for what purposes is alcohol a useful antiseptic
In addition to being used as an antiseptic to clean wounds, alcohol is a common ingredient used in household disinfecting products. Alcohol is often used as a topical antiseptic for scrapes, cuts and burns.Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands with antiseptic preparations.s a by the way, ethyl (grain) alcohol is safer for use on the skin, because it works at a lower concentration (65-80 percent) than isopropyl (70 to 95 percent). You'll notice on the label of some isopropyl alcohol products that they will tell you not to use it for an extended period of time.