Acetone is a liquid solvent that can break down and dissolve other substances. Companies include acetone in products such as nail polish remover, paint remover, and varnish remover. Some also use acetone to manufacture plastics, lacquers, and textiles.

What has acetone in it at home?

Acetone might be labelled dimethyl ketone, 2-propanone or beta ketopropane. Nail polish remover labels clearly state if acetone is the main ingredient, but it’s also used in lacquer, varnish, liquid and paste waxes, paint remover, polishes, particleboard and some upholstery fabrics.

What is the closest thing to acetone?

If you are looking for a solvent of intermediate polarity like acetone and want to avoid chlorinated solvents a possible alternative would be methyl tetrahydrofurane. An alternative is butanone (button-2-one) – this is similar to acetone, but has a much higher boiling point.