As cold and flu season are coming (sigh), many of us grab a bottle of hand sanitizer. Have you ever felt like this....
I started using an all natural hand sanitizer and was quite pleased and satisfied with the results. It can be mixed in a few short minutes and has simple (did I ever tell you that's my middle name?) easy to find ingredients.
Everything you see here is what you will need, including apple cider vinegar which is not pictured above.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup 100% aloe vera gel
1/4 cup witch hazel
1 tsp vegetable glycerin
1 TBS apple cider vinegar
10 drops tea tree oil
a few drops of essential oil (optional)
bottle with lid, spray top or pump
Mix it all together and put it in bottle, shake and sanitize those hands the natural way!
Warning: This is more watery than the brand name sanitizers, but, at the same time, it is more moisturizing, distributes evenly and a little dab'l do ya!
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This is great, Susie! Thank you for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful tutorial you did..thank you!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! On a side note, triclosan (which is in most commercial hand sanitizers and antibacterial soaps) is toxic! We will probably be trying this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat thing. I have heard of making these before Nd always wondered how. Thanx for sharing. Will have to give it a try. :) Love your blog BTW. Angel
ReplyDeleteWow, this is so cool! I will have to give it a try. I always wondered if there was a better way! Visiting from Proverbs 31 Thursdays.
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely going to try this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI put your post on my blog and they are loving it. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! I am so going to make this and share it! Thank you so much! ~ Angela
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ladies! It is such a great alternative. The only thing I might tweak in the recipe is maybe add a little bit more glycerine to thicken it up a little.
ReplyDeleteNew follower here! love this idea thanks for sharing! check out my blog for some great recipes and such!
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I have a boy who likes his hand sanitizer...will be making up a batch of this today (well, maybe I'll have him make it!). Thanks for sharing -- a merry Christmas to you and yours! ~Lisa :)
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ReplyDeleteI swore off hand sanitizers a long time ago because of the chemicals in them. This is a great alternative! Thanks for the recipe. A little bottle in my purse will be perfect!
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Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. I'm a recent kidney transplant recipient and have to take strong antirejection drugs which cause me to be more suseptible to getting sick. I wash my hands all the time and use hand sanitizer when away from home. After reading the ingredients on the sanitizer bottles, I started to research a more natural alternative - which led me here. Thanks again! PS. . . I'm your newest follower!
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ReplyDeleteThe homemade hand sanitizer is a great alternative. Plus, it is more moisturizing!
How Funny! I just posted a recipe for this same thing. Mine didn't have acv in it though. I think mine might be thicker than yours. It only has aloe, tea tree oil and witch hazel. I should try your when we run out to compare the 2! I love finding new and improved items! Thank you so much! ~Angela
ReplyDeleteWow, how neat! I've never seen a recipe for homemade sanitizer before! Love it.
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I just made a batch of this and it is very runny, will add more glycerin as well, I do like that it has apple cider vinegar thou, so I don't want omit it. My husband thinks I am nuts and wants me to go back to the chemical laden stuff...I am sure after I tweak it he will be ok, plus I am not going back to using all these chemicals...
ReplyDeleteYou could always put it in a spray bottle if the runniness bothers you.
ReplyDeleteI have a question about this I am going to make these with my childrens classes for xmas gifts and trying to keep the cost down. I am wondering how much one batch makes. I am going to get plastic bottles off of ebay but I am wondering how much one batch makes so I can estimate the cost of making this.
ReplyDeleteThis recipe will fill an 8 oz bottle. Someone suggested that since it is a bit watery, to put it in a spray bottle. Have fun!
DeleteI just made this. It is wonderful. A couple things though: The apple cider vinegar smells awful. I put a tad less. If you put in some wonderful smelling Essential oil, like Peppermint and Wintergreen (Like I did) it smells so much better. It also helps mask the smell of Tea Tree. Also, to make it a little less runny, just add a little more aloe vera. Otherwise, an awesome sanitizer!! Thanks so much for the recipe!
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