If you aren’t able to find hand sanitizers in stores, you can make your own. Anne Marie Helmenstine, who holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences, recently shared how to make homemade hand sanitizer.
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup 99% rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) or ethanol
- 1/3 cup aloe vera gel
- 8-10 drops essential oil, optional (such as lavender, vanilla, peppermint, grapefruit)
- Bowl and spoon
- Funnel
- Recycled liquid soap or hand sanitizer bottle
Directions:
Mix the ingredients in a bowl and stir with a spoon. Use the funnel to pour the liquid into the empty bottle. Apply as desired.
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