Most people keep a bottle of rubbing alcohol in the medicine cabinet. First, there are two types of rubbing alcohol. Isopropyl is commonly made with a concentration of 70 percent alcohol and bitter additives that you see at the store, but not drinkable. Ethyl alcohol is made of 97.5 to 100 percent denatured ethanol, which means it has been made unsafe to drink. Rubbing alcohol is traditionally used as a disinfectant, but it has a number of benefits that you may never have considered. Kill bedbugs, follow the advice of Pest Control and fill a spray bottle with isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Spritz the braiding around the mattress, headboard and box springs. It works because rubbing alcohol kills the bugs on contact. Fruit flies around, it will Kill them on contact using a hand sprayer. Remove stains, mixing 1 part rubbing alcohol with 2 parts water spray directly on stains. This works on everything from ink to coffee. Deodorize sneakers. Spray the insides of your shoes allow the shoes to dry overnight. Heal cold sores by dabbing alcohol directly on the sore with a cotton swab. Alcohol pads are great for bug bites and a soaked Qtip can clean the keys of a keyboard. And yes, sanitize hands. Instead of using store-bought hand sanitizer, make your own using 3 parts rubbing alcohol and 1 part aloe vera…Any other suggestions for Rubbing Alcohol? …Ed
Source: Roxanne Goldberg /Photo:Lenore Edman
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