How To Make Natural Hand Sanitizer
- crystal cheung
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 2, 2020

this DIY formula won’t dry your hands out! Learn how to make DIY hand sanitizer that is non-chemical, and naturally scented. Our version of hand sanitizer can be made right at home with powerful essential oils and a few other ingredients. The essential oils I chose to use boast the following beneficial properties: antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-fungal.
*Tea tree oilhas been found inclinical studiesto kill most types of bacteria at a concentration of 0.5-1%.
Ingredients
5-10 drops lavender essential oil
30 drops tea tree essential oil
3 ounces ethyl alcohol, 90%+ (180+ proof) or 91%+ isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol
1 ounce pure aloe vera gel
¼ teaspoon Vitamin E oil (helps soften hands!)
Instructions
Add essential oils and Vitamin E oil to a small glass bowl or container and swirl to mix.
Add alcohol to the oils and swirl again.
Combine this mixture with the aloe vera gel and mix well.
Shake gently before each use. (Sanitizer should last several months with the addition of Vitamin E and alcohol to help preserve.)
Transfer hand sanitizer to small, clean squirt bottles. Also, use colored bottles like this so the essential oils in the recipe are not exposed to light.
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