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my08sammy
Jun 7, 2012, 11:01 AM
Hi,

I recently purchased a body lotion that contains, according to ingredients, Cetearyl Alcohol (Vegetable derived) and Cetyl Alcohol(veg derived), no ethyl alcohol.
Sorry that I am very ignorant of chemistry.
Is it OK to use this lotion without worrying about false positive on ETG test??

Thanks in advance.

ma0641
Jun 7, 2012, 11:20 AM
The oxidation byproducts are quite different and should not give a false positive. Furthermore, the percentage in the lotion times the amount applied would be minimal.