Friday, August 2, 2013

Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer with EOs

Ingredients

  • 2  parts aloe gel (not juice)
  • 1  part distilled water (not tap)
  • 1  part grain alcohol-vodka (not isopropyl)
  • 4-5  drops essential oil (EO) of choice (not fragrance oils)
Mix all ingredients in glass bowl.  Use a funnel to pour into container of choice.  


Tips 

  • Re-purposed plastic squeeze-top bottles are great for travel use. 
  • Tea tree EO is a great antibacterial for hand sanitizer and blends well with lavendar.
  • Citrus EOs work really well, too, and smell great!
  • Aloe gel is used as a thickening agent and moisturizer.
  • Grain alcohol is a sanitizer without the smell of isopropyl alcohol.
  • Distilled water will allow a clear product without mineral content.


Recipe source:  eHow