How to Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer
Learn to make your own DIY hand sanitizer with this simple recipe. We all know the best way to help keep ourselves germ-free and healthy is to wash our hands, but sometimes that just isn’t possible.
Keep a small bottle of this homemade hand sanitizer made with aloe vera, alcohol and essential oils in your purse or car for those times when you need a little extra germ protection but don’t have access to a sink.
Because of the alcohol content in the sanitizer I recommend keeping it away from small kids who may be tempted to lick their hands.
Now that people in Washington State (where I live) seem to be going into full panic mode there isn’t a whole lot of hand sanitizer, gloves, masks or anything else we might need to keep ourselves healthy.
Go have a peek in your medicine cabinet and check if you have the following supplies. If not, you can get some of them at the drugstore (if there is any left) or as always, on Amazon, although they are selling out there too.
Ingredients for homemade hand sanitizer
- ⅔ cup 99% rubbing alcohol or 120 proof Everclear.
- ⅓ cup aloe vera gel.
- 8-10 drops essential oil, such as lavender, peppermint or grapefruit
- Bowl and spoon.
- Funnel.
- Empty liquid soap or hand sanitizer bottle.
The most important thing is to use alcohol that is 60% or higher. Regular Smirnoff vodka won’t work. Use the 120 proof like I did or get 99% rubbing alcohol from the pharmacy (FYI, they are probably out of stock).
Directions for diy hand sanitizer recipe
- Pour the aloe gel into the bottle and add the alcohol.
- Shake the bottle gently.
- Add the essential oils.
- Shake a little more.
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are these chemicals good to store in plastic bottles? should it be in glass bottle?