Alcohol used to clean skin

[Hoofy]

You know that stuff nurses use before giving you an injection. Is it this stuff?
http://amzn.to/1a2Q1hH

[944fan]

Think so. Surgical spirit from Boots has the same effect.

Not very tasty to drink though.

[Hoofy]

944fan said:

Think so. Surgical spirit from Boots has the same effect.

Not very tasty to drink though.

Screw that then!

[Hoofy]

What's the difference between ethanol and the above item, then? Or is ethanol also used?

[grumbledoak]

Yeah, IPA / rubbing alcohol / surgical spirit / ethanol / ethyl alcohol are all the same. Useful stuff. You could treat it like very strong vodka if you were desperate.

Methylated spirit is the same stuff but with methyl alcohol and other stuff added. That'll get you drunk / go blind / kill you twice as fast, but it is cheap. A lot like Spanish Brandy, really; mix with OJ.

Edited by grumbledoak on Tuesday 3rd September 12:42

[jogon]

Isopropyl alcohol does not have the nasty smell of white spirit but still pungent nonetheless, you need the 100% stuff ideally, it's very good at getting stains out of granite worktops as well making your own lens cleaning solution.

[Hoofy]

Thanks for the tip.

I just realised I don't have any in my first aid box so figured I ought to get some.

[prand]

Hoofy said:

Thanks for the tip.

I just realised I don't have any in my first aid box so figured I ought to get some.

If you are trying to be prepared, this is not much use against zombie bites. I suggest a keeping a revolver with a small bottle of scotch in the first aid box will help more than anything.

[Hoofy]

prand said:

If you are trying to be prepared, this is not much use against zombie bites. I suggest a keeping a revolver with a small bottle of scotch in the first aid box will help more than anything.

Surely a revolver with a few bullets would be a wiser idea?

[Perec]

944fan said:

Think so. Surgical spirit from Boots has the same effect.

Not very tasty to drink though.

Which is why I use ordinary alcohol contained in beers, wines and spirits and wait for it to clean my skin from the inside out.

[Hoofy]

Perec said:

944fan said:

Think so. Surgical spirit from Boots has the same effect.

Not very tasty to drink though.

Which is why I use ordinary alcohol contained in beers, wines and spirits and wait for it to clean my skin from the inside out.

I was thinking of something that had a more immediate effect.

[944fan]

The amount I drink I am constantly being cleansed inside out! I am basically pickled, and complete sterile.

Currently sweating out a few Martini's.

[Hoofy]

Do you smell of Martini?

[944fan]

Hoofy said:

Do you smell of Martini?

Yes, Gin and Vermouth, with a lemon peel of course. Saves of aftershave. Not had any complaints.


Apart from that person calling me a smelly fker the other day but that was just because someone's fart odor has drifted.

[RealSquirrels]

grumbledoak said:

Yeah, IPA / rubbing alcohol / surgical spirit / ethanol / ethyl alcohol are all the same. Useful stuff. You could treat it like very strong vodka if you were desperate.

Methylated spirit is the same stuff but with methyl alcohol and other stuff added. That'll get you drunk / go blind / kill you twice as fast, but it is cheap. A lot like Spanish Brandy, really; mix with OJ.

Edited by grumbledoak on Tuesday 3rd September 12:42

woah woah woah

IPA is iso-propanol (that's CH3CH(OH)CH3)
rubbing alcohol dunno
surgical spirit dunno

ethanol and ethyl alcohol are the same thing, but are NOT IPA (ethanol is CH3CH2OH)

isopropanol is not as drinkable as ethanol.

[grumbledoak]

My bad, and apparently it isn't even as simple as rubbing = surgical = IPA vs. ethanol = ethyl alcohol either. I hope anyone isn't halfway through a cocktail. Or a Spanish Brandy, come to that.

[Hoofy]

Im fining t jard too see my scren

[RealSquirrels]

its the keyboard you need to worry about.

[JumboBeef]

Hoofy said:

I just realised I don't have any in my first aid box so figured I ought to get some.

You'd be better buying this sort of thing: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id...

Same as we use on the Ambulances (but not from Tesco )

[Mastodon2]

jogon said:

Isopropyl alcohol does not have the nasty smell of white spirit but still pungent nonetheless, you need the 100% stuff ideally, it's very good at getting stains out of granite worktops as well making your own lens cleaning solution.

Counter intuitive perhaps, but 70% IPA is actually more effective at killing bacteria, as it takes longer for the alcohol to evaporate out of the solution, increasing the time the anti-microbial agent is in place and doing it's job. I expect 100% is used in hospitals because it dries very quickly and easily, whereas 70% leaves your hands feeling wet and clammy for a little while.