Innovating Science95% Ethyl Alcohol, 16oz - Denatured Ethanol Alcohol - Laboratory-Grade, Not for Topical Use - The Curated Chemical Collection

just what i needed

As ordered.

Pure ethanol 95% ideal for running lab grade organic reactions. Great with Fisher esterification reactions! Hands down a really good product

its ethanol has methanol so dont use for hand sanitizer unless its an emergency. I use it in a pinch, but you really shouldnt use it for hand sanitizer as the methanol in it is pretty toxic and shouldnt be in contact with the skin chronically. (we now live in a world where we have to use hand sanitizer every day, and not sure if the denaturant (methanol) could give you chronic problems down the road) Same stuff we use in the lab, ok for surface cleaning, but you shouldnt be bathing in this stuff.

Works well

Although this product clearly states for use in laboratory, and not for use on hands or body, I assumed that that was if used undiluted.I suggest that during this pandemic when we are all desperately trying to find ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol to make hand sanitizers using the recipe from WHO, or the CDC, that there should be a warning in all capital letters directly underneath the product.WARNING THIS ETHYL ALCOHOL WAS DENATURED WITH METHANOL. IN EVEN TRACE AMOUNTS METHANOL IS HIGHLY TOXIC TO HUMANS IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN OR THROUGH BREATHING THE VAPORS. SERIOUS AND PERMANENT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYTEM DAMAGE AND BLINDNESS CAN OCCUR. DO NOT USE TO MAKE HAND SANITIZER OR TO SANITIZE SURFACES IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE. THIS IS FOR USE BY PROFESSIONALS IN A LABORATORY OR A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT ONLY.The fact that methanol is the denaturing agent used in this product was never stated. It is my understanding that even some laboratory grade denatured alcohol can be denatured with non-toxic chemicals. Manufacturers need to remember that Amazon is not a website exclusively used by the scientific community. Civilians use it and at least need to know what substance was used to denature the alcohol. In the current climate of scarcity and fear, it needs to be clearly spelled out that this ethyl alcohol is highly toxic due to the methanol being bound chemically to the ethanol at the point of manufacture. You cannot dilute it out. Whatever percentage of methanol is in the mixture will make it poisonous.

Works perfectly to clean fiddle up before and after new strings are put on.

Seal in the lid must be bad, arrived half empty with the bottom of the box wet. Alcohol seems fine