How to Produce a Hand Sanitizer?

Step by step direction to produce a Hand Sanitizer:

1. Turn all the required ingredients into a clean bowl. A bowl with a pouring spout is most recommended.

2. Mix with a turning stick to blend everything together.

3. Turn the mixture into an airtight bottle or an old sanitizer container, but remember to remove the original label from the container. You can then label it "My home-made hand sanitizer" or ignore labeling it.

A similar formula was also shared by Jagdish Khubchandani, Ph.D of Ball State University.

Find his composition below.

1. Ethanol or isopropyl alcohol (two parts) (91% to 99% alcohol).

2. Aloe vera gel (one part).

3. Clove / eucalyptus / peppermint
essential oil.

Ingredients to Prepare a Hand Sanitizer

Essential Ingredients to Prepare a Hand Sanitizer

Making a hand sanitizer at home does not require much, but just a few ingredients that can be sourced locally or online (e.g., Amazon).

The following ingredients can be used to produce a perfect hand sanitizer that can disinfect surfaces and kill most germs.

1. Alcohol (Isopropyl) (up to 99% alcohol volume).

2. Aloe vera gel.

3. Tea tree/lavender essential oil.

4. Lemon.

The minimum amount of alcohol needed to kill most germs is 60%, and this can only be achieved by mixing a 2:1 alcohol to Aloe vera ratio. This ratio would produce an effective, germ-killing sanitizer.

This is a recommendation coming from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). This material follows a standard recommendation by health practitioners on how to go about producing an effective hand sanitizer.