Iodine has an almost indefinite shelf life. It will lose some potency over time, one of the reasons they suggest having the larger amount securely capped and the amount you are using daily (if you use it daily) decanted into a smaller bottle.
For my bottle with the dropper - you know the type with the rubber air bulb on top to draw up into the dropper - I just keep several on hand and replace periodically. The chemists will have to give feedback but I would have to suspect that there are likely some plastic compounds in there now. How much and whether this would make it unsafe for your use - whatever that might be - I cannot say. Jaxi On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 1:11 PM, jess <jessi...@optonline.net> wrote: > thanks jaxi that explains why it has been escaping from the plastic. > > is it too late to restore in glass, does it have plastic compounds in it > now from possibly breaking down the plastic? Jess > > *From:* jaxi <jaxi.sch...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, October 20, 2011 10:36 AM > *To:* silver-list@eskimo.com > *Subject:* Re: CS>iodine question > > They suggest storing in glass and using a regular lid for larger amounts > and decanting into a smaller glass container with a dropper for daily use. > It is corrosive to plastic/rubber long term. > > Jaxi > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 12:34 PM, jess <jessi...@optonline.net> wrote: > >> Does anyone know if liquid iodine can be stored in plastic? I bought >> some Lugols a couple years ago and the container and dropper is a thick >> plastic. When left in the medicine cabinet in a very cool part of the house, >> it evaporated from the bottle and stained the inside of the cabinet orange. >> Afterwards I stored the Lugols bottle inside a glass jar with the top on the >> jar. The bathroom still has the smell although there is no sign of staining >> anywhere. >> >> I have another iodine in glass bottle with dropper that never escaped >> into the atmosphere. Thanks, Jess >> > >
