Phenol accidentally dipped in the skin, why immediately with alcohol and then wash with water?

The medicinal soap contains phenol, but it is not entirely composed of phenol, the specific composition is not found. The qualified soap is made from butter, coconut oil (or other oils), a small amount of foaming agent, caustic soda and other raw materials, and added with the legal content of bactericide. Traditional soaps add phenolic compounds, such as phenol, which is commonly known as lysol soap. It is similar to lysol water often used in hospitals, and phenolic compounds have a toxic effect on all living individuals. Because phenolic compounds are often slightly red after oxidation, some of these soaps are simply made red. Another kind of medicinal soap adds oxidants to the soap body. Boric acid soap and carbonic acid soap can smell the acidic smell, while products with chlorination agent or other halogen compounds can smell the bleach powder. Either way, traditional soaps are obviously irritating to the skin, especially to children and women with delicate skin. Frequent use can cause skin irritation. As for the accidental dip of phenol into the skin, why to use alcohol and then wash it with water is determined by the solubility of phenol. Solubility of phenol: soluble in ether, chloroform, ethanol, glycerin, carbon disulfide, petroleum jelly, volatile oil, strong alkali aqueous solution. Slightly soluble in water at room temperature, can be liquefied when mixed with about 8% water, can be miscible with water over 65℃, almost insoluble in petroleum ether. Thus, it can be seen that the easiest and safest way to remove phenol dipped in the skin is to wipe it with ethanol first, let phenol dissolve in ethanol, and then rinse it with plenty of water. (you can't choose ether, chloroform, strong alkali solution, water above 65℃... )