Dermarolling / Microneedling / Can't find proper disinfection alcohol?
« on: January 21, 2010, 05:40:44 PM »> most of them were much lower then that.. and the ones
> i found were either creams or gels..what shall I do???
To disinfect the skin, you can use Betadine liquid or cream (containing Povidone-iodine).Wash the Betadine off with tap water before you roll and don’t forget to clean your hands with soap before you touch your face. Do not use Betadine if pregnant or breastfeeding. Betadine is for sale in Pharmacies as well as online.
You can also use Chlorhexidine (around 2%).
To disinfect the roller or the skin, buy ethyl rubbing alcohol (ethanol = ethyl alcohol):
In the US
https://http://aarp.walgreens.com/store/catalog/Antiseptics/Apothecary-Ethyl-Rubbing-Alcohol/ID=prod475&navCount=0&navAction=push-product
https://http://www.familymeds.com/p-20123-goodsense-ethyl-rubbing-alcohol-70-16-oz.aspx?affiliateID=10068
https://http://www.discountwholesaleonline.com/product.cfm/hurl/Vitamins-Nutritional-Items/House-Hold-Items/WETS-AND-DRYS/LAVACOLALCOHOLUNSCENTED.html
https://http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=70%25+ethanol+rubbing+alcohol&sqi=2&cid=5987156484765441618#p
https://http://www.amazon.com/ALCOHOL-ETHYL-RUBBING-HUMCO-16OZ/dp/B003085T6Y
In the UK
https://http://www.criticalenvironmentsolutions.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=9917900
Microzone
70% Ethanol solution
· It consists of a solution of ethanol in deionised water - a standard disinfecting solution in bioclean rooms.
· It is manufactured with high quality ethanol to ensure excellent performance and the minimum hazard to health.
https://http://www.elexind.it/Eng/Ambienti/Ambienti_prod1cf.htm
MICROZONE™ Liquid 70% Ethanol Disinfectant Solution contains ethanol and purified water. Excellent for disinfection of dermarollers.
In Australia
https://www.medshop.com.au/products/whiteley-microl-70-ethanol-filtered-to-0-2-micron-500ml-2.html
Do not use disinfection containing more than 80% alcohol because it evaporates too quickly and as such doesn’t have time to disinfect the skin properly. You can buy it but dilute it with water. It should be between 50% and 80%. Alcohols are most effective when combined with water to facilitate diffusion through the cell membrane; 100% alcohol typically denatures only external membrane proteins.
Do not reuse the alcohol used to sterilize the roller with. Pour some alcohol into a container, dip the roller into it and then discard the alcohol.
Concerning isopropyl alcohol:
I think it is better to use isopropyl alcohol in combination with ethanol.
We have two customers who soaked their roller in 70% isopropyl bought in a dollar store and their roller got loose needles (isopropyl is a solvent).
Other customers who used isopropyl did not experience this problem but I am not sure what percentage they used.
As a test, we soaked our dermaroller for 48 hours in 45% ethanol and 30% isopropyl without any problems whatsoever.
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