Podcast – How Much Iodine is in Your Skincare? with Dr. Alan Christianson
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Some products you put on your skin can have substantial amounts of Iodine such as topicals and cosmetics. How much Iodine have you been taking?
- Iodine in skin (0:37)
- Absorbing Iodine in three ways (1:02)
- How do Skin Patch Tests work? (2:44)
- Managing your Iodine (4:05)
- Topical Iodine and Antiseptics (4:28)
- Simmental Iodine (5:25)
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine (PVP-I) (6:35)
- PVP in other forms and common names (7:40)
- Natural organic versus commercial cosmetics (9:00)
- Effects of extra Iodine (9:30)
- Amount of Iodine in cosmetics (10:30)
- Vaginal Douches (12:16)
- Iodine as a Skin Antiseptic (13:05)
Conclusion and closing comments (13:41)
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