The other day I found out the hard way that you can get chemical burns from isopropanol/isopropyl alcohol/IPA. I was cleaning Dolly Baby and spilt some isopropanol on my trousers. I didn't think much of it, assuming it would evaporate quickly.
Four hours later I felt like my skin was sunburnt. It had turned red in the areas where the fabric had kept the IPA in prolonged contact with my skin (as I'd moved throughout the day, there were two smaller patches and one big one where the initial spill was). The next day it had blistered.
Strangely, I can't find any info on getting chemical burns from isopropanol, so I'm putting this out there as a warning. If you do spill isopropanol on your clothes, please change and wash the isopropanol off thoroughly! Someone suggested it may have reacted with a chemical residue in my trousers (eg fabric conditioner, detergent or maybe this set of joggers was in one of the loads I use laundry sanitiser in) and that otherwise it would have been fine. In any case, do not take the risk! It CAN cause burns if kept in contact with skin, so please do be careful and don't allow it to sit on your skin! Hand sanitisers are different as they are mixed with something like aloe vera and your hands will be exposed to air, which will evaporate the IPA.
Okay, that's all, bye.
