We all have gone through the pandemic situation where unfortunately we lost our loved ones. When covid-19 came we were not aware of prevention steps that’s why it hit us so hard. Where covid-19 gives us sadness, tears, and other negative feelings it also helps us to reconnect with our families. Covid-19 helped us to learn good health habits like washing hands, wearing a mask, cleaning the house, and taking care of personal hygiene.
During Covid-19 we came to know about hand sanitizer. Before the pandemic, very few people knew about and used it. But when we see that it is helping us to save us from coronaviruses, we adapt and start using it actively.
Now you can see each person uses hand sanitizer and they know how important it is to have it in their cars, bags, restaurants, and everywhere.
You cannot deny the fact that it kills 99% of germs and often it gets short in the market due to excessive purchases. People came up with a solution and they started making homemade hand sanitizer. It is very easy to make at home and the good fact is that you can even make it right now.
Just follow my lead.
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How to Make Hand Sanitizer At Home?
You may wonder how to make hand sanitizer at home, so here is a solution for you. Do you know that it is very easy to make homemade hand sanitizer and it requires few ingredients such as
- Isopropyl Alcohol- is also known as rubbing oil. It is a clear, colorless, and safe liquid to disinfect. It is a major ingredient of household items such as cleansers, disinfectors, and hand sanitizers.
- Aloe Vera Gel- Adding aloe vera gel to hand sanitizer helps your skin to get moisturized and soft.
- Essential Oils (tea tree oil & lavender oil)- When you add essential oil with isopropyl it increases the protection as both are anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial liquids.
To make a good hand sanitizer use a ratio of 2:1 of alcohol and aloe vera. Your hand sanitizer should contain 60% alcohol to kill germs.
The Formula of Homemade Hand Sanitizer
- ⅔ cup of isopropyl alcohol
- ⅓ cup of aloe vera
- 5-10 drops of essential oil
Directions
Add ⅔ of rubbing alcohol and ⅓ aloe vera gel to a bowl and mix it well until it blends completely. The aloe vera adds thickness to the texture of a hand sanitizer and will moisturize your skin. Add 5 to 10 drops of essential oil such as lavender or tea tree oil.
These essential oils will cover up the smell of alcohol and will give a pleasant smell. Now mix all these ingredients well and put them into a dry bottle. Please label the bottle as hand sanitizer and place it away from children.
Formula According To World Health Organization
If you want to try the more strong recipe for hand sanitizer World Health Organization recommends a one formula
- 751.5 ml of isopropyl
- 41.7 ml distilled or hot water
- 14.5 ml glycerol
- 0.125 % hydrogen peroxide
Take a flask and fill 100 ml of boiled or cold water, add isopropyl, glycerol, and hydrogen peroxide, and shake the flask very carefully and gently. Another homemade hand sanitizer is ready. Put in the bottle and label it as hand sanitizer.
Advantages Of Using Hand Sanitizer
- It requires less time to use hand sanitizer than hand wash
- Act quickly to kill germs
- Are more quick and easy to access than sink
- Reduce and kill bacteria on hand
- Hand sanitizers are less irritating and sensitive to the skin than soap and water.
- Moisturize your skin
- Some hand sanitizers have ingredients that improve your skin
Precaution Before Using Hand Sanitizer
There are two precautions before using hand sanitizer and you should follow.
- Rub your hands with hand sanitizer until your hands get dry
- If your hands are dirty, wash them first and then apply hand sanitizer
Tips For Using Hand Sanitizer
- Spray or apply a few drops of hand sanitizer to the hand
- Rub the hand sanitizer and try to cover all hands and fingers.
- Continue to rub your hands for the next few seconds until it gets dry
- Now you are free to eat, work and shake hands.
Facts Of Hand Washing And Hand Sanitizer
It is important to understand when you can use hand wash and when to use hand sanitizer. This key can help you to protect yourself from viral spread of diseases like cough and cold symptoms.
Both procedures save you from germs but washing hands always is the priority for health. If water and soap aren’t available try to use hand sanitizer as a secondary option.
- It is also important to wash your hands
- When you get back home
- When you use the washroom
- Before and after eating something
- When you touch a dust
- After coughing and sneezing
Things You Should Consider
We came to know the importance of hand sanitizer after covid 19 spread. Covid-19 helps us to learn good habits of hand washing, sanitizing, and cleaning. Overall improve the hygiene of people. There are different brands of hand sanitizer available in the market. But sometimes when they’re not in your access you can make it at your home.
You can use rubbing alcohol and aloe vera and other ingredients to make a homemade hand sanitizer. But We would like to suggest you always try to purchase hand sanitizer as they are made in laboratories under proper supervision. When you make it at home there are chances that you misbalance the ingredients and it will cause damage to your skin including rashes, blisters, burns, and irritation. In case of any skin problem, you should contact the nearest competent skin specialist. They will recommend you continents and other medicines to reduce irritation and burns.
