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Does rubbing alcohol work as well as hand sanitizer?

April 26, 2017alcohol hand rubbing sanitizer

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Does rubbing alcohol work as well as hand sanitizer?

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Rubbing alcohol may just like a hand sanitizer as the active ingredient is ethyl alcohol, also the active ingredient in hand sanitizer gels. Ethyl alcohol must be at a concentration at or above 60% to be effective against bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses; it will NOT work on spores. (There are hand sanitizer gels on the market with only 40% alcohol).