Rubbing Alcohol Uses and Safety Mistakes | Apartment Therapy
When you’re using alcohol to disinfect, it’s important not to dilute it beyond what’s recommended by the CDC for killing germs. Alcohol’s effectiveness at killing germs “drops sharply when diluted below 50% concentration,” and the optimal concentration for killing bacteria is between 60 to 90 percent, according to the CDC.Keep in mind that when you buy rubbing alcohol at the store ...