Rubbing alcohol (For Tendskin) in the UK?

[Hinna]

So i want to make tendskin myself, but have no idea where to find rubbing alcohol in the UK. I've tried a supermarket and a drugstore (Boots). Am i asking for something no one has heard of? Is there another name for it? Any suggestions from where i can get it? Thanks!

 

[Pauline]

Hi Hinna, i am not sure of the answer but i will ask my chemist when i pop in tomoorow.

 

[Hinna]

Oh thankyou, that's so sweet of you - i appreciate it xx

 

[NAD]

I Live In The Uk And Buy Rubbing Alcohol All The Time. Whatt Part Of The Uk Are You In

 

[Hinna]

Blackburn, a town near Preston in the North-West.

 

[linda46125]

what is rubbing alcohol, ive never heard of it! but i work in a chemist so i can ask where you could get it if my place doesnt sell it

 

[Min]

Im not from the UK but they also call it Isopropyl Alcohol here so maybe thats what you guys have.

 

[Hinna]

I've tried asking for that too! No one seems to know what it is ... i mean, neither did i until i searched the forums for the recipe, lol!

 

[hgoff79]

Per Wikipedia:

In the UK the equivalent material is surgical spirit which is always based on ethyl alcohol and which often has the addition of small quantities of iodoform as a topical bacteriocide.

Also known as denatured alcohol.

You can buy it (Propan-2-ol) in the UK but you may have to go to a

specialist supplier. It is now commonly used as a cleaning fluid in

the electronics industry. (RS Components, Maplin etc. offer suitable

products.)

Possible substitutes are:

"Surgical spirit" is a nasty mixture of ethanol, methanol and (I think)

oil of wintergreen.

"Methylated spirit" is an even nastier mixture of ethanol, methanol,

blue dye and pyridine (ugh).

"Industrial methylated spirit" (IMS) is 90% ethanol, 5% methanol, 5%

water and pleasant to handle. It is not on public sale in the UK (you

need a special excise license to buy it) but you may be able to scrounge

some from a school, print works or lab.

Not sure if that helps or not!

 

[Pauline]

Hi, sorry it took a few days to get back to you i was searching through all the posts.I spoke to my pharmasist and he told me that Boots the Chemist will sell it and it not particularly expensive.