https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/30430/methylated-spirit---use-in-practice Hi All, Does anyone use methylated spirit in practice? The practice I work at make up their surgical prep hibi solution with Methylated Spirit and not surgical spirit...??!! I have done some research and this appears to be a rather old school methoden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/168617?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 17 May 2017 19:58:18 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:cbecf2cf-782d-4d67-ad8f-e4373a89939bmadelinepikevn@aol.com<p>Used meths for years at pdsa with no issues. Use to love it infact.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/168616?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 17 May 2017 19:25:25 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:93237862-81bb-4653-8ebb-5b063ae37726Sal the 1st<p>still quite a few places using meths - I used it for 11yrs when I worked at BX - they are both &nbsp;a mix of ethyl/methyl alcohol only meths has a purple dye added to it and ss has camphor oil. Meths is better for degreasing and ss because of the camphor oil is better for not drying the skin out. Might be old school (and so am I) but still very effective and also cheaper. There are different grades of meths they aren&#39;t all industrial grade</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/168614?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 17 May 2017 18:16:08 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:2b5183e9-13c1-4561-bd57-002a227c2867Selena Carnell<p>never heard of meths being used in surgery before. I didn&#39;t think meths was as pure as surgical sport.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>