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by artificialidiot 2259 days ago
It is not 80% alcohol, it is 80 proof which is 40%. Article is wrong about effectiveness.
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Could you elaborate? According to Wikipedia it is 70%-90% alcohol.

"In a base of dilute ethanol (70–90%), eau de cologne contains a mixture of citrus oils"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eau_de_Cologne

Well I did a better research and yea, you are right. Traditionally, all bottles have something like "80 proof" on them. Apparently, it is not English proof but French proof which is same as ABV.
Is that right? I haven't seen things other than spirits use proof as a measurement rather than ABV. I don't know about Turkish kolnya but colognes are typically 70-90% ABV.