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Can rubbing alcohol eat away at earrings when soaking them and cause the paint or toxic metals to like get into my blood stream when i put them in ear?
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Doubt it: I don't think you necessarily need to soak them if you want to clean them. I think they can be wiped or cleaned gently. Let them dry thoroughly. Unless your earrings have toxic chemicals in them to begin with, you should be ok! :-).
Answered 6/12/2015
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