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<\/p>\nIf you’ve ever been with me making yoga mat cleaner sprays or aromatherapy room vs. facial sprays\u3001these are just more of the same idea …but serving a different purpose to keep us well protected and healthy while ultimately, nothing beats proper hand washing.\u00a0 It’s all good.<\/p>\n
But when caught in places and situations when there’s no running water nor soap what are we to do?<\/p>\n
Scarcity and Necessity, Mother of Invention? How about anti-viral, anti-bacterial sanitizer:)<\/p>\n
No I am not drinking the Vodka (80 proof so only 40% alcohol) for this project is a little low BUT there are Vodkas out there at 60% and more which clears the minimum.\u00a0 For spray version, just mixing with 20% witch hazel water and bit of hydrogen peroxide, it’s maybe not WHO version but acceptable by most standards.<\/p>\n
Here are some items picked up at Trader Joes and Walgreens … the face toner, once 3\/4 used, you can pour the 70% alcohol for quick hand sanitizer.\u00a0 If you want to make the jell, but don’t have the compact dispenser then their hyaluronic moisture boost serum at 30 ml, also once 1\/2 used, pour in the 90+% alcohol and few drops of antibacterial essential oils… you have a “Purell”-ish hand sanitizer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Easy Hand Sanitizer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 cup of isopropyl alcohol (90% min &+ flammable so be careful)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1\/8 c hydrogen peroxide <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1\/2 cup aloe vera gel <\/p>\n\n\n\n
15-18 drops of tea tree oil or lemongrass <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mix well and dispense into sanitized mini-lotion dispensers you can carry around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What if … you cannot find alcohol on store shelves? My aromatherapy teacher used Vodka … most Vodka is at 40% not potent enough for this intended use but there are some out there clears the threshold of 60% alcohol content and that makes for a good substitute. At that point, there’s no dilution needed but just add on the essential oils to add a better sense while getting the antibacterial effect. Here’s the actual How-To by WHO<\/a> but this is institutional amount and way too much (10 mls !) for most private citizens. So do some math and reduce the recipe amount by 1\/20th …) Remember to sterilize everything used in preparing and storing these potions and sprays – and always coming back to … washing your hands well before getting started:)<\/p>\n\n\n\n