So I was cleaning the
windows today, I know wow right: who would have thought? And curious as I am I couldn’t
help but look at the ingredient label. Most of the ingredients sounded
completely alien to me, but the isopropyl alcohol seemed familiar, I researched
a bit and here it is:
Isopropyl alcohol is a
flammable, colorless liquid with an odor resembling alcohol. it goes with the
formula of C3H8O and is also known as Rubbing
alcohol (there we go, I should have said that earlier right? Now most of you
know what it is). So back on track, it is produced by the hydration of water
and propene and is a widely used alcohol. It not only serves as a good solvent
of non-polar compounds and evaporates quickly, which explains why it is found
in cleaning. Due to its low toxicity it is also used in medicine for disinfection
pads or liquids and in the laboratory for DNA extraction, as it doesn’t
dissolve it also making it appropriate for specimen preservatives.
Of
course please beware though it isn’t quite as corrosive as other alcohols, it
still is irritant for the eyes
and mucous membranes. And although the alcohol is used in disinfection, one
would not recommend using cleaning products to disinfect wounds, as they mostly
contain other chemicals that can be more harmful.
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