What is the english equivalent of rubbing alchohol is it white spirit?
NO. White spirit is a turpentine substitute used for thinning paint or cleaning paint brushes or rollers. The English equivalent of rubbing alcohol would be surgical spirit. This is a mixture of ethanol, methanol (to make it undrinkable) and sometimes oil of wintergreen or methyl salicylate. There is another cheap form of alcohol available in the UK called methylated spirit. This is similar to surgical spirit but contains pyridine as well as methanol and a purple dye to make it undrinkable. It is used as a cleaner and a fuel.
