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Sicon3 t1_it4hztc wrote

The explain to me like I'm 5 explanation is that your epidermis, the outermost layer of your skin, is waterproof and composed of dead cells composed most of keratin. The alcohol would kill your living cells same as the bacteria but since you have a layer of dead cells protecting you it will mostly just irritate the area and dry out your skin.

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Nzdiver81 t1_it6jm2h wrote

Similarly it's the lining in our mouths, throat, stomach that protects us from ingestion of alcohol. If you injected it straight into your bloodstream you could possibly die, certainly it would kill a lot more of your cells

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