American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.Isopropyl alcohol (IPA; aka 2-propanol, but never “isopropanol”) is a common solvent, reagent, and disinfectant. It is flammable, with a characteristic ...

Aside from "rubbing alcohol," all eight of the names for isopropyl alcohol (commonly called IPA, so that makes nine) are "correct" - any organic chemist would be able to look at the names and draw the ...

For muscle aches, a person may try using rubbing alcohol that contains 50% isopropyl alcohol with added wintergreen. Apply rubbing alcohol to clean gauze or a cotton swab, then rub it onto the area.