Alcohol has the advantage that you can take it with you and use it frequently because it evaporates leaving nothing. Glycerine is just to prevent your skin from

Alcohol has the advantage that you can take it with you and use it frequently because it evaporates leaving nothing. Glycerine is just to prevent your skin from drying out. It is possible to get infected through your skin if it is damaged. I use some generic wet towels that I let dry out completely and then soaked with mixture of alcohol and glycerine.