Have you ran short of hand sanitizer and are unable to afford it? Don’t worry! You can have your own. The concerns about corona virus COVID-19 are being widely reported across the world. This might lead to the use of precautionary measures and equipment in all around the world. One such precautionary equipment is a hand sanitizer that helps to keep the hands clean.
How To Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer
According to the New York Times, the price and the selling of hand sanitizers has increased many folds across the United States since the rise of corona panic. If you are unable to afford a sanitizer, you can make your own at home with the right ingredients.
Sanitizers only serve to be a precautionary measure against the germs. Frequent handwashing still remains to be the primary procedure to control infection. If soap and water are not available, you can use sanitizers.
The recipe of make sanitizer at home is:
- 67 cups of isopropyl alcohol
- 33 cups of emollient
- Essential aroma
Alcohol is an essential ingredient of the sanitizer that eradicates the germs. Sanitizers contain almost 60 to 95% of the alcohol that kills the germs. It is most effective on clean hands and proves to be less effective on dirty and greasy hands. Homemade sanitizers also have the strength to remove the germs if they contain the right amount of alcohol. The emollient in the sanitizers can be either glycerin or aloe Vera and keep the skin wet and prevent the sanitizer from being dried out. The essential oils give the aroma to your hands.
