Deeming Regulations have been released!!!!

[Letitia]

CDC recommendation is 60% or better. For whatever its worth. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Prevention & Treatment

Was just coming back to correct myself about that. Yes 60% is the minimum required.

 

[mikepetro]

Thought I read the alcohol content needs to remain 85% at minimum to be effective. 6ml vg and 0% dw would be a better mix imo.

Actually it is 60% minimum.

 

[CMD-Ky]

A bit of Dawn, a bit of water, mechanical friction between the digits and flats of the hands front and back, rinse well again with friction, all will be well.

 

[susieqz]

as i understand it, vigorous hand washing with any soap at all is superior to
alcohol sanitizer.

 

[440BB]

Alcohol percentages vary by source, typically showing 60-80% is most effective, under 50% is slower and over 80% loses effectiveness as a certain amount of water is needed in order for it to work. I've decided to keep it simple, just like the PG in my main mix - 2/3 works for me.

 

[dreamvaper]

so much alcohol is being wasted for hand sanitizers ... that's a disaster

 

[markfm]

as i understand it, vigorous hand washing with any soap at all is superior to
alcohol sanitizer.

Absolutely. I just carry the sanitizer in my car (I've done that since before coronavirus, use it after things like pumping gas.)

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Anyone know if the FDA will be shut down due to the Covid-19 mayhem?

 

[gerrymi]

a trip to the liquor store can fix you right up!!

Since Pennsylvania has CLOSED ALL Bars...and ALL State Liquor Stores...hand sanitizer will probably return to the shelves...before we have access to the alcohol to make it!!??!!

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[susieqz]

i wonder why they closed state liquor stores.
sitting at home n getting drunk sounds like a good stratagy for avoiding the virus.

 

[englishmick]

Since Pennsylvania has CLOSED ALL Bars...and ALL State Liquor Stores...hand sanitizer will probably return to the shelves...before we have access to the alcohol to make it!!??!!

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That's wild. Can you still buy booze at supermarkets and so forth?

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Time to get out the still.

 

[Rossum]

If anyone can't find the 90+ alcohol, a trip to the liquor store can fix you right up!! I put it in spray bottles for sanitizing surfaces and I also put some in the little soft plastic ejuice bottles for my husband to carry in his pocket at work.

Many states have an upper limit of 75.5% alcohol in "spirits". You'll still find Ever Clear there, but it will be 151 proof rather than 190.

 

[Rossum]

That's wild. Can you still buy booze at supermarkets and so forth?

It seems you are unfamiliar with Pennsylvania's arcane laws regarding alcoholic beverages.

 

[JustWondering1]

Many states have an upper limit of 75.5% alcohol in "spirits". You'll still find Ever Clear there, but it will be 151 proof rather than 190.

I had no idea. Good point. Thanks.

 

[englishmick]

It seems you are unfamiliar with Pennsylvania's arcane laws regarding alcoholic beverages.

I was. Just checked it out on Wiki. All I can say is Bloody Hell.

Seriously, they can't actually expect to shut down alcohol consumption completely for the duration. Can they? By the time CV went away there would be speakeasies and bootleggers and gangsters running the State.

I checked out their vaping laws too. A 40% tax that shut down 30% of vape shops before it was repealed and replaced with a smaller tax, and a flavor ban in the works. I thought Indiana politicians were bad but these guys have their own brand of Nanny going on.

 

[leftyandsparky]

Time to get out the still.

Speaking of that..... this past weekend I kept smelling cornbread outside, drove me nuts. Long story short, hubby went to visit the neighbor and yup you guess it.

 

[AttyPops]

All I can say is Bloody Hell.

America: More guns, less booze. Everywhere else, less guns, more booze.
Actually, that combination makes some degree of sense. (And there really isn't a lack of booze either, as I'm sure you know being in Indiana)

 

[Eskie]

Many of us have plenty of VG around. Also hand sanitizer is hard to find. So is aloe vera gel.

I got this off the WHO website, they had a 10L recipe for hospitals, so I scaled it down to 1 or 2 liter batches. I added a few drops of some essential oil for fragrance.

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Too bad they didn’t leave spaces for flavors in their Excel calculator.

Many states have an upper limit of 75.5% alcohol in "spirits". You'll still find Ever Clear there, but it will be 151 proof rather than 190.

You can also find Rectified Spirits. It’s over 180 proof, essentially 95%, which is about as good as you can do for alcohol unless you need even less water in it for say lab work.

 

[Territoo]

There's this.

Ethanol | 200 Proof | 100% Alcohol | Tax-Paid | Decon Labs Brand

I've never seen 200 proof alcohol before. Furthermore, its undenatured and food grade, so you can drink the leftovers.