Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 03/09/2016
ORH and Tim,
I am glad this came up. Sometimes people will tincture herbs that they plan to use externally with isopropyl alcohol. I have even seen at least one herb book recommend it. But I know herbalist Dr. Christopher did this only once because he could not get any vodka to make a tincture and he had to use what he could in a desperate situation.
For me, with small children in my house, I want all of my remedies to be as safe as possible. (Of course, consuming a large amount of a vodka tincture wouldn't be safe, but rubbing alcohol would be even worse! ) And I would rather not put anything on my skin that I would not use internally.
~Mama to Many~
