ST. LOUIS — Washing your hands is still one of the simplest and most essential ways to combat the coronavirus, but without soap and water readily available, hand sanitizer is a helpful alternative — ...

As news broke over the weekend about Oregon’s first coronavirus case, frenzied shoppers stocked up on hand sanitizer, emptying many store shelves. CORONAVIRUS IN OREGON: FULL COVERAGE If you weren’t ...

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers should contain at least 60% ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol. These alcohols work to kill bacteria and viruses. This information comes from the Centers for Disease ...

The type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages is called ethyl alcohol or ethanol. Ethanol is produced naturally when yeast and other microbes ferment sugars found in plants. Denatured alcohol is ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Denatured alcohol can be used to strip floors and make shellac, but don’t put it in your homemade hand sanitizer to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Internet has exploded with ...