Isopropyl alcohol can kill bedbugs. It can kill the bugs themselves, and it can kill their eggs. But before you start spraying, you should be aware that using rubbing alcohol on a bedbug ...

When asked why he ingested the hand cleaner, he pointed to the label, which read, “Active ingredient 63% v/v isopropyl alcohol.” He explained that this percentage is higher than that in vodka.

Isopropyl alcohol (IPA; aka 2-propanol, but never “isopropanol”) is a common solvent, reagent, and disinfectant. It is flammable, with a characteristic odor that is similar to ethanol’s, but more ...

Alex Speed, assistant professor of chemistry at Dalhousie University, said in order for isopropyl alcohol, or isopropanol, to solidify, it would have to meet specific criteria.