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Can rubbing alcohol 'go bad'?
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Posted by thorspippi z9/s14 CA (Sac) (My Page) on Wed, Mar 23, 05 at 18:27
| Don't know where to ask this. Figured you all might know. Even though it might not be an "herbalism" topic, per se?
Anyway. My bottle of it smells strange, somehow. Don't know if my hormones are going nuts (sometimes things smell strange to me when I'm approaching PMS) or if it really has a strange odor. There's no expiration date on the bottle so I don't know how old it is.
Normally, I only use it when changing an infusion set for my insulin pump. But because of posts I found on this forum regarding flea bites (we're massively infested right now--3 cats and a big dog--and are pretty much swimming in chemicals, much to my displeasure, but DH is going bonkers), I thought I'd try it for the itching.
I dunno, maybe all the chemicals are getting to me, too.
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RE: Can rubbing alcohol 'go bad'?
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| Well, I am no expert, I thought that the only thing that could happen to alcohol was if the alcohol evaporated, in which time I guess that buggies could take over. |
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if it doesn't smell like REAAAAALLLLY hard vodka and totally foul, the alc. has evapd and whats left is h20 contaminated with nasties, plus the bottle is clear so just look for algae or foreign particles as good rubbing alc. is 100% sterile. it has happened to me before and just today i was wondering why in the world the store doesn't seal up the caps with foil like some do.. though i still use 1 bottle with a pull up squirt cap from at latest the early 80s and use it from time to time while the store brand from the 90s was chucked a couple years ago.
and remember, "waft".. never stick your nose into any noxious chemicals or solvents. |
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| ahhhh. Good point! And thanks for the reminder. I did indeed stick my nose in the bottle. (thwaps self on head) |
RE: Can rubbing alcohol 'go bad'?
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| If the bottle is made of plastic instead of glass, the plastic will in time give off fumes which are toxic. It also will allow evaporation. Glass doesn't. |
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| ahhhhhh. That could very well be! blech. |
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glass and gardening don't mix.
if you are a smoker don't use any glass containers for flammable (in this case highly) flammable and combustable liquids.
i smoke cigarettes and would never risk dropping a bottle and having the fumes linger in the garage/shed/basement |
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| oh don't worry, I won't transfer it to glass. I'll just buy a new one. This one's possibly old--no date on it. |
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| 70%=79cents at the 99cent store. |
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Hi,
i am newly join in this site.This site is very useful to others.I completed degree in last year.My sir told Ethanol is a colorless liquid which turns to vapor very fast, and has a strong smell. Ethanol is created by the fermentation of sugars.Drinking ethanol causes a person to feel relaxed. Ethanol is very commonly used, and has been made by humans for thousands of years. It is one of the oldest and most used re-creational drug (drugs used for fun) in the world. People may overuse it for the same reason; this results in alcoholism (addiction to alcohol). If a person drinks a lot of alcohol, they become intoxicated, meaning that they get drunk. People will do strange things and cannot control themselves when they are drunk. All alcohols are toxic, but ethanol is less toxic because the human body can break it down quickly. =================================
sharoo Alcoholism Information |
RE: Can rubbing alcohol 'go bad'?
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| RE: the above post. NEVER drink isopropyl rubbing alcohol! It is poison and can cause death if consumed. |
RE: Can rubbing alcohol 'go bad'?
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| Me thinks the person does not know the difference in types of alcohol. A degree never beats knowledge gained from observing and life experience. I remember some of my information when I was younger. |
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