The Coronavirus also known as COVID-19 is a worldwide pandemic we are all facing. To help our fellow friends, neighbors and family and not to forget all those working in the hospitals working overtime in overdrive to save as much as possible lives, we should first of all stay at home and improve our hygiene and this hand sanitizer recipe helps.
Improving our hygiene by washing our hands and also applying hand sanitizer can help prevent infection and spreading the coronavirus / Covid-19.
Now people have been panic buying whatever they can get their hands on. So it can be that hand sanitizers are sold out and someone could have a decade’s worth of supply. Shame! Ok, so not only are we facing this pandemic, but also we are shortage in some essentials that could help prevent infection and spreading the virus.
This article describes how to make your own hand sanitizer that can potentially kill the coronavirus / covid-19. It is important that the hand sanitizer you make is a solution (alcohol mixture) of above 60%.
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Disclaimer: Do not eat or drink this. If you are already infected with the virus call the doctor/hospital. This hand sanitizer is to help prevent and spreading the coronavirus but we all have to be vigilant and carefull.
You would need an alcohol solution preferably over 90% alcohol. You can also do it with a lower percentage but to attain 60% minimum solution (mixture) you should follow this calculator to know how much alcohol with how much aloe vera you should use.
Ingredients:
- Aloe vera (hand gel)
- Alcohol (90% or higher)
Step 1
Add 2 parts of alcohol (could be 50/100 cc) with 1 part of aloe vera (25 cc/ 50 cc ). Mix. And you are done.
Step 2
store it in a spray or any container and apply it on your hand when you feel you need it.
This hand sanitizer does not only kill the coronavirus and other viruses but it also makes your hand smells great!
Step 3
stay at home as much as possible, and lower the curve. It means less work pressure on our hospital employees. They are already overworked. Not only corona patients need to be saved, there are others as well. #stayathome
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hello!Thank you so much for this. It is helpful since most sanitizers are instantly sold out. I had some alcohol left in my medicine cabinet, now I know to what good use I can use this.
Hi Carol, you are welcome! stay safe
Aw, this was a really good post. Finding the time and actual effort to produce a very good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate a lot and don’t seem to get nearly anything done.
Thank you for your kind words
Hi Dwik,
Thank you for the useful information. I’m currently stuck at home and I can’t wait to travel again once all this is over.
Stay safe!
Best,
Dave
Hi Dave,
Thank you for your kind words. We too want to go around, we are planning to go to the Philippines when all this is over.
Stay safe!
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Kind regards,
Dwik
Thank you so much for the helpful article. I will definitely try out this.
Hi Chris, thank you for your comment! Stay safe
Very very good job and thanks for sharing such a blog.
Best regards,
Dinesen Schneider
Thank you Dinesen Schneider, I hope you are able to make your own hand sanitizer. Make sure that the end result is an alcohol solution of 60% or higher