Homemade hand sanitizer, here are five recipes to prepare it at home using natural ingredients. It's time to say goodbye to commonly sold hand sanitizers. Some of them, especially when they contain triclosan, may prove useless, if not downright harmful. However, it can happen that you come into contact with very dirty surfaces and do not have a bar of soap and water at hand. Then there are those who prefer not to buy disposable wet wipes. Is there an alternative? You can try making your own hand sanitizer at home, based on natural ingredients.
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It's time to say goodbye to hand sanitizers commonly for sale. However, it can happen that you come into contact with very dirty surfaces and do not have a bar of soap and water at hand. Then there are those who prefer not to buy disposable wet wipes. There is aalternative? You can try to prepare at home your hand sanitizer, based on natural ingredients. However, remember that this type of disinfectants cannot be substituted for amuchina because none of these are alcohol-based.
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Hand sanitizer with aloe vera
Da Everyday Roots here is a recipe for making a homemade hand sanitizer based on aloe vera. You can buy all the necessary ingredients in the herbalist's shop. You will need:
- 25-30 drops of Tea Tree essential oil
- 9 drops of lavender essential oil
- 9 drops of clove essential oil
- 1 tablespoon of witch hazel water (optional)
- 16 tablespoons of aloe vera gel
- 1 small container
- 1 bowl
In a bowl pour the essential oils and aloe vera gel. Mix them and add them to a tablespoon of witch hazel water (or witch hazel distillate) if you have it available. Keep stirring until you get a homogeneous mixture and keep everything in a small container - for example a vial - to always carry with you to have it available when needed and to keep away from light. It can be kept for a long time, but not indefinitely. Keep in mind the shelf life of the aloe vera gel after opening the package.
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Hand sanitizer with Tea Tree Oil
Da My Merry Messy Life, here is a spray version of the hand sanitizer. You can prepare it quickly and it will always be ready for use:
- 120 ml of water
- 12 drops of Tea Tree essential oil
- 24 drops of eucalyptus essential oil
- 12 drops of bergamot essential oil
Combining Tea Tree Oil with eucalyptus and bergamot essential oils, rather than using it as an exclusive essential oil, allows you to obtain a more pleasant-smelling hand sanitizer. To prepare it, all you have to do is pour the water into a bottle with a sprayer, add the essential oils, mix and always shake before use.
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Read also: Tea Tree Oil: the thousand uses, properties and where to find it
Hand sanitizer with cinnamon
I Heart Essential Oils proposes a recipe for preparing hand sanitizer that allows you to recover as a container a vial with an empty dispenser, which perhaps previously contained liquid soap. You will need:
- 1 vial with dispenser
- 1 tablespoon of aloe vera gel
- 10 drops of lemon essential oil
- 10 drops of cinnamon essential oil
- 10 drops of eucalyptus essential oil
- 10 drops of clove essential oil
- Acqua
Pour the aloe vera gel and essential oils into the bottle of your choice. At this point, with the help of a funnel, add the water until it is full. Shake well at the end of preparation and each time before use. To use it, apply the disinfectant on your hands by pressing the dispenser 3 to 5 times. Massage the product obtained on the hands for 5-10 seconds.
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Lavender hand sanitizer
The blog Crunchy Betty suggests preparing a hand sanitizer based on lavender essential oil and food alcohol at home. You will need:
- 50 g of aloe vera gel
- 150 ml of food alcohol
- 25 grams of vegetable glycerin (optional)
- 10 drops of lavender essential oil
- 1 kitchen mixer or blender
Pour all the ingredients into the kitchen mixer or in mixer. Operate for one or two minutes, until you have obtained a mixture with a homogeneous consistency. Transfer everything into one or more vials that are convenient to keep at hand and to use. It can be kept for at least 6 months or more. Use it as a common hand sanitizer. In alternative with lavender essential oil, you can use lemon essential oil, rosemary, tea tree, peppermint, geranium or cinnamon.
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Hand sanitizer with jojoba oil
The blog My Magick Apron suggests making a hand sanitizer based on jojoba oil. For this recipe you will need:
- 60-80 g of aloe vera gel
- 3 droppers filled with jojoba oil
- 5 drops of lemon essential oil
- ] 5 drops of Tea Tree Oil
- 5 drops of Palmarosa essential oil
- ] 5 drops of orange essential oil
- 5 drops of frankincense essential oil
- 1 vial with dispenser
Pour jojoba oil and essential oils into the chosen container. Cap and shake. Then add the aloe vera gel. Cap the bottle and shake again. Done. you will have prepared your hand sanitizer based on natural ingredients only. Used as a normal hand sanitizer.
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Read also:
- How to wash the hands: 10 natural remedies for proper cleaning
- How to make homemade soap with just three ingredients
- Tips for choosing healthy and natural soap
- 10 ideas to reuse leftover soap bars
