Isopropyl alcohol 70%

high hazard

Also: isopropanol, IPA, rubbing alcohol

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The everyday disinfectant wipe in a bottle. Flammable. Not for drinking, not for open deep wounds as a bath, excellent for skin before a splinter needle and for scissors.

Shelf life: 5+ years sealed; it evaporates if the cap is loose
Container: Original bottle, cool, away from flame
Grade: 70% USP is the sweet spot for skin and tools. 91–99% is a solvent and a worse germ killer on skin.

What it does

▸Skin prep and tool wipe
▸Sticky-residue and ink solvent
▸Low-odor stove fuel in a designed burner only

Store

▸Flammables logic. Cap tight or you own a bottle of water in a year.

Hazards

▸Flammable vapors.
▸Toxic if drunk (unlike ethanol, the body metabolizes it into acetone).
▸Dries skin. Not a daily moisturizer.

Never mix

Household bleach Calcium hypochlorite Potassium permanganate

Gear

No flame

In the field

A small spray bottle of 70% IPA is the kit’s default tool wipe. Label it. Keep it off open flame and off pool shock.

Source

Pharmacy. Buy 70% on purpose.