Rubbing alcohol

In North American English, the term "rubbing alcohol" generally encompasses both isopropyl and ethanol-based products.

[3] Under its alternative name of "wintergreen oil", methyl salicylate is a common additive to North American rubbing alcohol products.

[4] Individual manufacturers are permitted to use their own formulation standards in which the ethanol content for retail bottles of rubbing alcohol is labeled as and ranges from 70 to 99% v/v.

There was no standard formula for rubbing alcohol, which was sometimes perfumed with additives such as wintergreen oil (methyl salicylate).

They may also contain medically-inactive additives for fragrance, such as wintergreen oil (methyl salicylate),[8] or for other purposes.

Poisoning can occur from ingestion, inhalation, absorption, or consumption of rubbing alcohol.