Where to buy SD-Alcohol?

[PeteK]

Anyone know where alcohol can be sources for use as a solvent (SD-Alcohol)?

[Huge]

Like Yoda this question asked is. Answer none I have as understanding the question I do not.

[:::Jerry::::]

(SD-Alcohol)?

Have you tried asking your local pharmacist ?

But be prepared to answer why you need it and perhaps sign a register...

[The Natural Philosopher]

Methylated spirt or surgical spirit, if its ethanol you are after.

[Grunff]

As a trained research chemist, I can honestly say I've never heard the term SD-Alcohol. What is it?

[PeteK]

I think I have solved this myself using google.

The Braun Shaver has a charge and clean cartridge, which cleans the shaver whilst on the stand.

Due to the design the solution is used up through evaporation rather than use through cleaning (i.e when you clean it circulates through the shaver head and back to the container but evaporates all the time). No doubt this is to ensure further sales of replacement cartridges which are about £5.00 each

The cartridge says that is contains SD-Alcohol 40-B. Apparently according to goodle is 40% Alcohol/Ethanol. Specially Denatured means it is made unpalatable to drink.

According to Google the DIY solution is

100ml Metholated Spirits (which is supposedly 96% ethanol) Few drops of 100% Lemon Essential Oil Top up with water.

[raden]

In message , ":::Jerry::::" writes

[Andy Dingley]

Use "surgical spirit", which you can get from any chemist, I buy mine in litre bottles from a farm shop, because it's much cheaper.

Don't use methylated spirit. The foul smell is pyridine, which isn't a good thinng to soak a razor in. Some people are more sensitive than others.

Another favourite soak for razors is benzalkonium chloride. It may blunt a straight ("cutthroat") razor though.

[Grunff]

Pyridine is very nasty, and can cause sensitisation. I worked in a lab where it was used routinely for a year or so, and it now makes me feel quite ill when I smell it.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Since it's an electric razor, are these both safe on plastic?

I've got a Philips one. You simply rinse it under the hot tap. Brilliant.

[Dave Stanton]

I worked with it in a lab over 30 years ago and can still recall the smell.

Dave

[Andy Hall]

Are these little quips of U.S. origin?

I could see two meanings for this one.

- U.S. milk cartons often have pictures of missing persons with a message asking for help to find them..

- The more obvious bovine connection.

Just curious....

.andy

To email, substitute .nospam with .gl

[Dave Plowman (News)]

They come from all over.

That's the obvious one.

Your guess is as good as mine. Unless you think I wrote them all. ;-)

[:::Jerry::::]

The clue was in the word 'Solvent'...

[Grunff]

Not at all. You can buy many, many solvents, most of them far more harmful than ethanol, without signing anything:

Meths (ethanol + various impurities) Isopropanol Ethyl acetate (cellulose thinner) Lighter gas (butane)

The list goes on.

[:::Jerry::::]

But at the time of positing my original remarks neither the OP nor anyone who had then replied knew what the 'solvent' was - or exactly what the stuff was...

Hindsight is wonderful after the answer is known....

[Owain]

"Grunff" wrote | > The clue was in the word 'Solvent'... | Not at all. You can buy many, many solvents, most of them | far more harmful than ethanol, without signing anything:

I have a large tank of solvent (H2O) in the kitchen.

Owain

[Grunff]

Don't be cheeky. We all know we're talking about organic solvents.

[Rod Hewitt]

Grunff wrote in news: [e-mail]:

But time was that you would have to sign the poisons book when buying meths

- at least in Scotland. Within my memory! I don't know about the other solvents.

[raden]

In message , ":::Jerry::::" writes

The clue was in the word "alcohol"

As for the rest, it sounds like make it mystical, make it special