He had reportedly been filming himself attempting the viral “fireball challenge,” a harebrained stunt where youngsters try and ignite rubbing alcohol to create a makeshift molotov cocktail.

The internet is overflowing with advice, but finding the truly useful stuff can be a challenge ... The first time someone suggested smelling rubbing alcohol to me I thought they were insane ...

In April 2024, a 12-year-old Arizona boy, Corey Roper, suffered burns all over his body when he attempted to light rubbing alcohol on fire during a TikTok challenge gone awry.

Are you familiar with rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide? They’re not advertised much. They’re simple, inexpensive liquids that sit on pharmacy or supermarket shelves until they manage to ...

A challenge where kids set rubbing alcohol on fire. Now a 12-year-old boy has second and third-degree burns across parts of his body. "We noticed immediately these were so deep that it was deep ...

Add to the pantheon of incredibly useful stuff you thought had just one simple application that humble bottle of rubbing alcohol you’ve got stashed under your sink. Isopropyl alcohol was first ...

Some people use rubbing alcohol to treat various ear conditions, such as swimmers’ ear or middle and inner ear infections. Rubbing alcohol is also known as isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol.

Rubbing alcohol can be an effective insecticide and herbicide, but it's indiscriminate in that it kills both weeds and any plants you want to keep alive. The most common types of alcohol are ...

Antiseptics like hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol are commonly used due to their disinfecting abilities. After a previous VERIFY story explained why you should not use hydrogen peroxide to ...