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This is why you shouldn't just be dousing your hands in EtOH/IPA regularly, even if it's 70%. Either use hand sanitizers that have e.g. ethylene glycol to simul
by jszymborski 6y ago
This is why you shouldn't just be dousing your hands in EtOH/IPA regularly, even if it's 70%. Either use hand sanitizers that have e.g. ethylene glycol to simultaneously moisturize and protect your dermis, or use latex/nitrile gloves when handling dangerous things, sterilize those with alcohol, and wash your hands with hand soap.
- blattimwind 6y agoI would have thought the fact that splashing IPA over your skin makes it turn white-ish and gives it a weird texture should be a pretty big pointer for people to not do that but I guess people are people.
- masklinn 6y ago> Either use hand sanitizers that have e.g. ethylene glycol to simultaneously moisturize and protect your dermis Ethylene glycol is a dessicant, and moderately toxic. You really don't want to add that to hand sanitiser, or to rub ethylene glycol on your skin after 70% alcohol as a moisturiser. You might be thinking about polyethlylene glycol. Or possibly glycerol (a humectant and moisturiser) but that's less likely.
- jszymborski 6y agoMy bad, I was definitely thinking of Caprylyl Glycol!