How To: Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer EcoSalon

How To: Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer
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Although we're not a big fan of antibacterial products, there are times when hand sanitizer is better than nothing. But rather than the chemical laden versions, why not try and make your own?

Ingredients:

¼ cup of pure aloe vera gel
¼ cup of grain alcohol
5 drops of tea tree essential oil.
5 drops of your favorite fragrance oil (optional)

Mix all ingredients together and transfer to a small, portable container.

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Comments (3)

There are other recipes for hand sanitizer out there... Does this one leave a greasy residue like they do?

posted by bfootnovellista on September 18th 2009 at 12:40pm
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Looks good, but as written, it will NOT sanitize effectively: it needs to be at least 60% alcohol to sanitize.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/21/health/21cons.html

posted by Cheryl on September 19th 2009 at 9:20pm
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Cool, I never even considered making my own. I dislike how so many hand sanitizers contain some sort of moisturizer. They don't seem to keep well, and I end up with this gummy moisturizer residue in my hands.

posted by M. L. on September 20th 2009 at 10:14am
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