[21twelve]

I got the ethanol. Isopropyl has the same effect on the virus - both are good.

From the CDC:

“Swallowing alcohol-based hand sanitizers can cause alcohol poisoning.

Why? Ethyl alcohol (ethanol)-based hand sanitizers are safe when used as directed, but they can cause alcohol poisoning if a person swallows more than a couple of mouthfuls.”

[Black Agnes]

Ethyl alcohol forms an azeotrope with water. The highest percent you can get with distillation techniques is somwhere around 95%. To get a higher percent ethyl alcohol you have to use other solvents to ‘dry it out’. Those solvents aren’t usually great things to have, even if they’re just on your skin.

[Myrddin]

Ethanol and water boil off together at a lower temperature than pure ethanol. The 190 proof stuff isn't 100%. To get to 100%, it is common to add benzene to scrub the remaining water. That makes it unfit for human consumption.