Quote Originally Posted by SatanicIntention View Post
To disinfect with alcohol, it would have to have surface contact for over 30 minutes. Just an FYI.
And this is why when you have to get a shot or blood taken or anything of the sort, they disinfect the area first by wiping it for about 1 second with such a small amount of alcohol that it is dry in about another second?

Quote Originally Posted by Wolves-N-Dogs View Post
Alcohols
Alcohols, usually ethanol or isopropanol, are wiped over skin and allowed to evaporate for quick disinfection. They have wide microbiocidal activity, are non corrosive, but can be a fire hazard. They also have limited residual activity due to evaporation, which results in brief contact times, and have a limited activity in the presence of organic material. Alcohols are more effective combined with purified water—70% isopropyl alcohol or 62% ethyl alcohol is more effective than 95% alcohol. [The previous peculiar claim should be removed unless it can be explained/sourced.] Alcohol "Ethanol alcohol at 70% is more effective at killing bacteria than at 90 to 100% because the alcohol gets inside the cell better. Isopropyl alcohol is even more effective at killing bacteria because it is less volatile. While alcohol is a good disinfectant for inactivating many bacteria, it will not inactivate bacterial spores that are resistant. At acidic pH levels, many bacteria are inactivated by vinegar by adding hot water to Alcohol this will kill all bacteria.

In short alcohol works just fine.
I'm pretty sure Becky has training as a vet-tech or something similar. I'd trust her over wikipedia.