Nail Polish Remover Research Paper

Sharpie permanent markers contain n-propanol (C3H8O) n-butanol (C4H10O), and Diacetone alcohol (C6H12O2). These markers are generally used on hard, non-porous surfaces, because instead of damaging the surface they form a surface layer that can be removed easily by solvents such as acetone (C3H6O), xylene (C8H10), or toluene (C7H8).

Acetone (strong chemical used in nail polish remover) is a strong and very effective against permanent markers. It can also remove paint and melt certain surfaces. The alcohol and acetone in the Nail Polish Remover. The two combined overpower the alcohol inside the permanent marker, and they dissolve the marks made by the marker. Ethyl alcohol (an active ingredient in Purell Hand Sanitizer) is also like acetone, and it contains alcohol. Because of this, it acts like Nail Polish Remover because it overpowers the alcohol inside the permanent marker by dissolving the substance. …show more content…
Alcohol and permanent marker have or is alcohol. There is a “rule” to when two polar or two non-polar molecules meet. The rule is that the same molecules will cancel each other out and dissolve.

Permanent markers are used in various ways. One of its main ways of usage is to label different objects. Sometimes this label can come off while people touch the words with their hands. A reason to why this might happen is because of the hand sanitizer the people use on their hands. The alcohol inside of the hand sanitizer will make the permanent marker go away because of the consistent rubbing and touching of the hand to the permanent marker. The two polar chemicals (the alcohol inside the permanent marker and hand sanitizer) react with each other and make each other go away (as stated