When you want to kill germs and bacteria around your house and on your hands, why would you use a store-bought product that contains toxins or other harmful ingredients? It kind of defeats the purpose, replacing one evil with another. You can create your own eco-friendly and safe sanitizing alternatives at home.
Here are some DIY home and hand sanitizers that are effective and easy, and inexpensive to make at home.
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DIY disinfecting wipes without alcohol
Rather than buy a tub of sanitizing wipes at the store, you can make your own that are all-natural and much safer for the environment and your home.
First, you’ll need to create the sanitizing liquid in a large bowl. The ingredients you’ll need to combine first are one-fourth cup water, one-fourth cup pure Aloe Vera gel, one-fourth cup witch hazel, and one tablespoon apple cider vinegar. It is optional, but you can also add one tablespoon of vegetable glycerin to lessen dry skin.
Finally, you’ll add essential oils, which are the true germ and bacteria killers. All essential oils have sanitizing properties, so you can choose your favorites.
The best and most common choices are tea tree oil, peppermint oil, mint, thyme, cinnamon, and lavender. You can experiment to create a mixture that smells best to you. The most common combination is tea tree and peppermint. Add ten drops of each to the mixture.
Then, put a thick stack of paper towels into the bowl. When they’re wet (do not leave them in for a long time), put them into an empty baby wipes container for easy access and storage.
Homemade hand sanitizer with aloe vera
It’s very easy to create your own hand sanitizing gel. All you need to do is mix one cup of pure Aloe Vera gel, one to two teaspoons of witch hazel, and one-fourth teaspoon of tea tree oil.
Since tea tree oil has a powerful scent, if you find it unpleasant, you can add a couple of drops of another essential oil that you like, such as lavender, rosemary, lemon, rose, or basil.
When you’re finished, you can use a funnel to put the mixture into whatever storage container you like, such as a small pump bottle. Shake the bottle to make sure everything is mixed well together.
Homemade disinfectant spray for flu and other germs
There are many different recipes for all-purpose home sanitizing sprays. Some use essential oils, and others use natural products like vinegar.
A simple way to create a sanitizing solution is to combine equal parts of vinegar and hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle. It’s a very effective germ and bacteria killer.
Another spray that uses vinegar requires one-fourth to one-half cup of white or apple cider vinegar for every cup of water. You can also add a few drops of pleasant-smelling essential oil. Just combine in a spray bottle, and you’re all set to disinfect.
What are some of your favorite homemade hand sanitizer recipes?
34 responses to “How to Make Homemade Sanitizers for Your Hands and Home”
Lauryn R
This is very helpful, thanks for sharing! I like the idea of making your own hand sanitizers, I can’t stand the way most smell like vodka. It is very off-putting and it would be awesome to add nice scents.
Yeah, I remember when they sent out warnings about making homemade sanitizers when we really needed them. Sometimes I think some of the warnings are so we buy products which could be just as harmful. Thanks for the recipe, I’ll use it and reuse the old bottles.
For years, I have been a big salt, baking soda, vinegar, and now apple cider vinegar ingredients user! They are cheap to buy and they work when used correctly. Plus they are safer than the cleaning products I used to buy. It’s great to know how to make your own stuff that you use and need!
Thank you for sharing!
( How to Make Homemade Sanitizers for Your Hands and Home) This is a really good idea to make this at home. Would probably save you some money making it yourself.
This is good information and I think we are going to be needing it for a lot longer. I am a fan of the spray will be making that. I like tea tree oil and use in in a lot of stuff. My hand soaps I always add some to them and other things.
this is a lot of good information. I like making things for my home. And a lot of this stuff I have on hand. I will be making the Homemade disinfectant spray for sure
This is good to know. I rely on essential oils for a lot. I can’t stand the smell of tea tree oil, so I cover it up with patchouli. Unfortunately, I believe that sanitizers and masks will become as common to carry now as keys and a wallet. So much for the “new normal”! (Can we please go back a few decades? Pretty please?)
Yes – it can be difficult to find during those crazy times and making sanitizer homemade is better because you get to control everything that goes into it.
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