Iodine baths

Last updated on: 01.02.2022

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Baths with addition of 0.01 g iodine or iodide per liter of bath water. This leads to the resorption of iodine - the exact amount is estimated at 0.5 g iodide per bath - caution: thyroid disease, iodine allergy!

Iodine-sulfur baths occur in natural waters in some bathing resorts. There, iodine is attributed invigorating function with regeneration of the respiratory tract and skin, regulation of circulation, metabolism and digestion.

Last updated on: 01.02.2022