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Is there any easy diy way to test at home?
by taf2 6y ago
Is there any easy diy way to test at home?
- Consultant32452 6y agoThis site claims you may be able to test by scent and flame color. It's about testing alcoholic beverages, not hand sanitizer though, so assess your risk accordingly. https://sciencing.com/test-ethanol-content-4598588.html https://sciencing.com/test-ethanol-content-4598588.html
- hlieberman 6y agoI'm reallllly skeptical of their recommendations here, because of their two solutions for testing for the presence of methanol, one won't work for contaminated ethanol (which is what this is likely to be), and the other uses a toxic heavy metal with inhalation risks.
- qqqwerty 6y agoI have some small bottles of hand sanitizer from the manufacturer in question. It is unclear if the particular brand I have is on the re-call list (the list has dozens of brands with slightly different name variants). Just now, I poured some out on a tin can and lit it on fire. The flame was mostly blue, with a very occasional flash of yellow. So not super clear what that means. But I think I will play it safe and throw them out. UPDATE: I had a small amount from a target brand sanitizer. I saw a similar flame, mostly blue with an occasional flash of yellow. Regardless, best to play it safe and throw out the brand in question.
- fencepost 6y agoBasically no. I've discussed it with a friend with very relevant experience and it comes down to "it's easy if it's pure, but difficult once you have a blend or contaminants (like gelling agents)." Flame color isn't reliable because you don't know what's burning.