How to Convert Potassium Iodide into Your Own Iodine Tincture

Iodine is a chemical element used primarily for nutritional purposes and as a powerful antiseptic. Commonly found in hospitals, iodine solution is typically used to sanitize wounds. If you are interested in preparing your own medical supplies, you can create an iodine tincture -- an alcohol and water-based solution -- for home use relatively easily. These steps are also useful in the event that you travel to countries where this type of preparation is not readily available.

Things You'll Need

• Glass measuring container with ml increments
• 50 g potassium iodide
• 50 ml purified water
• 70 g of food or medical grade iodine
• Alcohol
• Dark colored glass bottle

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Instructions

• 1

  Add 50 g of potassium iodide to the glass measuring container.

• 2

  Pour in 50 ml of purified water. Mix the water and potassium iodide together by gently swirling the container.

• 3

  Add 70 g of iodine to the solution. Agitate the ingredients until well mixed.

• 4

  Dilute the solution by adding alcohol. Keep adding alcohol until the mixture measures 1000 ml in total.

• 5

  Store the tincture in a dark colored glass bottle. For best results, keep the bottle stored in a cool, dry location until use.