How to Make Your Own Sanitizer

Due to the spread of viruses the use of sanitizer is increasing day by day. Health has become the first priority for each and every one. Washing your hands with soap and water after touching any surface, doors, tables in public places is necessary for everyone.

You should avoid touching such surfaces but if you have to touch it or use something then after that immediately wash your hands. Cleaning your hands with sanitizer is far more better than using soap and water,as it kills germs more rapidly compared to soap.

Why Sanitizer is Better than Soap and Water

It’s not that soap and water does not clean hands properly, it’s just about the time and consuming it. Cleaning hands with soap and water has always been a good habit. Before using sanitizers soaps were used and till now it is used.

Sanitizer is just an exception on behalf of soap. But it has many more plus points as compared to soap and water. Due to some powerful ingredients sanitizers have the ability to kill more percentage of germs. A sanitizer should contain at least 60 percent of alcohol to fight germs and bacteria.

Doctors and experts advise you to use hand sanitizers in extreme situations when washing hands is not possible. A small drop of it is enough to kill bacteria that are found on your hands, rub it gently on your hands until it completely vanishes.      

How to Use Sanitizer

It is not a big deal to use sanitizer. It can be used by anyone and at any time. It is not harmful therefore kids can also use it. Take a drop of sanitizer and rub it with both of your hands until the gel gets evaporated. Rub it properly between the fingers and both of your palms.

Use it before touching anything at a public place, hospital, malls or areas which have traffic. Using it five to six times a day can decrease 40 percent chances of getting infected by germs and bacteria.

Making your own Sanitizer

You can make your own sanitizer at home with very few ingredients. It consumes less time in making a sanitizer.

In case you cannot get it at any medical store or pharmacy then you can make it on your own. But if you are making it at home then the most important thing to keep in mind is the quantity of each and every ingredient. Make it and use it whenever and wherever you need.

Ingredients:

Here are some of the main ingredients that are used to make sanitizer at home.

• An empty bottle to fill the sanitizer.
• A funnel
• Spoon and Bowl
• Gloves, so that you can prevent contamination of the product
• 2/3 cup ethanol or rubbing alcohol
• 8 to 10 drops of essential oil
• 1/3 cup pure aloe vera gel

Directions to make sanitizer:

• Make sure that the table or surface which you are going to use is properly cleaned.
• Take the clean bowl and spoon and add all the ingredients with proper measurement. If you are adding the essential oil then add one drop at a time and mix it well after that add another drop and mix well. Add 8 to 10 drops and mix everything well.
• After mixing everything take your empty bottle and clean it properly. After cleaning the bottle take the funnel and carefully add your homemade sanitizer into it.
• Close the bottle and store it well in a cool place. Make sure that your bottle is airtight and keeping it in a squirt bottle will be more good as it will provide you the proper amount of gel.
• Your sanitizer is ready to use. You can take it anywhere and use it at any time.

Effectiveness of sanitizers:

There are many advantages of hand sanitizer. It is very effective and easy to use.

Keeping in mind the high spread of diseases and viruses the use of sanitizer has immensely increased.

Everyone keeps a small bottle of hand sanitizer in their bag or car when travelling or going outside. It is used before and after touching the surfaces that are continuously used by so many people.

A drop of this gel is as powerful as washing your hands with soap and water to kill infectious germs and bacteria.

There are higher chances of getting infected in public places and workplaces, so washing hands there is not possible every time and to decrease the chances of spread sanitizer can be used.

The doors, tables and other official instruments are used hundreds of times in a day by so many people and you never know who is infected.

Therefore it is said that precaution is always better than cure. Keep yourself safe so that you do not get any infection.        

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it is recommended to use alcohol based hand sanitizer that consists of at least 60 percent alcohol.

Alcohol prevents the spread of germs and bacteria as it has the ability to kill more number of microbes on your hands.

It is recommended to keep hand sanitizer in your bag while travelling as sometimes you do not get water and soap then you can use it.

Sanitizers are to be used only in emergency, other than it the best way to get rid of germs is to wash your hands with soap and water at least till 20 seconds.    

If it is difficult to find hand sanitizer at medical stores then you can make your own one by the method shown above. You can also add any fragrance if you want.

Conclusion:

Making alcohol at home is not an easy task. You should make it when you have enough expertise and knowledge of ingredients that are to be used in it.

Use it when it’s very urgent and keep it away from the reach of children as sometimes it can be allergic for kids so it is advised to keep it away from children. If you can’t make your sanitize then you can buy a hand sanitizer dispenser which can save your problem.