Flu season is no joke! Check out these simple DIY Hand Sanitizer Recipes below to help keep those germs away.
All recipes yield 2 oz of hand sanitizer, however, recipes can be altered to make more or less if desired. If final product is too thick, add more alcohol/vodka; if it is too thin, add more aloe vera/vegetable glycerin.
Shake final product well before each use and apply generously. The final product should last several months.
The CDC recommends hand sanitizers contain at least 60% alcohol.
Pranarom Hand Purifier
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons neutral grain alcohol or high-proof vodka (Everclear)
2 teaspoons aloe vera gel or vegetable glycerin
24-36 drops Pranarom Good Samaritan or Immunity Boost Wellness Formula essential oils
2 oz glass spray bottle
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a 2 oz glass spray bottle. Shake well. To use, spray into palms, then massage into hands until fully absorbed. Use as often as desired.
Aura Cacia Cleansing Hand Gel Spray
Ingredients:
8 drops of Aura Cacia Cinnamon Leaf essential oil
8 drops of Aura Cacia Bergamot essential oil
8 drops of Aura Cacia Tea Tree essential oil
1/3 cup aloe vera gel or vegetable glycerin
2/3 cup neutral grain alcohol or high-proof vodka (Everclear)
2 oz glass spray bottle
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a 2 oz glass spray bottle. Shake well. To use, spray into palms, then massage into hands until fully absorbed. Use as often as desired.
Wyndmere Hand Defense
Ingredients:
8 drops of Wyndmere Defend Naturally essential oil
1/3 cup aloe vera gel or vegetable glycerin
2/3 cup neutral grain alcohol or high-proof vodka (Everclear)
2 oz glass spray bottle
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a 2 oz glass spray bottle. Shake well. To use, spray into palms, then massage into hands until fully absorbed. Use as often as desired.
Aura Cacia Stress-No-More Hand Spray
Ingredients:
5 drops Aura Cacia Lavender essential oil
15 drops of Aura Cacia Tea Tree essential oil
1.5 oz neutral grain alcohol or high-proof vodka (Everclear)
1/2 oz aloe vera gel or vegetable glycerin
1/8 teaspoon Jason Vitamin E Oil
2 oz glass spray bottle
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a 2 oz glass spray bottle. Shake well. To use, spray into palms, then massage into hands until fully absorbed. Use as often as desired.
For more information:
https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html
https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/show-me-the-science-hand-sanitizer.html
https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
https://www.lifeextension.com/protocols/infections/2019-novel-coronavirus-sars-cov2-covid-19
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/02/26/how-to-prepare-for-coronavirus/?arc404=true