Difference between Rubbing Alcohol and Peroxide?
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i dont like peroxide for cleaning wounds it denatures the protein and can cause longer healing times. use neosporin or other antibiotic if you have to use somehting
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There's a HUGE chemical difference!
2 completely different chemical makeups. I'm no chemistry buff, but hydrogen peroxide is H2O2, and alcohol is different. Both will kill germs. they have different names
or guess
You can tell the difference if you clean a cut with it. Rubbing alcohol burns. Peroxide doesn't. Also, Peroxide is diluted with water. peroxide gets rid of infection
alcohol prevents infection
In addition to being a different chemical, the burning action, alcohol tends to cause deep tissue damage. The better choice all around is good old soap and water
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