I just did a bacteria culture on a bunch of random bacterias found in places such as hair, bathrooms, dirt, hands, etc and exposed them to a few antibiotics, 90% ethanol, and 3% hydrogen peroxide. the anti-bs really did nothing compared to hydrogen peroxide, too.
The alcohol swab DID JACK **** as an antibacterial and the h2o2 kicked ass!
I then proceeded to ask the biology teacher about it and he said alcohol swabs really suck and hydrogen peroxideis far superior.
The bad side is you have to use the h2o2 quickly, so that's why the alcohol is used more widely.
So, if you want to be as sterile as possible, use h2o2 swabs....
Just an intersting little FYI
The alcohol swab DID JACK **** as an antibacterial and the h2o2 kicked ass!
I then proceeded to ask the biology teacher about it and he said alcohol swabs really suck and hydrogen peroxideis far superior.
The bad side is you have to use the h2o2 quickly, so that's why the alcohol is used more widely.
So, if you want to be as sterile as possible, use h2o2 swabs....
Just an intersting little FYI