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Re:World's Largest Producer of Rubbing Alcohol Can't Manufac... by throwaway_pdp09 on Saturday May 09, 2020 @01:43PM (#23126718)
There was a huge surge in the UK for alcohol-based hand sanitiser, the price shot up, and despite that pretty soon you couldn't get it anywhere. People were stealing it out of hospitals.

I went round the corner to a hardware shop and bought 2 litres of methylated spirits for a tenner. Mixed it 3 parts meths to 1 part water, bingo.

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Re:World's Largest Producer of Rubbing Alcohol Can't Manufac... by chrisseaton on Saturday May 09, 2020 @01:52PM (#23126830)
I've read that you shouldn't do this because it dries your hands, unlike the gel which has a moisturiser component, and can cause cracks into which... an infection can get.
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Re:World's Largest Producer of Rubbing Alcohol Can't Manufac... by ejstronge on Saturday May 09, 2020 @02:05PM (#23126978)
The WHO has a protocol for preparing hand sanitizer from ethyl or isopropyl alcohols; they recommend adding glycerin to protect skin.

[1] https://www.who.int/gpsc/tools/faqs/abhr1/en/

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Re:World's Largest Producer of Rubbing Alcohol Can't Manufac... by jjeaff on Saturday May 09, 2020 @01:55PM (#23126862)
One squirt of lotion after each use. Problem solved.
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Re:World's Largest Producer of Rubbing Alcohol Can't Manufac... by throwaway_pdp09 on Saturday May 09, 2020 @02:04PM (#23126961)
Hmmmm. Cui bono on that claim, I do wonder. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cui%20bono)
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Re:World's Largest Producer of Rubbing Alcohol Can't Manufac... by ARandomerDude on Saturday May 09, 2020 @02:23PM (#23127154)
Yeah we've heard of Cicero. And Cassius.
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