Can you use rubbing alcohol to sterilize body jewelry?

Answer 1

Only the high heat and pressure of an autoclave (expensive medical sterilization unit) can sterilize jewellery. Alcohol is a disinfectant ( it kills bacteria but not spores) it can be used to clean jewellery you are going to wear so long as it's your jewellery and not someone else's. To wear someone else's jewellery you need to have it autoclaved ( kills bacteria and spores ) before you can wear it. Not doing so can lead to cross contamination ( this is how iv drug users contract HIV/aids hepatitis etc by sharing needles ).