I thought of the fumes too. Clinical studies show that alcohol doesn't absorb well through skin. e.g. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2596158/ http

I thought of the fumes too. Clinical studies show that alcohol doesn't absorb well through skin. e.g. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2596158/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2596158/ the wrappings were subsequently soaked with 200 ml of 95% (v/v) ethanol. Although the ethanol-soaked cotton was kept covering the skin with rubber sheeting and adhesive tapes for 4–9 hours, no ethanol was measurable in the blood.