A simple homemade hand sanitizer recipe for your family
Hey, guys! This is going to be a super quick post just to show you how to make your own simple diy hand sanitizer if you are having trouble finding it in stores right now.
This recipe uses only three ingredients that you hopefully either already have in your medicine cabinet OR you can find them in-stock in a store somewhere… Rubbing alcohol, aloe vera gel (I used gel straight from an aloe leaf), and essential oils.
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How to Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera Gel
DIY Hand Sanitizer Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Rubbing Alcohol {at least 61% alcohol}
- 1/4 cup Aloe Vera Gel {bottled or raw}
- 10 drops Essential Oils {like tea tree, lemon, or lavender}
**To make a larger amount of homemade hand sanitizer, just increase the recipe while keeping it to a 2:1 alcohol to aloe vera gel ratio.
DIY Hand Sanitizer Directions
*If you are using bottled aloe vera gel, skip to step #3
1. Extract the Aloe Vera Gel from the Leaf
Cut the ends and spiked sides off of the aloe vera leaf. Pull the leaf apart from the gel OR you can also use a knife to separate the gel if you like.
2. Blend the Aloe Vera Gel until Smooth
Place the chunks of aloe vera gel from the leaf into a blender and blend until smooth.
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3. Add all of the homemade hand sanitizer ingredients into a mixing bowl.
You won’t need a large bowl for this, but be sure it is big enough for you to whisk without the solution spilling over the side.
4. Whisk until the ingredients are gelled together.
Use a whisk, a hand mixer, or a blender to combine the ingredients together to create your homemade hand sanitizer.
5. Store this homemade hand sanitizer in a jelly jar or a pump jar and use as needed.
Homemade Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol {at least 61%}
- 1/4 cup aloe vera gel {bottled or raw}
- 10 drops essential oil {tea tree and lemon}
Instructions
Extract the Aloe Vera Gel
- Cut the ends and spiked sides off of the aloe vera leaf.
- Pull the leaf apart from the gel. You can also use a knife to separate the gel if you like.
Blend the Aloe Vera Gel
- Place the chunks of aloe vera gel into a blender and blend until smooth.
Add all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl.
Blend
- Use a whisk, a hand mixer, or a blender to combine the ingredients together to create a gelled hand sanitizer.
Store
- Store your homemade hand sanitizer in a jelly jar with a lid or a pump jar.
Notes
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Mike Wright says
Ooo.. thats is good… I read somewhere before but forgot to try, I am gonna do this time….
Sarah Anderson says
I think this is something should on everyone sleeves after this year 😉