Rubbing Alcohol For Disinfecting
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Jul 13, 2012
Monica M.
Can I use Rubbing Alcohol to sanitize my makeup?Can I use it in a spray bottle to spray on my powders and stuff like that? Thanks :D
Jul 13, 2012
Marissa P.
Do it all the time and it works like a charm as a spray! Cheap too! I use 70% isopropyl because it is the most effective at killing germs. You would think it would be 91% but it's not because that works too quick and doesn't have the time to denature the cell walls properly. :) I'm a germs-a-phone lol
Jul 13, 2012
Marissa P.
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Jul 13, 2012
Brandy R.
Keep in mind that disinfecting and sanitizing are two different things ;)
A Disinfectant is a product which completely destroys all specific test organisms in 10 minutes. A Sanitizer is a product which destroys 99.999% of specified test bacteria in 30 seconds.
Jul 14, 2012
Monica M.
Thank you Marissa!! I will definitely be using the 70% isopropyl alcohol :D
Brandy, oh whoops. Sorry, I didn't know there was a difference :) Would you recommend disinfecting makeup and brushes or sanitizing them?
Jul 14, 2012
Olivia G.
Oh this sounds great! So can you buy it anywhere? What's it called?
Jul 14, 2012
Monica M.
Olivia- Rubbing Alcohol? You can buy it anywhere! It tells you on the label whether it is 70% or 90%
Jul 15, 2012
Olivia G.
Oh okay thanks! That will definetly come in handy!
Jul 15, 2012
Angela W.
Won't it ruin your powder to spray something in liquid form on them? Or because it evaporates quickly does it not damage the powders?
Jul 15, 2012
Marissa P.
Yes, alcohol evaporates quickly enough that it won't ruin your powder products. I have been doing it for years and my face powders and eye shadows still have their usual consistency and work just as well. Plus I know I am not rebrushing oils and dirt back onto my face!
Jul 15, 2012
Hannah M.
I use surgical spirits on my brushes and makeup.
Jul 15, 2012
Denise H.
WHOAAA LADIES!!! lol I would recommend using 99% it less water in the solution and you should ALWAYS disinfect if you using it on clients!!! Then in between disinfecting ( when you have the time) wash your brushes with shampoo and conditioner. You will prolong the life of your brushes and makeup will not be damanged by the excess water found in the other alcohols!!! xoxox muah
P.S. I know its easier and cheaper to find the other ones but save yourself the trouble and stock up on the good stuff!!! Its only 4 dollars a little bottle at ALCONE. Put it in a dollar store spray bottle and it will carry you a while :)
Jul 15, 2012
Yasmin K.
Another alternative is ethyl alcohol which is probably better known as Vodka. Ethyl alcohol is a grain alcohol and it's one of the ingredients in Beauty So Clean.
Jul 16, 2012
Toshira A.
I keep a spray bottle of alcohol and water in my suitcase for when traveling on a shoot.
Jul 19, 2012
Angel M.
Beauty so clean will work better than 70% alcohol. Over time you will find that rubbing alcohol will dry out your products and you'll be forced to toss them sooner. You shouldn't use rubbing alcohol on powders or natural brushes but it is essential to your kit with sanitizing metals such as sharpeners, tweezers, scissors, trays, pallets, and even your hands.
Jul 19, 2012
Amanda B.
@ Yasmin K. Vodka really. Ive had someone tell me rum before but I didnt believe them does this really work?
Apr 3, 2013
Marsha C.
If you are using alcohol my will the resdue of the alcohlo irritate the clients face. I worry about around the eyes. Sometimes there is a very short time in between clients. Will it be safe to use.
Nov 28, 2017
Rhett V.
I know this is an older post but I was doing some research to put together a document to teach H&M sanitation practices to new group of MUA's and stumbled on this post and had to comment...
Denise H. is 100% wrong about 99% being the best. While 99% Alcohol is necessary (Activates "skin illustrator" and "Temptu" airbrush makeup for instance) it is not a good disinfectant/sanitizer...
Monica M. is right to recommend 70%
Notice this excerpt from CDC recommendation.
Alcohol's antimicrobial properties are best used when the alcohol can make contact with key physiological enzymes and protein structure inside a bacterial cell or fungal cell or virus. Use of the more concentrated solutions (95% or 99%) will result in almost immediate coagulation of surface or cell wall proteins and prevent passage of the alcohol into the cell.
The benefits of using 70% alcohol are: 1) coagulation of surface proteins proceeds at a slower pace, thereby allowing the alcohol to enter into the cell; 2) 70% alcohol, being a dilution of absolute alcohol, contains water which is essential in the denaturing process of proteins; and 3) because of concentration difference of water and alcohol on either side of the cell wall, 70% alcohol enters the cell to denature both enzymatic and structural proteins. This increases the potency of its antimicrobial properties."
So what does this mean? It means that the CDC recommends 70% (up to 91% according to their site) for disinfecting one's tools or even products because 95% and 99% essentially "freezes" (coagulates) the cell. When a cell surface coagulates the best analogy to picture it is Han Solo "frozen" in carbonite. He's alive inside but "frozen" on the outside and nothing can penetrate the shell. Essentially that's what happens to the cell when you use 95% or 99% Isopropyl Alcohol which makes using it for disinfecting purposes useless.
Many makeup institutions teach that 99% is best...
Denise H. probably got this as gospel...
Unfortunately it's not 99% but 100% incorrect.
Have fun :)