Hi Walid Qutop, I found a website which addresses this question. Apparently the effectiveness of both alcohols is not very different. Both are able to denaturate virus proteins.
Hi Walid Qutop, I found a website which addresses this question. Apparently the effectiveness of both alcohols is not very different. Both are able to denaturate virus proteins.
Ethanol is typically used in concentrations of 70 percent, because higher concentrations evaporate too quickly and lower concentrations aren’t as effective. It is present in some soaps and hand wipes, but it is capable of drying out skin and so should not be used directly without additional agents.
Isopropyl, on the other hand, evaporates at a similar rate and destroys bacterial and viral cells by the same mechanism. However, it is not as effective at dehydrating living tissue and so is a better solution for disinfecting skin than ethanol. Isopropyl alcohol is often used as an antiseptic for this reason.