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Isopropyl and Ethyl alcohol | Which is better for Hand Sanitizer | The difference

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Difference between Ethyl and Isopropyl alcohol When you see the content and composition on the bottle of Hand Sanitizer, you can find two types of alcohols e.g. 1.Isopropyl alcohol and                                                                       2.Ethyl alcohol. But which is better?? And the answer is, Isopropyl alcohol is little better than the ethyl alcohol. And why?? Isopropyl alcohol is generally known as "rubbing alcohol" and its ideal use is in medical applications like in hand sanitizer. Ethyl alcohol is known as "Grain alcohol" and it mostly used in beverages.(But it also can be used in hand sanitizers with higher percentage) One more difference we can see that, Ethyl alcohol has high viscosity than that of the Isopropy...