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can I put hand sanitiser in PVC bottles or must the bottles be PET. With the shortage of bottles I am keen to know if a 70% ethanol or isapropyl based sanitiser will distort or soften a PVC bottle in the short term or long term?




A don't see major problems in storing it in a PVC bottle, PVC is not soluble in ethanol, neither in isopropanol. However, in [this site](https://www.calpaclab.com/pvc-polyvinyl-chloride-chemical-compatibility-chart/) they rate isopropyl alcohol as A while ethanol as C (with possible swelling in the long term). 


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