The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced recalls of several hand sanitizers due to the potential presence of methanol. Methanol is a toxic alcohol that can have adverse effects, such as ...

Are you familiar with rubbing alcoholand hydrogen peroxide? They’re not advertised much. They’re simple, inexpensive liquids that sit on pharmacy or supermarket shelves until they manage to make their ...

This cleaner and disinfectant isn't safe for all surfaces. Rubbing alcohol can damage wood, painted surfaces, natural stone, and delicate fabrics by stripping finishes, causing discoloration, or ...

ALBANY, N.Y.(NEWS10)—Did you know that you can make hand sanitizer at home with things you may already have? All you need is Aloe Vera gel, that’s the stuff you rub on your sunburn, some rubbing ...

Due to the spread of Covid-19, you now likely have a bottle (or a few) of rubbing alcohol in your medicine cabinet as your go-to disinfectant for killing germs. After all, rubbing alcohol is ...

Isopropyl is pure alcohol with no other ingredients. Rubbing alcohol is a mixture of isopropyl and water, sometimes containing additional ingredients. Unlike rubbing alcohol, undiluted isopropyl is ...

Rubbing alcohol is useful for a whole lot. Obviously, there’s the whole sanitization thing that’s responsible for saving countless lives all over the world. Prior to that, folks were pretty much just ...

Rubbing alcohol, or isopropyl, has several potential uses in personal care, as well as in general household cleaning. These include skin cleansing and disinfecting. However, the incorrect use of ...

Both hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol can kill germs. Generally, you can use rubbing alcohol on the skin and some surfaces while you can only use hydrogen peroxide on surfaces. Rubbing alcohol ...