How to make hand sanitizer at home
Write a paragraph on how to make hand sanitizer at home to kill germs and stop infections.
The article contains:
■ Ingredients needed to make hand sanitizer
■ Steps to be followed to make hand sanitizer
■ Process of making hand sanitizer
■ Warning of home made hand sanitizer
What is Hand Sanitizer?
Hand sanitizer is a liquid solution which mainly contains 60 to 65% of rubbing alcohol that helps to combat with infection and germs on our hand and makes our hand clean and hygienic.
What are the ingredients needed to make hand sanitizer at home?
Ingredients:
(i) Isopropyl Alcohol (rubbing alcohol)
(ii) 3 tablespoonful of Aloevera gel (glycerin)
(iii) little lemon juice or lavender oil
(iv) distilled water
(v) squeeze bottle or sprayer
(vi) dropper, spoon
Steps to be followed to prepare hand sanitizer at home:
Flow chart: Take 2/3 cups of isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) and 3 table spoonful of aloe vera gel or glycerin in a bowl — add little lemon juice or lavender oil for fragrance — mix well by stirring with a spoon — add distilled water — take a clean squeeze bottle or sprayer — pour the sanitizer in using a funnel or dropper — ready for use.
Introduction:
When the infection of Covid-19 has been spreading rapidly, we need to take extra care of washing hands regularly and using hand sanitizer. The best thing to combat with germs and infection is to regular practice of hand washing with soap and water. But when water and soap are not available at hand then the next option is to use sanitizer. According to medical study, the hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol is the best alternative of soap and water hand-washing. Now, it is good thing that the hand sanitizer can be prepared at home easily through the following steps.
Preparation:
At first, 2/3 cups of isopropyl alcohol or rubbing alcohol and 3 table spoonful of aloe vera gel or glycerin are taken in a bowl. Then the little lemon juice or lavender oil is added to the mixture for sweet fragrance. The ingredients are mixed properly untill they are well blended. The ingredients are mixed well by stirring with a spoon. Next, distilled water is added with the mixture. Then a clean squeeze bottle or sprayer is taken. Then the sanitizer is poured carefully into bottle or sprayer using a funnel or dropper. At last, the hand sanitizer is ready at home to be used to kill germs and infections.
Warning:
Though hand sanitizer can be prepared easily at home it is recommended that hand sanitizer from medical store better than the home made hand sanitizer as it does not pass with any quality control. Moreover, the proportion of 60 percent of alcohol is not determined at home. Improper ingredients or proportions can lead to skin irritation, lack of efficacy etc.
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