Learn how to make your own homemade Hand Sanitizer with this quick and easy handmade hand sanitizer recipe using alcohol, essential oils and aloe vera all ingredients you should have around the house!

Homemade Hand Sanitizer, Wandering Hoof Ranch

Staying safe and healthy comes with the feeling prepared. Stay clean to help reduce getting sick.. It’s easy enough to make hand sanitizer to keep on hand, in your purse and in your car using just a few ingredients.

Thank you grandma for this easy recipe and sharing it with us all.

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE HAND SANITIZER

Homemade hand sanitizer, using this recipe only calls for a few ingredients that you most likely have around the house.

RUBBING ALCOHOL

Rubbing alcohol is commonly found in households as it has many uses including for cleaning and disinfectant purposes. You can also take advantage of its antiseptic and cooling purposes on the skin in small amounts.

ALOE VERA

Aloe vera, is used as a moisturizer and also typically is used for sunburns an to calm skin. It comes from the Aloe succulent plant that grows in desserts. It is commonly used topically for treating skin conditions, such as psoriasis and acne. Aloe has also been know to have a calming effect on the skin and have been shown to help reduce itchiness and inflammation.

LAVENDER OIL

Make you hand sanitizer smell wonderful! Lavender oil will make the final hand sanitizer smell lovely and also create a calming peaceful affect which is perfect when anxiety about getting ill or catching a cold is a struggle.

This is the perfect essential oil to help reduce stress and anxiety and create a feeling of calm, peace and serenity just in time for a nap or early bedtime.

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FAQ ABOUT HOMEMADE HAND SANITIZER

IS ALCOHOL FREE HAND SANITIZER EFFECTIVE?

Some recipes are alcohol free. Alcohol I know to be able to kill most germs. one alcohol free hand sanitizers contain ingredients that can reduce microbes but are less effective than alcohol.

CAN HAND SANITIZER KILL VIRUS?

Hand Sanitizers containing alcohol kill most material, and fungi and stop some viruses. Alcohol rub sanitizers containing at least 70% alcohol ( mainly ethyl alcohol) kill 99.9% of the material on hands 30 second after after application.

IS SOAP BETTER THAN HAND SANITIZER?

Soap and water are more effective than hand sanitizers at removing certain kinds of germs. Hand sanitizers may also not be as effective when hands are visibly dirty or greasy.