This Homemade Hand Sanitizer is an easy recipe that will hardly take five minutes to prepare. A Hand Sanitizer is the best way to prevent the spread of deadly coronavirus COVID-19, the recent outbreak. The current situation has led to a huge shortage of hand sanitizers and they are going out of stock, let me share an easy recipe to make a homemade hand sanitizer that is a hundred percent natural and safe.
Homemade Hand Sanitizer Recipe
Ingredients:
- 99 % Rubbing Alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) buy it on amazon or the nearest medical store.
- Aloe vera gel
- Vit E capsules (optional)
- Tea tree essential oil (optional)
- peppermint essential oil (optional)
How to make Homemade Hand sanitizer
First of all, Take 2/3 cup of rubbing alcohol in a bowl. Add 1/3 cup of fresh aloe vera gel. To make fresh aloe gel, cut and peel the leaf, scoop out the gel with the help of a knife or a spoon. whisk both the ingredients together and your sanitizer is ready. It’s that easy.
Adding the rest of the ingredients is totally up to you. ..If you wish to then add two Vit e capsules, a few drops of essential oil tea tree or peppermint, whisk all together. If you wish to keep the consistency a little thick you can add some more aloe gel, add more alcohol if u prefer it runny.
Why Rubbing Alcohol:
Alcohol is extremely effective in killing most of the microbes. The Centre of disease control and Prevention states that hand sanitizers with an optimum concentration of 70% alcohol or more can kill the microbes by causing denaturation of the proteins. (source)
Why Aloe Vera gel:
Aloe gel has been used in beauty, skincare, due to its medicinal properties for ages. It is loaded with Vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, Aloe vera extract is a natural effective ingredient for improving skin hydration. (source) It’s is an emollient, in a sanitizer, it will act as a humectant that keeps your hands from drying out due to rubbing alcohol.
Things to consider before making Homemade Hand Sanitizer
- Measure the ingredients precisely, The alcohol percentage of less than 60% won’t actually work.
- Wash your hands properly with soap and water before making the sanitizer, also sterile and clean the surface, the bowls, spatula, and storage bottle.
I hope this will helps. Check for any allergies before adding essential oils. But guys, do not take hand washing for granted. Wash your hands properly for 20 secs and practice social distancing to ease the spread of the virus.
Stay indoors and Stay Safe !!
