Can pregnant women use alcohol to wipe their skin?

Alcohol is a very common substance in our daily life, but it is very useful. Not only can it be used to make alcoholic beverages, but it can also be used to make medical disinfectants because alcohol has an excellent bactericidal effect and alcohol is highly volatile and has a certain cooling effect. So, can pregnant women use alcohol to wipe their skin? Let’s take a look at the explanation below, I hope you can understand it.

Generally speaking, pregnant women can use alcohol to wipe their skin, but they must use it under the guidance of a doctor and not use it indiscriminately to avoid adverse effects on the body and endangering health.

Pregnant women can use alcohol to wipe their skin.

Pregnant mothers are forbidden to drink alcohol, but they can use alcohol to wipe the skin, which can sterilize, disinfect and reduce the temperature. But please note that alcohol is irritating and the uses of alcohol vary depending on its concentration. Therefore, pregnant women should use alcohol to wipe their skin under the guidance of a doctor. Be careful to avoid the belly area.

What are the effects of alcohol

1. Sterilization

70%-75% alcohol is used for sterilization and disinfection, including skin disinfection, medical device disinfection, deiodination of iodine, etc.

2. Prevent bedsores

40%-50% alcohol is used to prevent bedsores. Long-term pressure on the back, waist and buttocks of bedridden patients may cause bedsores, and once bedsores are formed, they are difficult to heal. The prevention method is to turn over frequently, scrub frequently, and massage frequently. During massage, the nursing staff will pour 40%-50% alcohol into their hands and evenly massage the patient's pressure areas to promote local blood circulation and prevent the formation of bedsores.

3. Physical cooling

25%-50% alcohol is used for physical fever reduction. In addition to drug treatment, the simplest, most effective and safe way to reduce the temperature of patients with high fever is to use the physical cooling method of 25%-50% alcohol rubbing bath. When using alcohol to scrub the patient's skin, it can not only stimulate the dilation of the skin blood vessels of patients with high fever and increase the skin's heat dissipation capacity; but also because of its volatility, it can absorb and take away a large amount of heat, thereby lowering body temperature and relieving symptoms.