Wash Your Hands!

With the Stay-at-Home orders in effect, and things like hand sanitizer being in high demand and not easy to obtain, I decide to make my own.

I followed this "recipe", but also read through recommendations by WHO and the CDC.

Some important things to note:

- Be sure that the equipment that you use to measure and mix are clean, you don't want to be "cleaning" your hands with something that is contaminated.

- It is important to use at least 91% rubbing alcohol, because in order to be effective, the concentration of the final product needs to be greater than 60% alcohol.

-  In the formulation from WHO, they added a small amount of hydrogen peroxide to kill any fungal spores that may be present on your equipment or aloe vera gel, so I did add about a teaspoon to my mixture.

- This mixture turned out very liquid-y, which is fine with me - makes it easier to apply everywhere quickly, but just be advised that it IS NOT a gel.

- Of course, the BEST policy remains actually washing your hands frequently with soap and water!