitals use to disinfect the skin prior to surgery.

ajm

Most topical antiseptics are poisonous if you were drink it. In fact tincture of iodine is often used to sanitise drinking water by survivalists, in small amounts admittedly!

I would be surprised if it had been officially withdrawn from sale in UK, it's probably more to do with lack of demand as no one uses it anymore. I expect a small "old school" chemists would have it.

Apple

I bought some a few years ago from an "old school" chemist and he was delighted that somebody actually wanted one of the traditional remedies rather than the newfangled stuff.

I wanted it as a compact bottle for a first aid kit and it only cost something like 50p

STi-Frenchie

Betadine - freely available from any pharmacist in France



Take the scooby and come over for the day, it's Easter Monday and ... wait ... all the chemists are closed. Try tomorrow

Bluie

Thanks guys will try France as I'm currently in Germany until Wednesday. If not will look at the other suggestions

Cheers

Nick

RB5 Paul

isn't it sold as the red aftershock nowadays?

Comper100

We have loads on the farm. You can buy it for animals no problem, Most farm supplies has the stuff. I remember using it to dissinfect an angle grinder cut OMG stung like hell, but worked a treat, even if i did have a yellow finger.