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Wouldn't it be better to use them separately? I remember from high school organic chemistry that an acid combined with a base yields a water and a salt, but an
by chasil 4y ago
Wouldn't it be better to use them separately?
I remember from high school organic chemistry that an acid combined with a base yields a water and a salt, but and acid combined with an alcohol yields a water and an ester.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ester https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ester
"Esterification is the general name for a chemical reaction in which two reactants (typically an alcohol and an acid) form an ester as the reaction product."
- giantg2 4y agoEsters tend to evaporate quickly, right? That's part of the benefit of the drops is to dry the ear out. I haven't heard of them being applied separately. I would be a little careful since applying them separately means increasing the strength of the acid and alcohol.