Can you add alcohol to sanitizer to make it more effective?

Question:

I just read that sanitizer must at the very minimum, contain 60% alcohol in order to even be effective. However I've never seen anything with more than 62%, almost everthing is 60%. Can you just add your own ethyl or isopropyl to a bottle of sanitizer?

Answers:
i refill trial size sanitizer bottles with rubbing alcohol for trips, purse, etc.to clean public toilets before using, hands, it actually dries faster than the store bought gel stuff, alot of people in the medical field use it straight as well. its alot cheaper than the gels. it does seem to dry you out more, tho' . if you have a favorite lotion that you use anyway i say go for it!

Other Answers:
no, what is in there will give you about all the sanitation you can expect to get from an alcohol containing product

if it has 60% then isn't it effective? I wouldn't add any more because chemical quantities can be just as deadly as mixing chemicals in general well yes to keep the hand clean
that all santitizer is alcohol with gel
like aloe gel

No, dont mix things like that, it can cause a chemical reaction! Most contain alcohol but what I do is buy the green/mint rubbing alcohol, put it in a spray bottle and use it for my counter tops. It disinfects and smells good!

Never mix chemicals together , you could unknowingly
make a volatile bomb, or poisonous gas

I sure wouldn't do it unless you know for sure that these chemicals would mix.

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