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How to Make Hand Sanitizer

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Wondering How to Make Hand Sanitizer? Whether you are trying to save money or can’t find hand sanitizer in the stores, you can easily make this homemade hand sanitizer to have it whenever you need it.

How to Make Hand Sanitizer

How to Make Hand Sanitizer

This easy to make DIY hand sanitizer is perfect and works as well as the store bought stuff. The key is to make sure that the homemade sanitizer is the right strength. You want it to be at least 60% alcohol, according to the CDC, Center for Disease Control. The key is to use 99 percent or at the very least 70% rubbing alcohol when you make this DIY sanitizer.

How to Avoid Getting Sick

The best way to avoid getting sick is to wash your hands often with soap and water, avoid touching your face and avoid places where people are sick, including large crowds. Another way to avoid getting sick is to use things like this DIY hand sanitizer. Whatever hand sanitizer you use, make sure the recipe calls for a strong alcohol, like 70-99 % alcohol.

How to Make it Smell Like Bath and Body Works Hand Sanitizer

Adding essential oils into the hand sanitizer can give it a wonderful scent instead of smelling like alcohol. For additional germ fighting help you can use Thieves by Young Living, Germ Fighter by Plant Therapy, a few drops of Tea Tree Oil or Oregano essential oil. You can add a variety of essential oils to get the smell you enjoy.

How to Use Hand Sanitizer

It is always best to use soap and water to clean your hands. However, sometimes you do not have access to soap. When you are using hand sanitizer to help kill germs, like the coronavirus, seasonal flu, or bacterial infections or other disease control and prevention, you want to use 2 pumps of the sanitizer and rub your hands together until it is dry. Be sure to get in between the fingers and under the nails.

Does DIY Hand Sanitizer Work Against Coronoavirus

If you are concerned about the coronavirus, you will want to read, What Parents Need to Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak. The CDC and WHO, World Health Organization, is telling everyone to wash your hands well as well as use hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol. The key is to make sure that you are using the hand sanitizer correctly.

How to Make Hand Sanitizer

Ingredients in Hand Sanitizer

  • Rubbing Alcohol, also known as isopropyl alcohol – Preferably 99%, 91% or anything above 70%
  • Aloe Vera Gel
  • Essential Oils
  • Container like a hand pump

How to Make Hand Sanitizer

Add the aloe vera to a bowl and then add the rubbing alcohol.

Mix in the essential oils and combine well.

Store the DIY hand sanitizer in the hand pump bottle.

Use as needed.

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How to Make Hand Sanitizer

Wondering How to Make Hand Sanitizer? Whether you are trying to save money or can't find hand sanitizer in the stores, you can easily make this homemade hand sanitizer to have it whenever you need it.
Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Keyword: how to make hand sanitizer

Ingredients

  • 2/3 Cup Rubbing Alcohol 91% or higher
  • 1/3 cup Aleo Vera Gel
  • 8-10 drop Essential Oils optional

Instructions

  • Add the aloe vera to a bowl and then add the rubbing alcohol.
  • Mix in the essential oils and combine well.
  • Store the DIY hand sanitizer in the hand pump bottle.
  • Use as needed.
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