16 Things You Didn’t Know About Alcohol

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Just from reading some info from the CDC, 70% is actually better than 90% isopropyl alcohol for disinfection purposes. I got the rough idea that the alcohol needs some water to effectively interact with microorganisms for disinfection to take place, and 90% obviously has less water in mixture. You can always dilute it down, I suppose, but 70% seems to be the sweet spot. 90% is better for cleaning electronics and the like, because it evaporates with very little residue.

We still call it rubbing alcohol here in the NC mountains, lol

I cant believe he didn’t know the tick trick

Just in case anyone pays attention to this comment, 70% alcohol is usually better disinfectant than the higher 90% alcohol for bacteria. One of the best commonplace explanations (its not perfect but it works decently at least for bacteria) I've heard that explains is cooking an egg with an intact yolk. If you cook the egg with too much heat, the outside will start to harden and will eventually become burnt. With bacteria, an increase in temperature matches decently with the affect of temperature with an egg. The higher the alcohol percentage, the higher amount the outside will be affected before the inside (just like an egg with temperature). If the outside of the bacteria becomes too "cooked" by the alcohol it becomes to hard and almost impervious. If you lower the heat/alcohol content, the egg/bacteria has a better chance of cooking the yolk/bacteria, while the outside is still soft or permeable. Obviously, this analogy is somewhat flawed since heat can penetrate this barrier better that alcohol usually can. 70% alcohol seems to be the best commonly available compromise when looking at the data. If you need the studies, I'll happily provide them! :)

nice video , been watching for a while now , I like the fire building , chain sharping , and the home log mill using the 2x6 board as a guide .

I can vouch for the nausea relief, use that truck on my ambulance all the time!

I also use it as prep before painting things sometimes

Adding to this list: - removes permanent marker - great degreaser - removes sticker/glue residue - good carb/parts cleaner - helps relieve itching I always have a bottle or two in the shop. Very useful when you need it!

I carry a bottle in the work van . Great for cleaning and removing certain kind of adhesives . I buy in bulk if I can .

Be careful when using your home made ice pack (or any chemical cold pack for that matter) as they will reach a temperature much below 32F (0C). Fresh water, when it freezes, drops to a low of 32F. Using that as a cold pack, the danger of frostbite is relatively low. However, if you are using the alcohol/water mix or a commercial cold pack frostbite is real possibility.

Put a bottle in your wiper fluid it’ll de-ice your windshield quick

I drive an 18 wheeler once I got my hands all grease up I had now wehre to wash my piggy hands. Rubbing alcohol did the job. Ever since 1980s I keep a bottle in my big truck and car.

Excellent video, Cody. BTW, I always grab the Iso Alcohol bottle when I use epoxy to fasten things - - - if you get some on your fingers/hands, the alcohol will clean it off quite effectively! 🤠

When I drive through Poland, I always buy few litres of natural 90% alcohol in a grocery shop 'Biedronka'. We use it for all your mentioned purposes and also to make some wild berry and medicinal plant liquor. It's the best stuff for winter virus infections. 😎🤣😂😂

Nail fungus treatment use potassium permanganate 1/2 teaspoon added to a foot bath of a gallon of water is also good for trench foot and soggy splitting feet from sweating while hiking or fire fighting

It will also refresh whiteboards.

#17 Use to clean or dissolve old shellac prior to re-varnishing. #18 dilute epoxy resin, making it more runny and penetrates cracks... and it cleans up residue. #19 splash it over waterlogged old-style car ignition coil, it absorbs the water and stops any shorts.

IPA is also a great degreaser, I have use it on things like aircraft landing gear. To an overhead extractor fan over a cooker. It is great stuff. Also ipa is good to spray directly onto a icy window. I have found it to be far more effective than dedicated de-icing products. Keep a spray bottle of it under the seat during winter and you are all set.

Went to wally world the other day and they had 91% so I bought 10 bottles

I saw you almost catch your own mistake when you said "16 tablespoons of water to 1 tablespoon of alcohol". I'm sure you meant to say two tablespoons of alcohol but it probably just came out wrong without you noticing. Easy to do, otherwise great video Cody

I've been running a still and making moonshine for years. Trust me when I say that being able to make alcohol is going to be one of the best things you can do in any post-apocalyptic situation. So many uses. Plus it can be Bartered with

Do you have a link to the website where your got these tips?

#17 - Don't ever drink it!

Have heard that it is also helpful for python and boa removal.

Thank you for information!

Bust open poison I've blisters throw some alcohol on it and gone

As you've probably seen by now, there are more than two grades of rubbing alcohol on the market. At your age & wisdom, I'm shocked you don't know this. On my local store shelves (here in Oregon) it's easy to find between 45 and 99 percent concentrations of rubbing alcohol.

I still think hydrogen peroxide is better when treating cuts

Isopropyl alcohol is a poison to the human body, do not use on the skin or human or animal body. Use ETHYL alcohol only. Hydrogen peroxide is also a powerful and cheap disinfectant

When I have itchy eyes I pour rubbing alcohol on them and they don't itch anymore.

Hydrogen Peroxide is better for wounds

I use it to clean my bowling ball. Gets the oil out.

You mentioned it as a stand alone for nausea but it also enhances the effectiveness of anti-nausea prescription drugs and is safe to use at the same time so if your Zofran or Meclazine isn't quite good enough you can add sniffing an alcohol wipe or a few drops on a cotton ball with no adverse affects.

DOES NOT work for toenail fungus. Been there tried that... even straight 100% concentration.... DOES NOT work. Nothing on the market today cures toenail fungus... NOTHING!

I put alcohol in a spray bottle and spray flies. It kills them without having to use toxic pesticides.

Topic, rubbing alcohol... me... looking at that tool wall.. --- edit --- mostly looking at copying the layout

In addition to all that, project farm also proved you can run your push lawn mower on 90% rubbing alcohol.

Another use is an old magicians trick of burning a cloth, usualy a hankerchief, then (restoring) back in perfect condition. You mix rubbing alcohol with water l think it was 50/50 then ignitng it after soaking the cloth. Lots of flames and the water kepts the cloth from igniting, so after the flames subside a couple of magic words with a little flourish and the cloth is still in perfect condition. Best done with scantily clad assistant to help distract. l did this in school (don't think they would let a kid do it now ) in the 60's . Only took 3 trys before l got the ratio right, but l supplied the hankerchiefs so no one got upset. l didn't have the assistant , proably never would have gotten the mix right if l had. LOL

I am an Urgent Care physician. I enjoy suturing wounds, and was trained in facial plastic surgery techniques as a medical student in a very busy ER. I also know tips and tricks for small wound treatments that do not require sutures. I'm sure you could use them. One is packets of sterile strips that hold the cleansed wound closed, with wound edges right next to each other. Don't use betadine, use chlorhexidine for cleansing. Sterile strips can be effective but tend to fall off over time and with movement. Benzoin tincture is a sticky liquid that makes bandages stay on. It comes in single use crush tubes with applicators on one end. It is painted on the skin parallel to the wound edge but not in it, and allowed to dry. The sterile strip is applied to one side of the wound, in the middle of the wound, perpendicular to the wound. As the wound is held shut with the thumb and index finger of one hand, the sterile strip is pulled slightly taut with the other hand and pushed onto the benzoin on the other side of the wound, locking it. Trim the ends of the strips not stuck on benzoin with small scissors (cleaned in alcohol). Do not make the strips too tight or one edge will go under the other, preventing healing. Apply more strips to the middle of the gaps in the wound until the wound is completely closed. A one inch wound might need three narrow strips. Wide strips don't allow much movement. If the wound can stay dry, a layer of single use Dermabond glue can be applied over the entire wound. This is the only time I use skin glue. Unfortunately it can easily fill the void between two opposing wound edges, preventing healing of the wound. Another tip. If you cannot get a good grip on the skin to close it for the strips, apply benzoin to the thumb and index fingertips of the glove, and allow to dry. Once dry, the sticky glove tips will enable you to approximate (close the wound) enough to lock the end of the sterile strip with the proper tension. Good Luck!

Ethanol is far better you can use it for almost everything Isopropyl alcohol can be used for plus its really good with fruit juice and ice or any other mixer you can think of.

You can get 99% at Safeway or special order from you pharmacy. It is used in acupuncture and it is absolutely the best and better than weaker preparations.

Dollar stores are now carrying 50% isopropyl

The Australians used to add it to petrol in the outback, Because of the amount of water in the petrol due to the amount of condensation in the underground storage tanks at service stations

you can make cannabis oil with it and with the oil has multiple uses including treating melanoma (skin cancer)

I dont think it will work as planned on your automotive glass. Alcohol will cause ice to melt, but as it evaporates, its gone and no more benefit.

Please do not put it in your ears, it kills cells and denatures the proteins and lipids that your body is made from. On your hands or skin in small amounts it is of less concern because the cells are dead and the surface area allows fast evaporation. It also has more specific toxic effects as well as a flammable risk if misused.

Speaking of alcohol? Is Cody still alcohol free himself? I quit the same time and was wondering if he still is? Hasn’t reported on that subject in awhile. I assume not? Glad he motivated me to stop. It’s been a year and a half. Couldn’t be more satisfied.

I am wondering if the shortage is due to the recent increase in alcohol based hand sanitizer. Do anyone know what type of alcohol is used in hand sanitizers?

It's good for cleaning sensitive electronics as well, particularly terminals, thermal connectors, etc.

Cody, stay in your lane. A bit of incorrect info in this video. How about a good old axe or timber falling video? The battery one was good too.

I believe they use acetone to denature it. It’s a wonderful cleaner.

Isopropyl alcohol is no longer advised for cleaning wounds. Pure water is better. (Look it up.)

I have 10 liters of 99% I got off Amazon. Good stuff.

Just take half a bottle of what you have and dump it in your resovior and too of with washer fluid. Press the button and the windshield is clear of ice pretty quick.

You can especially use 70% to cook with in the stoves as you mentioned with proper ventilation...90% tends to soot up the pots worse but with the addition of extra water, one can cut that soot down to ZERO with proper pot placement. Sad that this stuff was EVERYWHERE with dust collecting on the containers, and now...It's like gold.

At the VOA transmitter plant the alcohol is used to clean HV insulators in the transmitters. Also vacuum tube envelopes,vacuum capacitor envelopes. Cleaning parts before silver soldering or conventional soldering. Here they buy it in cases of 1 gal cans.

Did I ever tell you about the time I set a telephone pole on fire with Rubbing alcohol? I was 14 and had a "Chemistry Kit" Oh It burned and I was terrified...put it out with sand tho...

I keep hearing Johnny Carson. "I did not know that..." Thanks, Cody. Great content. And thanks too, USmuchs. Your new ad scheme is horrible and will accelerate what I hope is a flood of users to less restrictive platforms.

#17 For decades I've used Isopropanol to clean flux off solder joints. #18 Also to refill the little spray bottle for cleaning spectacles. And mixing it with 2/3 water to spray on your windshield to remove ice. Likewise put 1/3 in your screenwash reservoir in winter. (Tip, use deionised water, not tap water.)

you're right isopropyl alcohol is a disinfectant. Isopropyl alcohol should not be used to sterilize equipment. Alcohol does not kill all microorganism. you should use the word disinfect equipment not the word Sterilize. You have to be aware that alcohol is an disinfectant

Windshield wiper fluid is often 50/50 Alcohol/water. The blue colorant is just food coloring. A additional use is to thin latex paint. If you thin latex paint with just water it breaks down the latex and destroys the paint, but you can thin latex paint with windshield wiper fluid and it won't break it down. I use it 50/50 with latex paint through a HVLP gun to get beautiful, brush stroke free, Int. door coverage. The blue tint is invisible even when using white paint.

Heres a tip mix alcohol 50/50 with regular unscented lotion for a excellent cost effective bug repellent used to live in new jersey the mosquitoes and gnats were relentless this helped immensely

It works great to kill fly's that buzz around a window. It doesn't make a mess and cleans the window. I use a spray bottle and don't dilute.

Where is owen benjamin? Why no new uploads?

"If it hurts it's good" - last time I smashed my thumb with a hammer I didn't think it was good.

I love this video! I have been down grading on household/cleaning products. You can buy things for everything but really, if you get the good old standard products you can do so many things! Alcohol, Ammonia, Vinegar, Sodium carbonate, Hydrogen peroxide, Hydrochloric acid. My mattress is spot less and like new; Sprinkel Sodium carbonate on it and then spray some peroxide on it, brush it in and wait. Then with the vacuum cleaner over it. Sweat markes are gone! Don't forget to put vinegar in the washing machine with every wash to get cleaner clothes and avoid limescale Throw a kilo of sodium carbonate in the toilet, a liter of vinegar, wait a minute while everything is bubbeling and than a bucket of hot water. Toilet clean and drain will be clean Water from the dryer, use it to make window cleaner with a few drops of dishwash detergent and ammonia. Or clean the floors with it without stripes (and use this water in the iron) clean the shower with vinegar, cheap and effective Iron cleaning. Put some vinegar on paper towels and put the iron on it. It will be easy to clean off the brown stuff after a while etc etc etc Yeah yeah, we're not all married and even if you are (like me) most of us do help in the household

In the 20's, AKA now.

I have heard that mixing Isopropyl with mariwana to make a poultice that can be used to treat sore muscles or various rashes exctera.

I've watched enough cowboy movies to know that Whiskey is always used when removing legs or bullets to disinfect the wound,,, and the patient can also bite down on the cork! And at a pinch you can even re-hydrate and drink the stuff!

@Wranglerstar, would alcohol not promote freezing water during the winter months? I mean if alcohol comes in contact with your skin, you feel like that part is freezing right? So why would it be-for instance-an anti freezing agent?

I healed a torn rotator cuff using alcohol ice pack (mentioned in video) and a heating pad, cycling back and forth between them 15 to 30 minutes at a time. Took a week or so, but also helped with the pain.

FYI: If you cannot find isopropyl alcohol then check your local liquor store for Everclear which is 95% pure grain alcohol and works just as well in most cases. I use it for making my own cologne and body sprays with essential oils. We also make our own bathroom spray using 90% or better alcohol and cinnamon essential oil (doTerra Cassia.)

For ice packs I use salt water in vacuum food storage bags.

Reason 1: disinfectant, Reason 2: disinfectant (again) lol Also, if the ratio is 8:1, it should be 16 tbsp of water, and 2 tbsp of alcohol (instead of 1 tbsp as mentioned in the video)

Wonder if putting this into your washer fluid tank if it would help melt the ice on the windshield or if the alcohol would just evaporate too soon?

We East Coast men like to use Rubbing Alcohol on our chainsaw bars and chains. Does a great job keeping them looking brand new, especially after using them for heavy duty jobs such as trimming the rhododendrons. No one likes a used-looking chainsaw, right? Almost as bad as a pickup truck with dirt in the bed.

Regarding ticks... In my (firsthand) experience, disease-ridden deer ticks (and most likely any other tick species) will NOT EVER back themselves out voluntarily - once they have dug in and embedded themselves in flesh. These little devils have to be literally "torn" out - most likely leaving their probiuscus or rostrum still imbedded. I use fine kelly (surgery) clamps to remove as best I can. However...once they are removed, I pour (douse) copious amounts of 90% alcohol all over the bite site using cotton to wipe up. I soak the clamp ends as well. This is where the rubbing alcohol comes in handy - and is highly effective in killing any lurking microbes in the wound. For that reason alone we keep plenty of 90% on hand.

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I’ve known a few people in my life that would mix it with kool aid powder and drink it

I give people alcohol prep pads to sniff for nausea in the ambo all the time! It's perhaps more magical than Zofran. Alcohol though is not a great disinfectant for wounds or cleaning before IVs and such. The contact time needed makes it not as good as other products, that's why all but the cheapest start kits have switched to other things like chlorahexamine(?). Still great for all sorts of stuff and better than licking a wound when other stuff is lacking.

You bought cases of the stuff? YOU are one of the hoarders.

maby if breath it in kills germs inside of your nose

Next is Hydrogen Peroxide. ...

I wasn't going to watch this and I'm like what the hell might as well glad I did I did not know some of its uses and I buy it by the gallon last a long time even more now that I know what to do with it thanks so much you have some remarkable videos

Oh... YOU are the one hogging it all. You create and spread the very fear TV spawns.

Very good info. I was aware or the common uses but not all. Thanks

Would love to see such a video on turpentine.

Great information Sir !!! Thanks and Blessings to you and your family !!

all about that money and them affiliate links. what a total sellout

Two bonus uses: 1. It cleans any resin build up from marijuana, so you can use it to clean pipes, bongs.. what ever. 2. They use it for pulling the THC out of other parts of the marijuana, to produce "wax" Learned a lot about marijuana production on a recent trip to Colorado when I toured a producer's facility.

Caution: Never use alcohol for tick removal. alcohol makes them throw up and increases your or your pets chance of infection, best way to remove tick is to just pull it out, use alcohol to desinfect the area afterwards.

For a second I thought this was a Nuntfancy video with the gloves :-)

To treat poison ivy: Lightly sand the top off the blisters and apply rubbing alcohol. No joke, no more itch, this is the best!

Interestingly, the water is a required part of the disinfecting ability. Pure alcohol is not as effective.

When cleaning a wound it should be the last resort, as it kills cells in the wound. Soap and water is better.

Love watching your show!! Thought you might like to add to your list of things to do. Mine refers to remote controls; TV, video and the rest!!? When stored away they can get a little damp and unable to function. The first thing one does is put a new battery in! I split them in half and wipe them down, internally, with the magic liquid and hey presto bingo!!!! Works every time!!! Have a nice day!!!

That Costco pack hahaha

The term "rubbing alcohol" is unknown here in the UK. Iso alcohol may be available at chemist's shops (pharmacies like Boots) but has to be signed for as it can be used to make explosives. The nearest thing to it that everybody knows here is called "surgical spirit". The "hospital smell" that so many people detest! This was once used medicinally to clean the skin before an injection, etc. Now they use disposable wipes. Then there's methylated spirits, coloured blue or purple, used as a general purpose solvent for cleaning, spirit lamps, starting Tilley and Coleman pressure lamps, etc. All these compounds are toxic because they contain methanol and also have additives & colouring to make them unpalatable. Great care should be taken with their use and storage especially around children and animals. Finally, don't take anything I say as gospel. I'm just a layman.

Clear vodka will do all that plus less poisonous. With vodka you can make your own herbal tinctures.