DIY: How To Make An Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer
1. Ingredients you need for your homemade alcohol-based hand sanitizer
This type of sanitizer closely emulates the commercial kind, without all the chemicals and without the bad smell.
Here’s what you’ll need to create your alcohol-based hand sanitizer at home:
- 2/3 cup 99% rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) or 190-proof grain alcohol
- 1/3 cup pure aloe vera gel (preferably without additives)
- 8 to 10 drops essential oil, such as lavender, clove, cinnamon, or peppermint
- Mixing bowl
- Spoon
- Funnel
- Plastic container