Denatured Alcohol

The term denatured alcohol refers to alcohol products adulterated with toxic and/or bad tasting additives (e.g., methanol, benzene, pyridine, castor oil, gasoline, isopropyl alcohol, and acetone), making it unsuitable for human consumption.

The terms denatured alcohol and denatured ethanol are interchangeable. 

Denatured alcohol is chemically different from isopropyl alcohol. Isopropyl and denatured alcohols are both commonly used as disinfectants and are dangerous for human consumption. The term rubbing alcohol can describe either type of alcohol when they’re used as medical disinfectants.

The most common additive used is methanol (5–10%), giving rise to the term ‘methylated spirits.’ Other common additives include isopropyl alcohol, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and methyl isobutyl ketone.

Denatured alcohol is used as a lower-cost solvent or fuel for home-scale or industrial use, compared with the heavily taxed pure alcohol and alcohol used in beverages.

Lab Alley Brand Denatured Alcohol is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous, bad-tasting, foul-smelling, or nauseating to discourage its recreational consumption.

Lab Alley Brand Denatured Alcohol is ethyl alcohol manufactured in the U.S. to be unfit for drinking. It is used extensively for industrial or domestic applications.

The Lab Alley brands of 200 proof denatured alcohol, 190 proof alcohol and 140 proof alcohol are free from internal revenue tax in the United States.

Denatured alcohol is ethyl alcohol to which have been added sufficient malodorous and obnoxious substances (such as products from the destructive distillation of wood or from petroleum) to prevent completely its use or recovery for beverage purposes but not for many industrial uses (as for an antifreeze). It is also called completely denatured alcohol.

Denatured alcohol is ethyl alcohol to which have been added small amounts of substances (such as methanol, benzene, or acetaldehyde) that do not prevent its use in industry and the arts for specialized purposes (as for solvents). It is also called also specially denatured alcohol.

Lab Alley Brand Denatured alcohol is used as a solvent and as fuel for alcohol burners and camping stoves.

Lab Alley Brand Denatured Alcohol is used for cleaning, paint prep, cleaning wood, woodworking, epoxy, cleaning metal, perfume and caulking.

Lab Alley Brand Denatured Ethyl Alcohol is used as a glass cleaner, as a general cleaner and sanitizer, for removing ink stains, for removing mold and mildew, for cleaning metal parts, for mixing with shellac and for cleaning untreated wood.

Denatured alcohol is just basic alcohol, used in household products, that has ingredients added to ensure people don't drink it for recreational purposes. Despite its damaging effects when ingested, it is relatively safe when used in household products, even those that come in contact with your skin.

Denatured Ethanol 200 Proof