I haven’t posted a lot about Covid-19 and what is going on at the moment, as to be honest it’s all a bit crazy right now and I don’t feel as though I am educated enough to speak about it all. I’ve been trying my best to stop reading news and social media, but it’s very hard to avoid at the moment. I do hope you are all feeling ok and staying safe, very strange times right now.
When COVID-19 all kicked off I was really disappointed to see people panic buying and ravaging our supermarkets, it was totally selfish and really opened my eyes a little, it got me thinking about how we could DIY products and I know hand sanitiser was a one product which people were majorly panic and overbuying…. my fiancé was told by hospital staff he delivers to that people were stealing hand gel and toilet roll from the hospital…. I really wish more people would think outside the box before rushing to stores, especially when hand sanitiser can be easily made at home.
We are in a time now where we can experiment, DIY and be more sustainable and I wanted to share a super easy and vegan hand sanitiser recipe that you can make and use at home, all products are easily available from Amazon and this hand sanitiser will last up-to a week.
Ingredients
- Pump bottle ~ preferably a glass bottle, which can be easily refilled (I have used an old bottle I had licking around)
- 3/4 cup isopropyl or rubbing alcohol (99 percent alcohol volume)
- 1/4 cup organic aloe vera gel
- 10 drops of essential oil, such as tea tree oil or lavender oil, or you can also use lemon juice
Directions
- Pour all ingredients into a bowl ~ I prefer to use a Pyrex jug, as it has a spout and measurements
- Mix with a wooden spoon and then have a good whisk to turn into a thick gel
- Pour the ingredients into an empty bottle with pump for easy use.
The trick to making an effective, germ-busting hand sanitiser is to stick to a 2:1 proportion of alcohol to aloe vera. This keeps the alcohol content approximately 60 percent. This is the minimum amount needed to kill the majority of germs, according to health authorities.
I just wanted to mention, that although hand sanitisers can be a very effective way of getting rid of germs easily, health authorities do still recommend hand-washing whenever possible to keep your hands free of disease-causing viruses and other germs.
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Thank you sharing this recipe 🙂
Have a great day.
You are so welcome, glad it can help during these times xx
Brilliant! Will give this a try.
Leigh x
Amazing, let me know how you get on x
Ooooh I love a good DIY! And very topical!
Me too, gotta love the sustainability x
Such a good idea to make your own hand sanitiser and love that this one is vegan too.
So quick and easy to make and love that it can be tailored to your taste, I love using lavender oil! Xx
I’ve been looking for a hand sanitiser recipe from someone who knows what they’re talking about for a while now! Will be giving this one a go as I’ve just run out of my store-bought bottle 🙂 thanks for posting!
Awwww that’s amazing! Good luck making, let me know how get on. What essential oil are you using? I love Lavender oil xx
Very timely post. I have shared to my Pinterest and Facebook as I have essential oil users there.
Awww that’s amazing, tysm 🌿
You have an extremely beautiful theme. It is very very elegant and smooth. Besides this, the content is interesting and this homemade sanitizer can help people in this current pandemic situation. Thank you for sharing!
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Akshay Toshniwal
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Thank you so much ☺️ that’s so kind 😀
I’ve never even thought about making my own hand sanitizer, nevermind a vegan one! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
You are so welcome xx
What a great idea, we definitely need to start thinking more about what we can make as home.
Thank you so much for stopping by, I totally agree, and we can make it fun too 🌿🌱🌻😌