91% Isopropyl alcohol can't hurt you because you accidentally got a smell of it, right?
I mean, I opened it, and I guess my face was too near it, and I could smell it. Just because I was able to smell what it smelled like, doesn't mean I could die, does it? I figured that you could only die if you actually smelled it on purpose or were careless and just let the odor keep coming in your breathing.
So it can't hurt you if you accidentily get a smell of it, can you?
2007-06-24 19:48:19 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
I think you're going to be just fine.
2007-06-24 19:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by Chloe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll be fine, but be more careful next time. Isopropyl alcohol vapor is heavier than air and is highly flammable with a very wide combustible range. It should be kept away from heat and open flame. When mixed with air or other oxidizers it can explode through deflagration. [2]
Isopropyl alcohol is oxidized by the liver into acetone. Symptoms of isopropyl alcohol poisoning include flushing, headache, dizziness, CNS depression, nausea, vomiting, anesthesia, and coma. Use in well-ventilated areas and use protective gloves while using. Poisoning can occur from ingestion, inhalation, or absorption.
2007-06-24 19:50:09 · answer #2 · answered by dasgo404 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
isopropyl alcohol is also known as rubbing alcohol, as far as i know as long as you didnt like huff it out of a garbage bag or somthing i think you should be okay, you wont die :]
2007-06-24 19:51:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smelling isopropyl alcohol won't kill you. The fumes aren't toxic. Don't drink it, though. It could blind you or kill you depending on how much you drank.
2007-06-24 19:56:51 · answer #4 · answered by rkallaca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh- you cant die from it at all unless you drink *** loads of it. isopropyl alcohol is a great disinfectant. all it is is drinking alcohol with an extra CH2. dont worry about it.
2007-06-24 19:51:08 · answer #5 · answered by giggssoccer83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it cannot kill you just smelling it...
huffing it or constantly sniffing it deeply can harm you . .. but I have never heard of anyone dying from the smell of Isopropyl alcohol...
it might make you feel a bit lightheaded
but dont worry
2007-06-24 19:51:09 · answer #6 · answered by Kimberlie H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it might sting your nose a little. But I don't reccommend sniffing it purposefully. It numbs your mucus membranes.
2007-06-24 19:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by Allora 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think one whiff will hurt you.
Just don't go huffing the stuff or anything... ;)
Hope this helps!
2007-06-24 19:50:54 · answer #8 · answered by p37ry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply no if you hovered over it and lingered there and "huffed" it then probably but not by just smelling it
2007-06-24 19:53:00 · answer #9 · answered by Val 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your not going to die.
2007-06-24 19:50:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋