How to make your own hand sanitizers

How to make your own natural hand sanitizers

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flu season.

Using essential oils to fight viruses.
You may wonder, will hand sanitizers work to kill viruses? The
answer is yes according to the science. In her article on hand-
sanitizers Katie Wells of the Wellnessmama .com incorrectly stated
that essential oils can't kill viruses. This is false. In one sense she is
correct that hand sanitizers that include essential oils will act as an
anti-bacterial (and anti-bacterials kill bacteria), but Wellsnessmama.
com fails to follow through with the fact that essential oils also have
anti-viral properties. According to the U.S. National Library of
Medicine, National Insitutes of Health "Essential oils have great
potential in the field of biomedicine as they effectively destroy
several bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens." So now you know that
essential oils are a natural remedy option to help you eliminate
bacteria and fungi, kill viruses and help prevent infections.

Happy endings...
When handwashing isn't possible, preppers rely on hand sanitizers to
keep the germs away. Now you know how to make your own germ
killer with essentials oils. Your new hobby will make you happier,
healthier and more in line with nature. Let nature be thy medicine!

Make your own hand sanitizers. It's much easier than you may think.
How to do it? Make your own natural hand sanitizer with essential
oils and aloe vera gel. Making our own hand sanitizers is not only fun
and economical, it's healthier!

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Do it yourself: Hand Sanitizers
Make natural homemade hand sanitizers

How to make natural hand sanitizers.
Get ready for flu season by making natural hand sanitizers. It's
super easy and fun to make natural, homemade hand sanitizers
and they can work more effectively than the commercial varieties.

Did you know that most hand sanitizers are anti-bacterial, but not
necessarily anti-viral?

Besides, you never really know what's in those commercial hand
sanitizers. Skip the nasty made-in-China hand sanitizers and
make your own natural products with ingredients you trust, like
kid-safe lavender essential oil and aloe vera geltry making a
spray hand sanitizer with witch hazel and Ylang-Ylang. Below are
some easy recipes and ideas for making hand sanitizers...

How to Make Natural Hand Sanitizers
You can make powerful hand sanitizers using essential oils. Most
essential oils are anti-bacterials, but you can select essential oils
with anti-viral activity to help you combat the flu!

Medical News Today outlines six essential oils with anti-viral
activity against flu viruses, though not all are ideal for making
your own hand sanitizers unless as part of a blend, they are:

Bergamot oil (uplifting citrus and ideal for sanitizers)
Cinnamon leaf oil (not for sensitive skin)
Eucalyptus oil is useful if inhaled, but dangerous if
swallowed.
Lemon balm
Red Thyme oil (different from white thyme oil)
Tea Tree oil

Ready to do-it-yourself and make your own natural hand
sanitizers? You can make your own hand sanitizer very quickly
and you can make gel or a spray in five easy steps.

Five steps to making a hand sanitizer:

Step #1: Decide to make a gel or spray.
Making natural hand sanitizeris easier than you may think
because it requires just a few ingredients and a container. It's
satisfying knowing that the ingredients you select are natural and
healthy, but there are two kinds of hand sanitizers you can
make:

Spray hand sanitizers may have rubbing alcohol as the base
ingredient or witch hazel, but you'll need small spray bottle

Gel hand sanitizers use aloe vera or glycerin as the base
ingredient and tend to be a bit stickier, and you'll need a
flexible container to squeeze out your product.

Step #2: Select your container.
Selecting your container may seem pretty simple, based on your
gel or spray decision above, but you'll have to give consideration
to the types of gel verses spray containers, such as:

Plastic versus glass containers. Traditionally hand sanitizers
on the market come in plastic containers, but your
ingredients could interact with plastic and have negative
long-term effects on your health. The benefits of glass is
that glass is BPA-Free and lead free.

Clear, amber or blue bottles. Amber glass containers , right
offers UV protection for your finished product. The glass mist
spray bottle, right is made of FDA approved materials which
means you can safely use them for any concoction. When
you consider that many essential oils come in amber
containers, it may be a pretty easy decision. The set right
includes two bottles with 4 spray heads, two pipettes for
drops, and two small funnels, which is everything you need
(minus the ingredients) to make your product.

Step #3: Shop for natural ingredients.
Select natural ingredients for your product, organic if possible.
Since anything you put on your skin absorbs into the blood
stream, you should ensure you use only natural products. Since
you don't really know the quality of the ingredients, it's better to
craft your own.

Ingredients for your hand sanitizer may include:

Carrier oils: Popular oils to use for hand sanitizer may
include jojoba oil for its moisturizing content. Jojoba oil
helps hands feel moisturized, not dry soft, not sticky and it's
more stable than coconut oil. Have a look at carrier oils to
choose the right one for your application.

Essential oils: While many essential oils are great for making
hand sanitizers, some of the best essential oils to use for
hand sanitizers include:

Lemon essential oil. Lemons have always been
associated with cleanliness. You need only cut open a
lemon and use the juice to effetively clean cutting
boards and counter tops. The essential oil of lemon is
even more powerful and derived from the skin of the
lemon. Lemon essential oil is a natural disinfectant, but
also an antibacterial that's great for the skin. Since it's
a refreshing scent for your diffuser you'll find using
lemon essential oil in your hand sanitizer a natural.

Lavender essential oil. Lavender essential oil is a clean
crisp scent often used in laundry. It's an essential oil
that's naturally

Sweet orange essential oil. Sweet orange essential oil
is uplifting.

Glycerin: An ingredient of many liquid soaps, vegetable
glycerin helps stabilize your hand sanitizer as it also keeps
hands soft — even with repeated use.

Vitamin E oil. Vitamin E oil is a great find because it
nourishes your skin as it helps hydrate it. Choose an
unscented Vitamin E oil, such as that from Healthy Priority,
pictured right.

Witch hazel: Another ingredient you can use to make a hand
sanitizer is witch hazel. Witch Hazel is ideal for use as a
hand sanitizer because it's an astringent, antiseptic, anti-
inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antibacterial. It's also an
antifungal!

Get into crafting home remedies with witch hazel. Grab a
bottle of witch hazel because it's an extremely worthwhile
item in the prepper's medicine cabinet.

Savvyhorsewoman's recipe for hand sanitizer includes all
three ingredients we listed above (rubbing alcohol, aloe vera
gel and witch hazel. She adds vegetable glycerin).

Step #4: Start making your product!
Find your favorite hand sanitizer recipe or modify one. Below are
some videos to help you make a gel-based hand sanitizer and a
mist version.

How to make a gel-based hand sanitizer.
Gather your materials. Sara Ada shows you how to make your own
hand sanitizer using the following materials in the video below:

Aloe Vera Gel
Rubbing Alchohol
Tea Tree Oil (we suggest using kid-safe lavender essential
oil if you have kids)
Container
1/2 Table Spoon
Spoon or Spatula
Measuring Cup

Amber Glass Mist Bottles

Essential oil labels

Quinn's Liquid Castille Soap

Citrus limonum

Carrier Oil Variety Padck

Quinn's Witch Hazel

Above, Gorgeously Green shows you how to creating a safe, anti-bacterial
salve that's easy on the wallet as well as the environment.

Some essential oils to try in your home made hand sanitizers
include:

Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil. Cinn a mon bark essential oil is
an antibacterial, antifungal, and antimicrobial. Clear your
mind and relax with cinnamon bark essential oil. Use
cinnamon bark essential oil as a astringent, too. Researchers
recommend the use of cinnamon essential oil in hand
sanitizers, according to the New York Times.

Lemon essential oil. Lemon essential oil is a classic antiviral
that works also as an antibacterial and antifungal. You really
can get all three functions (antibacterial, antiviral and
antifungal) in one essential oil.

Lavender Essential oil. Crisp and clean, lavender oil not only
smells aromatic and refreshing, it's an antibacterial.

Frankincense. Frankincense has many antimicrobial
properties and will make a nice hand sanitizer.

Thyme essential oil (adult use only). Thyme essential oil
has antibacterial qualities, making it a candidate as a hand
sanitizer, but it's not for everyone since thyme can cause
skin sensitivities for some. Keep aawy from children! Thyme
is considered a "hot oil" meaning don't use it with children.
There's no need to risk a chemical burn! If you have an
allergic reaction to rosemary, for example, then you'd also
want to steer clear of thyme essential oil. It's potent stuff,
but mixed into a salve can help prevent infections in cuts
and scrapes. It's also highly valued medicinally to help the
respiratory system.

Did you know that many essential oils are antibacterials?
You can dilute any of the following essential oils with water or an
aloe vera gel to make your own hand sanitizers.

Step five: Put a label on it.
The final step in creating your own hand sanitizer is to label it.
The only downside to making your own hand sanitizers and other
products is that you may forget what's in the bottle! Down the
road you may be making all sorts of natural remedy products.
Essential oil is an ingredient in many home made products such
as flea and tick remedies, toenail antifungals remedes,
deodorants, linen spray, toilet or poo-pourri spray and more.

End the confusion with labeling. There are plenty of online
resources to create your own fancy labels. Here are some label for
your hand-sanitizers...

Uniclife essential oil labels. Pictured right, these labels are
made of craft paper, good for labeling a multitude of objects.
Keeping your Essential Oils organized has never been easy
or more fun. They're easy to peel off when you need to
change it for a new one and easy to write on. Compared to
those simple paper label, craft paper label allows the
handwriting to stay longer and not to fade away easily.

Loving essential oils labels: Free printable labels for a
variety of home made products.

For best use, before sticking labels on bottles, be sure to wash
your hands and wipe bottles with rubbing alcohol to remove oil
residue.

Above, WhatsUpMoms shows how to make a natural hand sanitizer from
ingredients such as aloe vera gel, witch hazel, tea tree oil, Vitamin E oil and
essential oils like lavender.

How to make gel hand sanitizers:
The basic recipe to make your own hand sanitizer with essential
oils is to start with a quality aloe vera gel.

How to make a basic hand sanitizer:

12 drops peppermint essential oil
14 drops sweet orange essential oil
22 drops tea tree oil*
4 ounces aloe vera gel
Stir mixture in a small squeeze bottle

Why the combination of these three essential oils?

Peppermint Essential oil. Peppermint essential oil has
antimicrobial properties making it a great oil to apply
topically. Peppermint essential oil also gives a cooling
sensation.

Sweet Orange Essential Oil. Sweet orange essential oil is
an antiseptic totally appropriate to apply directly to a cut or
abrasion to disinfect wounds. Great for the skin, sweet
orange essential oil also can help fight sepsis and a fungal
infection. An interesting note is that sweet orange essential
oil has anti-aging applications. It helps lift wrinkles! To boot,
sweet orange essential oil boosts immunity, eliminates
toxins, and alleviates anxiety. Among the most important
benefits of sweet orange essential oil is its ability to target
and disintegrate cancerous tumors.

Tea Tree Oil. Tea tree oil is another prepper favorite
essential oil. Tea tree oil is an antibacterial, antifungal and
has much value in prepping.

How to make spray hand sanitizers.
You can make your own hand sanitizer spray, too! To make a
spray hand sanitizer, substitute aloe vera gel for rubbing alcohol.
Unfortunately, the rubbing alcohol is often excessively drying to
the ski, which is why it isn't for everyone. If you have sensitive
skin, it will appreciate the hand sanitizer you make from aloe vera
gel.

You can make an organic, non-toxic hand sanitizer with simple
ingredients:

vodka
water
vegetable glycerin and
essential oils

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