• Alcohol pads are useful for cleaning minor cuts, bites, and other skin wounds.Cleaning cuts and other wounds will kill harmful bacteria that can cause infections.
• These pads are also used to prepare the skin for injections, such as bee-sting allergy pens. Before an injection is given, an area on the skin must be sterilized.
• Alcohol pads contain a solution of seventy percent isopropyl alcohol and water. Isopropyl alcohol is commonly known as rubbing alcohol.
• Isopropyl alcohol is also a colorless liquid, and it has a strong, distinct odor.
• It’s highly flammable, so it must be kept away from sparks and flames.