Checked in with the nurse today and she said it's healing and no sign of infection.

I just checked the bottle of isopropanol and look what it says. I didn't read the manual and that's on me. But at the same time, it does just say "causes minor skin irritation."

So the theory that it might have reacted with residue in my clothing may be the answer. Because I sometimes use laundry sanitiser, but I don't know for sure if those trousers were in one of those loads. But that does have a corrosive warning on it.

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@cybervegan I was cleaning marker off a doll and spilt some on my thigh. I assumed it would just evaporate, but I suppose the clothing kept it in contact long enough to burn.

It didn't start hurting until 4 hours later, so I didn't even realise anything was wrong. It makes my fingerprints turn white for about 5-10 minutes if I get it on my fingers, but I didn't know it could do worse.

Now the bigger patch has blistered.

PSA if you get isopropanol on your clothes, change out of it and rinse your skin properly.

I looked up getting burns from isopropanol and I couldn't find anything. Even the gov.uk site just says it can cause irritation. My uncle said if it's burned me there must be contaminants. Mine was advertised as 99.9% pure, but the bottle doesn't say anything. I've used it to clean electronics safely so I'm assuming it's 99.9%.

#safety #isopropanol #isopropylalcohol #chemicalburns #psa #warning #burns