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2. Hand sanitizer - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol rub sanitizers containing at least 70% alcohol (mainly ethyl alcohol) kill 99.9% of the bacteria on hands 30 seconds after application and 99.99% to 99.999% [note 1] in one minute. [ 31 ] For health care, optimal disinfection requires attention to all exposed surfaces such as around the fingernails, between the fingers, on the back of ...

3. Alcohols (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Ethanol is listed under Antiseptics, and Alcohol based hand rub under Disinfectants, on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [6] Applied to the skin, alcohols are used to disinfect skin before a needle stick and before surgery. [2] They may be used both to disinfect the skin of the person and the hands of the healthcare ...

4. Rubbing alcohol - Wikipedia

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   It contains 87.5–91% by volume of absolute ethyl alcohol. The rest consists of water and the denaturants, with or without color additives, and perfume oils. Rubbing alcohol contains in each 100 ml more than 355 mg of sucrose octaacetate or more than 1.40 mg of denatonium benzoate. The preparation may be colored with one or more color additives.

5. Ethanol - Wikipedia

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   Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3 CH 2 OH. It is an alcohol, with its formula also written as C 2 H 5 OH, C 2 H 6 O or EtOH, where Et stands for ethyl. Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a characteristic wine-like ...

6. Everclear - Wikipedia

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   For example, ordinary vodka, gin, rum and tequila have an alcohol concentration typically around 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof), and liqueurs are typically around 20% alcohol (40 proof). [ 5 ] Everclear is also used as a household "food-grade" cleaner, disinfectant, or stove fuel alcohol because its fumes and odor are less offensive than ...

7. Benzalkonium chloride - Wikipedia

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   Cleaners for floor and hard surfaces as a disinfectant, such as Lysol and Dettol antibacterial spray and wipes. Algaecides for clearing of algae, moss, lichens from paths, roof tiles, swimming pools, masonry, etc. Benzalkonium chloride is also used in many non-consumer processes and products, including as an active ingredient in surgical ...