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2. What to Know About Using Alcohol to Kill Germs - Healthline

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   At the required concentrations — between 60 and 90 percent — alcohol can kill a broad range of germs, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. For example, alcohol can eliminate common bacteria,...

3. Rubbing Alcohol vs. Hydrogen Peroxide for Disinfecting

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   Rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide both kill most bacteria, viruses, and fungi. In general, rubbing alcohol is better at killing germs on your hands, as it’s gentler on your skin than...

4. What to Know About Rubbing Alcohol - WebMD

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   Experts don’t recommend using rubbing alcohol to sterilize medical and surgical equipment because it can’t kill bacterial spores, which can lead to infection.

5. Sanitizing vs Disinfecting and When to Use Each - Lowe's

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   Does Rubbing Alcohol Sanitize or Disinfect? Rubbing alcohol is used to both sanitize and disinfect. In larger amounts, it disinfects by killing bacteria, fungi, viruses and more.

6. Does Alcohol Kill Germs? - How to Use Alcohol as a Disinfectant

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   Alcohol can kill germs if it contains a concentrated solution, but this doesn't include liquor sold for human consumption in most cases. Disinfectants should contain at least 70...

7. Does alcohol kill germs? Yes, as long as the solution is ...

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   Yes, alcohol does kill germs. A 2020 review of alcohol-based hand sanitizers found that sanitizers which were 60% to 95% alcohol kill germs most effectively, provided that at least 2.4...

8. Rubbing Alcohol and Hydrogen Peroxide: What’s the Difference?

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   Rubbing alcohol is good for killing bacteria such as E. coli and staph. Rubbing alcohol can kill them within 10 seconds. Hydrogen peroxide is another antiseptic, or disinfectant, that...