disinfection agent

[ecoli]

For disinfecting things, what would work better, isopropyl alcohol (70%) or ethanol (70 or 95%).

 

edit: What about methanol, too?

[YT2095]

the Ethanol (in gel form) is used in hospitals mostly, isopropanol is only really used in the medi-wipes (pre injection wipes and such).

methanol is toxic, and I know of no practical uses for it as a disinfectant.

so I guess it all depends on the application.

[Super Genius]

I think a common disinfectant component in various soaps and washing liquid is chlorhexadine Glutamade

[ecoli]

I think they use that because it's not terribly damaging to skin. Since I wasn't going to disinfect skin, I can opt for a stronger disinfectant.

 

edit: not that it matters now. My girlfriend (my ex now) wanted to pierce her ear. It turns out the piercing needles were EO gas sterilized and vacu-sealed in plastic, so it turns out it didn't even matter.

[Glider]

As long as she used a sterette to clean the skin of her ear first. Otherwise she simply used a sterile needle to inoculate the wound with her skin flora and fauna (S. aurius et al.).

[Skye]

Clean your hands too, especially in between the fingers.

[Bazza]

Try speaking to Rhys International http://www.rhysinternational.co.uk they have Byotrol product to solve your problems