How to wash off iodine from the skin quickly?

It is easy to get dirty with iodine, even when opening a chemist's bottle. The trace of this substance can stick quite firmly. There is a question, how to wash off iodine from a skin quickly. The spot can disappear and by itself after a while, for example, overnight. But if you are in a hurry, you will need some special solution for this problem. We will discuss the possible options and tools in this article.

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Removal methods

In fact, this substance is not so difficult to deduce. Here are the main ways to get rid of it:

• First use a soapy solution. You can simply wash your hands with soap or wash something manually.
• Dissolves alcohol well. Wet the cotton wool with alcohol and try to remove the stain. Repeat several times and the dirt will disappear.
• You may be surprised, but also an excellent solvent is oil. Use olive oil or vegetable oil. Apply it to the contaminated skin and remove the stain with a cotton pad. If it does not work out, use an additional sponge.
• If the methods mentioned above do not help, try a mechanical action. Take a scrub, a hard sponge or soda. Try to soak the skin, then wipe off the dirt.
• You may be helped by a lemon or lemon juice. Wet a cotton swab in citric acid and wipe the stains.
• You can wipe iodine from the skin with a solvent such as acetone or a nail polish remover.
• You can try using a normal skin cream. It will soften the skin and the stain will quickly absorb, leaving no trace behind.
• Take advantage of hydrogen peroxide. It cleans, and also penetrates into the tissue and speeds up absorption. Peroxide is perfect if iodine is on the face.
• Take any substances that contain alcohol: vodka, lotion.

Important! Remove stains as accurately as possible, avoid burns and skin irritations.

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Prevention of spots

First, iodine in bottles is in principle uncomfortable. Now I sell iodine pencils - if possible, better buy it in this form.

There is an opinion that the skin of a person with a deficiency of iodine absorbs this element more quickly. Some even specifically apply it to the skin. But still, do not put big spots - draw a strip or grid.

Important! The remainder of the solution applied for health purposes does not need to be removed, because it is necessary that it is completely absorbed. It is used not only for healing and disinfection, but also for the treatment of inflammation. In general, if you use iodine for medicinal purposes, it is worth not paying attention to the inconvenience and waiting until it absorbs.

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How to remove stains on clothes?

This will be somewhat more complicated than removing iodine from the face or hands. If you have dirtied the floor, then you can still fix it by putting furniture or putting a carpet, thus, hiding the pollution. Clothing, you may have to throw out.

Important! If you get stained clothes, act immediately, until the stain is dry.

Simple ways to manually remove

Use a stain remover, just make sure it fits the fabric. Dampen the dirty spot with a stain remover, soak the thing in water with detergent.

You can also use the laundry soap. After half an hour, start rubbing the dirt, then rinse with clean water.

Important! Use also a washing machine, but keep in mind that in it you can not control how the spot disappears.

If the

did not help If you do not have a special tool at hand, but you need something quick to do, then you should try the following methods:

• Treat a dirty thing with dishwashing detergent. Leave it on things for a couple of hours, then rinse with detergent. This method is suitable only for things with good paint, which does not peel off.
• Use starch. Fill dirty things with warm water, then wring them out and treat with starch. After - run them to fade.
• You can get rid of dirt with ammonia. This method is also suitable to wash iodine from the skin of the hands. Dilute 7 drops of alcohol in a glass of water, then dip the dirty thing into this solution and leave for 15 minutes. Rinse the thing and wash it again.
• If it is not possible to wash the thing, use cotton wool soaked in acetone.

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Cleaning the floor and leather furniture

The floor is not as noticeable on the floor, of course, as on clothes, but sometimes it is desirable to remove it. Also, many are worried about how you can clean the furniture. Even more interesting is the problem of stains on furniture. What can be done here:

• If the stain is fresh, you can wash it off with soap and water. However, you can not completely remove it in this way.
• Try the original method, which was common before the advent of digital cameras. Apply a fixer for photos on a dirty surface, then rinse with water.
• If you do not have a fixer, then use potatoes. Cut the potatoes in half and rub it with soiling.
• Use ascorbic acid. Dilute it in water, moisten a cotton swab and rub until it is clean.

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Cleansing from porcelain and plastic surfaces

If there are tried methods to wash iodine from the skin of your hands, then it will not always be possible to remove it from plastic and porcelain things. On these materials, the brown liquid quickly finds itself in deep layers, and then it is difficult to remove it. Cleaners usually only affect the surface, so we use the following:

• You will need chlorine-based cleaning agents. They deeper cleanse, but can destroy the enamel, hitting the microcracks.
• If iodine gets on the sink or dishes, then you need to wipe it off as soon as possible by any means. Take a material with pores: a rag, gauze, sponge, blot the stain to make the substance smaller. Pour soda and rub it. After washing off soda, repeat several times.
• You can use salt in the same way.

Try everything from soda to acid, but it's better not to bring it to the last.

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Precautions

All the methods listed above should be used as neatly as possible. Trying to clean the clothes of furniture or quickly wash off iodine from the skin, be careful. If you overdo it, you can spoil the thing or hurt yourself.

Try to avoid the following things:

• wash away the paint from the furniture or laminate;
• damage enamel on the plumbing;
• spoil the fabric.

All this can make objects unusable for further use. There may be new spots or clothes will lose its appearance and it will have to be thrown out.

Try, as far as possible, to use less aggressive means. If you are not helped by simple substances such as soda or salt, then try to mask the stains.

Important! Using strong funds can harm your health and the health of your family members. It is dangerous to use acetone and substances with chlorine, they are part of the air, evaporating. Chlorine itself is a very toxic substance. Acetone or a means for removing varnish has a high volatility. They are harmful to the nervous and respiratory systems.

Before using dangerous substances, think about whether it is worth it. If you still decide to use them, ventilate the room during and after treatment.