What are the ingredients in isopropryl rubbing alcohol?

Answer 1

Rubbing alcohol contains two ingredients. One is isopropanol (also called isopropyl alcohol or propan-2-ol), which has C3H7OH as its chemical formula. The other ingredient is water. The rubbing alcohol sold in pharmacies is typically 70% isopropanol by mass and 30% water. It also comes as a 91% isopropanol. The 70% is actually a better disinfectant.

Ethyl alcohol is also available as a rubbing alcohol, and is a smaller molecule than isopropanol.

Also note that rubbing alcohol that is bought over the counter, especially in the US, is adulterated with all sorts of other molecules, such as benzene and methanol. This is done to keep people from drinking them. (In the US, they are added so that they can be sold without a liquor license.)

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Answer 2

There are different types of isopropyl rubbing alcohol. You have to understand that there are different proofs of alcohol. An alcohol proof is defined as twice the percentage of alcohol volume. So depending on what proof your rubbing alcohol is ingredients could possibly change.

Now to answer you question, the most common type of rubbing alcohol is the 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol.

INGREDIENTS INCLUDE:

-isopropyl alcohol 70% proof

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Answer 3

Isopropyl rubbing alcohol typically contains only two ingredients: isopropanol (70-99%) and water (1-30%). Some formulations may also include a small amount of denaturants to discourage ingestion.