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Updated: Homemade Hand Sanitizer Recipe

May 21, 2011 by Nellie Lee Luhrmann 4 Comments

homemade hand sanitizer

Heres a simple recipe for making your own hand sanitizer, easy to make and at least you will know what is in it 🙂

YOU WILL NEED

1 cup Aloe Vera Gel (or you can make your own)
3/4 cup of rubbing alcohol
2 teaspoons vegetable glycerin
8-10 drops tea tree or lavender essential oil

Simply blend all of the ingredients together and store in a clean squeeze/pump bottle.

Why not decorate the bottle to to your own personal liking?

Updated to add: With the impending shortage of Hand Sanitizers, disinfectant cleaners, and Medical masks  this DIY is a great starting point to making your own and making sure your family is protected as best they can be against, flu, Influenza A, B and Coronavirus.

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Comments

  1. tammy @ not just paper and glue says

    May 21, 2011 at 5:24 am

    Love this recipe! Thanks so much!!

  2. Mary Brault says

    May 21, 2011 at 7:27 am

    What is vegatable glyerene-and where do you get it?

  3. Nellie Lee Luhrmann says

    May 21, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    Hi Mary
    Glycerin is a clear syrupy liquid obtained from vegetable oils. It is a humecant used in moisturisers due to its water binding capabilities that allow it to draw and absorb water from the air.
    You can buy vegetable glycerin here http://www.getprice.com.au/Melrose-Vegetable-Glycerine-200ml-RRP$5-95-Gpnc_531–41650129.htm You can also buy it from aromatherapy supply shops, health food stores as well as some pharmacies be sure to double check it is vegetable glycerin and not synthetically made from animal fats or propylene glycol

  4. Jen says

    February 17, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    Do you have to use rubbing alcohol in this seeing as the eo’s are antibacterial?

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