Jow Made From Lavacol*?

[Tao Of The Fist]

So according to most people that i've talked to, you should never make jow from isopropyl alcohol because it is toxic over a long period of use. I've got this one recipe for jow that i've been dying to make but since i'm underage i cant buy vodka or rice wine (so if this doesn't work out i'll have my brother help me with it.)
Anyway, today I was rummaging through my medicine cabinet looking for my tweezers and I found a rubbing alcohol called Lavacol*. What sparked my curiousity is that it isn't made with isopropyl, but ethyl alcohol (like your drinking kind) but denatured. So my question is can you make a proper jow with this stuff? Also, is there any good pharmacies in the state of colorado or is there any place where you can get quality herbs for cheap?

[Eric Hunstad]

Tao

What underage kid worth his salt can't acquire alcohol? :)

Stick to the vodka.

Most if not all of the typical jow herbs are relatively cheap, and lots of herbal sources online....

Eric Hunstad
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[David Jamieson]

Use a proper recipe and follow it to the letter.

You can buy over teh countre jows taht are fine.
most are made with distilled plum or rice wine (grain alcohol).

[SanHeChuan]

I've been wonder the same thing about rubbing alcohol.

[PlumDragon]

Denatured ethanol is iffy--they put some nasty chemicals in there so you cant drink it and Id be worried about health concerns, even applied topically; its potentially worse than using isopropyl. Vodka isnt cost-prohibitive and is a very nice clean alcohol so thats what I usualyl recommend to customers.

You can buy cheap herbs online; we sell over 200 medicinal herbs and move over 70 lbs of herbs each month, so everything is always very fresh. Just click the link in the sig below...