Is iodine a reasonable antiseptic?

Iodine is a good antiseptic, particularly as described by Stefanie above, but as she says it suppresses all cellular activity, not just the bugs you want to kill. read more

Iodine is a good antiseptic, particularly as described by Stefanie above, but as she says it suppresses all cellular activity, not just the bugs you want to kill. It does have other, non prophylactic, uses though, for instance if you have a stubborn,long standing chronic wound, one option I've seen employed is to use an iodine dressing (eg inadine) on a wound for 20 mins or so. read more

Hi u12tsangv! An antiseptic is something that prevents infection by killing micro-organisms, like bacteria and viruses. Iodine damages the walls of the cells that make up the micro-organisms and causes the insides to leak out of the cells. read more