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It’s now common practice for just about everyone to have a bottle of hand sanitizer within reach, at all times. But have you ever bought a bottle of hand sanitizer only to use it and find the smell so offensive you can’t wash it off quick enough, and you end up smelling it all day even though you’ve washed it? Or it leaves a weird residue and your hands end up feeling dirty from it? And then there’s the empty plastic bottles that we end up throwing out, only to go buy more bottles.

Hand sanitizer is very convenient and multi-purpose; I’ve used it to clean surfaces, kill the sting and reduce the duration of bug bites, and even on minor cuts or scrapes to kill germs. Keep in mind that hand sanitizer can also strip your skin of moisture and compromise your skin barrier if used too much, so use soap instead of hand sanitizer whenever possible.

If you’re looking for a DIY solution to hand sanitizer, you may like this recipe. It has a base of aloe vera for soothing and healing, and you can customize it to your liking with essential oils.

DIY Hand Sanitizer Recipe

2/3c Isopropyl alcohol 99%

1/3 c Aloe Vera

8-10 drops Essential Oil

Mix all together in a bowl. Using a funnel, pour into reusable pump bottles. Makes one cup.

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