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Originally Posted by QuasiMojo
Hydrogen Per Oxide- light duty for the old "this might be infected" set.
91%Alcohol(Isopropyl) for the "This is gonna hurt but I wanna live" set.
what IS the difference between "wood" and "rubbing" anyway ?
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Wood alcohol is methanol, CH3OH
Rubbing alcohol is isopropyl alcohol, CH(CH3)2OH
Just a minor chemical difference, they have quite similar macroscopic properties and for the purpose of cleaning wounds can be considered essentially the same.
For comparison drinking alcohol is ethanol, CH3CH2OH, which also has similar properties but happens to be much less toxic.