Easy Ways to Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer at Home
You must already know that washing hands is very useful to protect the body from various germs and diseases. However, there are also times when you may find it difficult to find water and soap to wash your hands. One solution that you can choose is hand sanitizer. Apart from being practical and requiring no water, composition hand sanitizer also actually quite simple, you can even mix hand sanitizer home alone. Check out how to make hand sanitizer more below.
Why do you have to make hand sanitizer alone?
Before understanding how to make hand sanitizer, You need to know why it’s best hand sanitizer made at home.
The hand sanitizer products on the market contain a variety of unnecessary chemical additives.
These include antibacterial agents called triclosan and triclocarban. Research released by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the United States in 2013 proved that these antibacterial agents could not target germs and bacteria that cause diseases such as colds and coughs.
Furthermore, the FDA reports that the use of antibacterial products containing triclosan or triclokarban is no more effective in cleaning hands than natural products without certain chemical additives.
The impact of hand sanitizer Those containing triclosan or triclokarban will not be felt immediately. Usually, routine use within a period of three to five new years will result in dry and sensitive skin.
Composition and ingredients hand sanitizer
To make hand sanitizer alone at home, there are 2 ways with different types of alcohol according to WHO standards. You are free to choose one of the 2 formulas.
Here are the ingredients you need to prepare to make 10 liters hand sanitizer:
Formula 1
- 96% ethanol alcohol: 8.33 liters
- 3% hydrogen peroxide: 417 ml
- Glycerol 98%: 145 ml
- Distilled (distilled) water, or boiled water that has been left to cool
Formula 2
- 99.8% isopropyl alcohol: 7.51 liters
- 3% hydrogen peroxide: 417 ml
- Glycerol 98%: 145 ml
- Distilled (distilled) water, or boiled water that has been left to cool
Tools needed
In addition to the ingredients above, you will also need the following tools:
- 10 liter plastic glass or bottle with stopper cap
- Plastic jerry can size 50 liter (preferably made of polypropylene or polyethylene plastic) with translucent color to see the liquid level
- Tank stainless steel sizes 80-100 liters
- Wood, plastic, or metal mixer
- Measuring tube
- Measuring cups, plastic or metal funnels
- Some plastic bottles with stopper caps (leak-proof) sizes 100 ml, or
- Several 500 ml glass or plastic bottles with stopper caps (leak-proof)
- Alcoholmeter, with a temperature scale on the bottom and the concentration (percentage) of ethanol at the top
How to make a hand sanitizer
Here are the steps you need to follow in creating hand sanitizer:
- Prepare the ingredients according to the formula you choose.
- Put the alcohol in the jerry can first.
- Add hydrogen peroxide to the jerry can.
- Add the glycerol to the jerry can.
- Add 1 liter of distilled water.
- Stir until well blended.
- Divide the contents of the jerry can into 100 or 500 ml bottles. Keep it for 72 hours before use. Keep away from sun exposure.
- Hand sanitizer is ready to go wherever you and your family travel.
It is important that you remember that hand sanitizer only acts as an alternative cleaner if you have trouble finding soap and water.
Besides, hand sanitizer may not work well on hands that look very dirty or oily. This usually happens after you eat, garden, or do sports.
Water and soap are also much more effective at killing certain types of germs, such as Cryptosporidium, norovirus, and Clostridium difficile.
While any hand sanitizer with an alcohol content can kill germs, it’s possible that some people don’t use enough hand sanitizer or wiping hands before sanitizer dry completely.
Plus, prolonged use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers risks making your skin dry and sensitive.
Therefore, the most important and effective way to maintain personal hygiene is to wash your hands with soap and water.
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