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Rubbing alcohol is often isopropyl alcohol instead of ethanol, which makes it even more toxic.

• andai 5y ago
  More toxic than what? I assumed you meant than methanol (which is added to ethanol-based cleaning products in the Netherlands), but then I read this on the Wikipedia page for isopropyl alcohol: >Isopropyl alcohol, via its metabolites, is somewhat more toxic than ethanol, but considerably less toxic than ethylene glycol or methanol. (Can't link link to the page due to mysterious iOS bug...)
  • xyzzyz 5y ago
    Than ethanol (or denaturated ethanol).
    • naniwaduni 5y ago
      "Even more toxic" is not usually the preferred phrasing for comparing with ethanol; it implies you're comparing with something that's already quite toxic, and ethanol, while indeed toxic, is not normally considered quite toxic enough that we don't need to go out of our way to stop people from drinking it.
      • dcow 5y ago
        I don’t know what you’re going off about. It made sense to me.