The Best and Safest Hand Sanitizer Recipes You Can Make At Home

DIY Hand sanitizer recipes have been around for years and suddenly everything DIY is cool again but only out of desperation :). Some of us are DIY preppers from way back in the day.

Here are the best recipes we have collected that cover DIY hand sanitizers. All of them are similar yet different. I personally love essential oils in mine – not only do they smell nice, but they have their own antibacterial properties and skin healing abilities.

Mind you, because everyone is adding chemicals to their hands and washing their hands with soap 100 times a day, the next issue is we are all going to have dry irritated skin so you will be running short of is hand creams. (We have recipes here).

Here is our own DIY Sanitizer recipe back from 2011 (updated to follow the CDC guidelines).

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

Other recipes

Midget Momma shares her tutorial here.

Seasonal Mumma shows you how to make a refill for your store-bought sanitizer and this on from Earth Friendly Tips.

Here are some more details about essential oils with antibacterial properties.

Lavende r Essential Oil – Headaches, stress, insomnia, minor burns, skin rashes, lowers blood pressure. Calmative. Basil Essential Oil- Anti bacterial, headaches, mental alertness, fatigue, stress, Period pains (Blends well with lemon and fennel).

Lemon Essential Oil – Cellulite, oily skin, anti bacterial, asthma and other respiratory complaints.

Tea Tree Essential Oil– Antifungal, acne, skin toner. (Blends well with spearmint, sandalwood, lavender, and eucalyptus).

Cypress Essential Oil – Diuretic, varicose veins, circulation, coughs and colds. (Blends well with lavender , sandalwood and patchouli).

If you love simple handmade gifts that still feel festive and special, this DIY Christmas Cherry Body Scrub from CraftBits is such a fun little project. It is bright, pretty, and has that sweet cherry scent that makes it feel perfect for Christmas gifting.

What I like about this tutorial is how easy it is to pull together. The scrub uses granulated sugar, sweet almond oil or another carrier oil, red cherry fragrance oil, and a touch of mica powder for color, so it feels like one of those projects you can make quickly but still package up beautifully.

It is the kind of bath and body recipe that works really well for teacher gifts, stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, or just a little festive treat for yourself. The pretty pink-red color and cherry fragrance give it a cheerful Christmas feel without needing anything too complicated.

The tutorial itself is wonderfully straightforward too. You simply combine the ingredients well and store the finished scrub in an airtight container, which makes this a lovely beginner-friendly project for holiday crafting.

If you are looking for a quick Christmas body scrub recipe that feels handmade, giftable, and easy to recreate, this one is a sweet little pick.

Featured Project: DIY Christmas Cherry Body Scrub

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