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MattyAA CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 242 Poland, EU Gender:	Ethanol rubbed/applied over skin Jun 2^nd, 2013 at 11:09pm I have been prescribed a med that has 0.7ml ethanol in the concotion as 'auxilary' ingriient I presume and I wonder is it safe to apply such on skin having CH? it is suppose to be over temples/arms etc.
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Re: Ethanol rubbed/applied over skin
Reply #1 - Jun 2^nd, 2013 at 11:30pm

Sorry I just re-read my post maybe i didnt precise qustion, I wanted to ask if anyone of you think because I could not find anywhere on internet and doctor said its fine and wont cause headaches, but I dont really know... I am outside of my CH cycle, is there danger that just applying very small % that is used in a lotion/cream this thing medicine could cause me to get CH bout?

Any of you do use meds with ethanol as ingridient/component or you rather stay away from such? In fear that it might cause CH/migraine?

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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Ethanol rubbed/applied over skin Reply #2 - Jun 3^rd, 2013 at 7:17am Ethanol is plain old sour mash corn whiskey. I'm not sure if it is absorbed through the skin, but I imagine drinking a shot of it would be far more likely to trigger an attack than rubbing a little on your skin.
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: Ethanol rubbed/applied over skin Reply #3 - Jun 3^rd, 2013 at 9:15am I've never had any of my triggers start a cycle. They are only problems for me when I am on cycle. Off cycle everything is fair game for me! Joe
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Re: Ethanol rubbed/applied over skin
Reply #4 - Jun 3^rd, 2013 at 11:12am

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Unless the smell of it was to trigger you, you should be safe.

Alcohol will not be absorbed through your skin into your blood stream, but it actually evaporates into the air! Many topical products have alcohol in them, so it would be very unethical to use them if it was possible for alcohol to cross into the blood.

The form of alcohol contained in the vast majority of topical products is isopropyl alcohol, not ethanol. I don't know if that makes a difference regarding it's ability to be absorbed through the skin, but most people who want to use ethanol as a mood enhancer tend to drink it (as opposed to soaking in it). Grin

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Genisis CH.com Newbie Offline Addicted to Android/Linux Posts: 21 Denver, Colorado	Re: Ethanol rubbed/applied over skin Reply #5 - Jun 3^rd, 2013 at 11:44pm Guiseppi wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2013 at 9:15am: I've never had any of my triggers start a cycle. They are only problems for me when I am on cycle. Off cycle everything is fair game for me! Joe Agree 100% there. Same for me.
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