Learning how to make hand sanitizer is fairly easy. Believe it or not, there are only three ingredients that are essential for an effective product.
Before we start with the basics of making our own hands more sanitizing at home, there is a very important point to consider:
Step 1: use at least 60% alcohol
Make sure that Your hand sanitizer contains at least 60% alcohol, otherwise it will not be effective
If you are planning to make your own hand sanitizer, remember that you need to measure the ingredients accurately to make the product work. To ensure that you have the right strength of hand sanitizer, you should try to stretch your current supply of them by diluting them with other ingredients.
Step 2: add a few extra essential oils
If you would like to avoid the intense smell of alcohol, you can add a few extra essential oils. Essential oils give the mixture a pleasant smell and prevent the hands from disinfecting and drying out the skin. My favourite essential oils lavender and frankincense such as lemon and orange.
Step 3: add Aloe Vera
The aloe vera will add thickness and moisturize your skin.You might find that the mixture is a little thinner than typical hand sanitizers, so resist the urge to add more aloe vera. Making a hand sanitizer that’s much safer than the storage versions you buy and much more effective is surprisingly easy.
How to make hand sanitizer:
⅔ cup of rubbing alcohol
⅓ cup of aloe vera
5 -10 drops of essential oil (optional)
Pour the rubbing alcohol and aloe vera in a bowl and stir until completely blended. Add in several drops of essential oil and blend. Next, whisk all ingredients together and pour into a container.
Conclusion - How to make hand sanitizer?
It is super cheap and super easy to learn how to make hand sanitizers, and we love to customize ours with essential oils. If you are interested in keeping your hands clean and germ-free, it is fairly easy, even cheap, to make your own hand sanitizers for home use.
Hand-washing with soap and water is the most effective way to clean your hands. If soap and water are unavailable and you’re unable to find hand sanitizer in stores or want to avoid the general public, homemade hand sanitizer can help prevent the spread of disease.
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