Introducing Lugoldine: a Lugol-style iodine with a verified “activated” profile
Lugoldine is our take on a classic Lugol-style iodine supplement: a solution built around iodine (I₂) and iodide (I⁻)—two forms of the same essential nutrient your body uses to make thyroid hormones. (Office of Dietary Supplements)
What makes Lugoldine different isn’t a new ingredient. It’s the process.
Why Lugol-style solutions are more than “just iodine”
In a Lugol-style system, iodine chemistry is dynamic. Iodine (I₂) and iodide (I⁻) interact and form triiodide (I₃⁻) through a well-known equilibrium:
I₂ + I⁻ ⇌ I₃⁻ (Wikipedia)
That matters because the balance between these iodine species influences how the solution behaves—its color, how it responds to dilution, and how its “iodine profile” shifts as conditions change.
Our patented activation process
Lugoldine is made using a patented process described in US20090022816A1, which outlines an electrically driven treatment of an iodine tincture intended to create a storable, “pre-nascent” iodine state. (Google Patents)
In plain terms: we don’t just mix iodine and iodide. We process the solution in a controlled way, then verify that the result is measurably different.
What “activated” means (and how we test it)
We verify Lugoldine with UV-Vis spectrophotometry, which measures how a solution absorbs light across wavelengths. In iodine chemistry, specific regions of the spectrum are strongly associated with specific iodine species:
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Triiodide (I₃⁻) shows characteristic absorption bands around ~290 nm and ~350 nm. (PubMed)
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Molecular iodine (I₂) has a characteristic absorbance feature around ~460 nm in water (conditions can shift band shapes/positions). (Bio Conferences)
In our testing, the “activated” Lugoldine profile shows a consistent change in these iodine-related bands—especially a shift in the relative strength of the ~350 nm and ~290 nm triiodide features—plus a measurable change extending into the visible region.
Think of it like a spectral fingerprint: the label ingredients stay the same, but the internal iodine “distribution” is measurably different after processing.
What the activated profile represents
It’s important to be precise here.
“Nascent iodine” is not a universally standardized chemical species in mainstream analytical chemistry. So rather than claiming a single brand-new molecule, we define Lugoldine in a way that is testable and repeatable:
Lugoldine represents a process-defined iodine supplement with a consistently different iodine speciation profile, verified by UV-Vis spectroscopy.
In scientific terms, the simplest interpretation of our repeatable UV-Vis shift is:
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a subtle change in the environment/structure and distribution of iodine species already present in Lugol-type systems (I₂ / I⁻ / I₃⁻), and potentially
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a stronger contribution from iodine-like charge-transfer behavior that shows up into the visible range. (PubMed)
Why that could matter (without overpromising)
The most defensible “benefit story” of an activated, verified iodine profile is about product behavior and consistency, not miracle biology.
If a product reliably holds a different iodine profile, it can plausibly translate into:
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Iodine that the body recognizes and uses more readily could amplify all the established benefits of adequate iodine (thyroid/metabolic support, cognitive function, detox) with fewer drawbacks.
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A different “iodine reservoir” behavior in the bottle—how iodine species rebalance with dilution, time, and storage conditions—which can be measured directly with follow-up stability and dilution-curve testing.
Where iodine fits in your nutrition
Iodine is an essential trace element and a required component of thyroid hormones (T4 and T3). Getting enough iodine supports normal thyroid hormone production and normal metabolism. (Office of Dietary Supplements)
The standard supplement disclaimer
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.