My mom asked me for my easy DIY hand sanitizer spray recipe and as I started to text it to her I figured I may as well just share it here! The important thing when making your own hand sanitizer spray is that you keep the alcohol at 60% or above. I keep 91% isopropyl alcohol on hand for making sanitizer so we already had some, but if you can only find 62% your spray will need to be 99% alcohol in order for it to actually work. My recipe below is for 91% isopropyl alcohol.
You will need:
100ml glass spray bottles
witch hazel
100% pure vegetable glycerine
essential oils (optional) I use Eden’s Garden brand.
Making your own hand sanitizer spray:
1. Add 10 drops of lavender oil, and 5 drops of fighting five or Theives oil to the bottle(s).
2. Fill each bottle 75% full with 91% isopropyl alcohol.
3. Add 1 tablespoon witch hazel.
4. Add 1 teaspoon vegetable glycerine.
5. Put the sprayer lid on, shake well.
When using it, use a liberal amount and follow the techniques for hand washing making sure to get the tops of your hands, fingertips, nails, thumbs, in addiction to your fingers and palms.