Lugol's Iodine For Skin Conditions.....Skin Tags,Warts, Cancer and Psoriasis.Skin Tags and Warts: Iodine can be used topically for some skin conditions (at least 5% strength). When you use it topically, it inactivates the papilloma virus which is thought to be the virus that causes warts and skin tags. Paint Iodine on the area every day for several days, covering with a bandaid so you don't stain your clothing. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted virus. It is also the virus that is behind cervical cancer. Iodine is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-yeast, anti-fungal, and anti-mold. Theoretically, if you have enough iodine in your body (90% sufficiency), it could potentially reduce the risk of developing these health issues, not to mention iodine is needed to make stomach acid so that you can digest and assimilate nutrients from foods and supplements. Iodine is also needed to make thyroid hormones.