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2. 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]

3. Rubbing alcohol - Wikipedia

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   To protect alcohol tax revenue in the United States, all preparations classified as Rubbing Alcohols (defined as those containing ethanol) must have poisonous additives to limit human consumption in accordance with the requirements of the US Treasury Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, using Formula 23-H (8 parts by volume of ...

4. 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 ...

5. Listerine - Wikipedia

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   In combination, all have an antiseptic effect, [26] and there is some thought that methyl salicylate may have an anti inflammatory effect as well. [27] Ethanol, which is toxic to bacteria at concentrations of 40%, [28] is present in concentrations of 21.6% [23] in the flavored product and 26.9% [29] in the original gold Listerine Antiseptic. [30]

6. These Dentist-Approved Mouthwashes Will Zap Bad Breath and ...

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   Simply put, antiseptic mouthwash helps kill bacteria in your mouth. If you have plaque buildup, red and swollen gums, or gum disease, antiseptic mouthwash can help prevent and reduce the bacteria ...

7. Hand sanitizer - Wikipedia

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   Hand rubs also prove to have more effective microbiological properties as compared to antiseptic soaps. The same ingredients used in over-the-counter hand-rubs are also used in hospital hand-rubs: alcohols such as ethanol and isopropanol, sometimes combined with quaternary ammonium cations (quats) such as benzalkonium chloride. Quats are added ...