• Question: how does fire react to deoderants

    Asked by skateboarder to Becky on 18 Jun 2013.
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      Rebecca Cook answered on 18 Jun 2013:


      Deodorants contain flammable substances, often ethanol (pure alcohol) and these will form a fire if there is an ignition source put near the deodorant. I wouldn’t recommend trying this at home though as could be very dangerous.

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