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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do they still give Alcohol baths in hospitals?
Where I work, they have Alcohol dispensers all over the place, for your hands.
Ground Pounder Bill</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=gailpl2003@yahoo.com href="mailto:gailpl2003@yahoo.com">g l</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=meta474@gmail.com
href="mailto:meta474@gmail.com">Patrick Beggan</A> ; <A
title=pct-l@backcountry.net href="mailto:pct-l@backcountry.net">PCT</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:23
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pct-l] Baby Wipes</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>This is not true. At very minimum, alcohol is very drying
to the skin. There is also some question as to carcinogenicity,
etc. Research before use. I believe Baby Wipes would be ok,
alcohol wipes...nope!<BR><BR>Intensive care nurse and registered respiratory
therapist x 25 years. <BR><BR>Wheeew<BR><BR><B><I>Patrick Beggan <<A
href="mailto:meta474@gmail.com">meta474@gmail.com</A>></I></B> wrote:
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<DIV>Well, everyone is different, but alcohol wipes on your bare skin don't
really harm anything (I have pretty extensive medical experience, although
I'm no doctor, I'm just a medic). I mean, frequency is an issue here -- if
you're wiping down with alcohol wipes every twenty minutes then you're
probably going to see some irritation. Its my experience that giving
yourself a wipe-down with an alcohol wipe every other day or so helps keep
infection at bay as well as help prevent a whole set of skin ailments.</DIV>
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<DIV>Of course, it should note that my skin, uhh, "hydrates" at a rapid
pace. That is, I am very greasy. :P</DIV>
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<DIV>On Jan 3, 2008, at 6:11 AM, g l wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>Folks, Please do NOT use alcohol wipes on your skin.....especially on
your more "sensitive" areas. Isopropyl alcohol itself is extremely
irritating to the skin and particularly the mucous membranes. And
guess what your.......exit area is composed of????
Key-rect!!!! Mucous membranes. H20 if you have it, is your
best bet.....along with a gentle, non-rinse soap perhaps. Or just
stink! We all smell alike out there anyway, and we cancel each other
out. And the flat-landers??? Heck with em if they can't take a
joke! Just say NO to ETOH!!! (Other than the drinkin' kind,
perhaps.)</DIV>
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<DIV>Wheeew<BR><BR><B><I>Hiker97 <<A
href="mailto:hiker97@aol.com">hiker97@aol.com</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="mailto:jolson@olc.edu">jolson@olc.edu</A> writes: All
kidding aside, - , alcohol wipes kept rashes and skin irritations of any
sort from developing. It wasn't til I was 40 that I had to deal
with this. Now it's a fact of life that I "wipe down" before
putting on the long underwear and diving under the quilt for a dry, safe
nights sleep... It's part of being able to hike week after week, a
maintenance item.... Gotta keep the nether regions clean and
dry...</DIV>
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<DIV>Switchback replies: I have used alcohol wipes for years along with
TP. I also carry hand sanitizer gel. Out on the trail I try
to be not only clean, but beyond that. I think this protects you
from getting sick and other irritations too. For me going to bed
clean at night makes for a more restful sleep. I carry
my toilet articles in a quart ZipLock bag. Works
great. </DIV>
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