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Rubbing alcohol.

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Rubbing alcohol

About this product

A disinfectant liquid typically containing 70% isopropyl alcohol, used for cleaning and sanitizing surfaces, wounds, and household items.

The Guru Index verdict

65%

Mixed

~Mixed · 65%
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What the gurus are saying

Gurus split on rubbing alcohol's wound care use. A dermatologist warns it damages healthy skin cells around cuts and recommends soap, water, or saline instead. Meanwhile, another reviewer champions it for cleaning kitchen sponges, noting it breaks down trapped debris and kills bacteria when allowed adequate contact time before rinsing.
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"I never recommend rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide to clean your freshly made cuts. I've seen patients just douse their cuts and damage good skin cells with these harsh products. Keep it simple, guys. Just clean your cuts with soap and water or sterile saline and irrigate it really well."
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"I'll drench it in rubbing alcohol, squeeze squeeze squeeze squeeze squeeze because you want to make sure that you're getting like all the way to the middle of that sponge. You'll also start to feel the sponge kind of like fluff up a little bit more, like it'll stop being so dense because sometimes when you go in with the dish soap it can get like stuck in the middle of it. So I personally have found that the rubbing alcohol really helps to like break up all of that stuff that gets stuck in the middle and get rid of it. I'll just squeeze squeeze squeeze squeeze squeeze with the rubbing alcohol and then I will rinse it with water. You just want to make sure that the rubbing alcohol is in there long enough so that it's killing everything, killing all the gross stuff."
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