How about making your own homemade hydroalcoholic gel yourself?
The hydroalcoholic gel has become essential to avoid the coronavirus.
As a result, we use astronomical quantities! It ends up being expensive for the whole family...
Fortunately, the World Health Organization (WHO) has shared the official recipe for making hydroalcoholic gel yourself.
And good news, it's super easy and quick to do!
Here is the recipe to make your homemade hydroalcoholic gel as effective as those bought on the market . Watch:
- 752 ml of isopropanol alcohol
- 40 ml of hydrogen peroxide
- 15 ml of glycerin
- 192 ml cooled boiled water
- Measuring cup
- Empty 1 liter bottle
1. Pour the isopropanol alcohol into the bottle.
2. Add hydrogen peroxide.
3. Put the glycerin.
4. Add cooled boiled water.
5. Close the bottle.
6. Shake several times to mix all the ingredients well.
There you go, your homemade hydroalcoholic gel is already ready :-)
Easy, fast and efficient, right?
Who would have thought that making your homemade hydroalcoholic gel is so easy?
In 1 minute, you have made 1 liter of hydroalcoholic gel as effective as Sanytol or Berger gel that you buy in pharmacies, at Lidl, Pharmasimple, Leclerc or Biocoop.
And it's much more economical when you make a large quantity.
Obviously you can make 1 liter of hydroalcoholic solution too, but you can also make 5 liters by multiplying the proportions by 5 or 0.5 liters by dividing the proportions by 2.
Good to know:this hydroalcoholic gel does not contain essential oils, unlike the Aroma-Zone recipe.
It is very practical for those who are allergic, children or pregnant and breastfeeding women.
This DIY hydroalcoholic gel with glycerin is also without aloe vera gel.
Your homemade sanitizer is now ready.
For it to be 100% effective, it must be used correctly. Here's how:
1. Pour a good amount of disinfectant into your hand.
2. Do exactly as if you were washing your hands. Carefully rub both hands together.
3. Remember to pass between the fingers and wet the back of the hand. Also rub the wrists.
4. Let the disinfectant work for 30 seconds.
To make it easier to use, you can put your homemade hydroalcoholic gel in a small spray or a small bottle that you can keep with you.
- Know that you can replace the 752 ml of isopropanol alcohol with 833 ml of ethanol (96% vol). In this case, it is necessary to put 110 ml of distilled water or boiled water. The rest of the recipe does not change.
- Did you sanitize your hands? Great ! But don't forget to disinfect your phone well too. It is a veritable nest of germs and viruses. It's even dirtier than the toilet bowl. To disinfect your phone, we recommend this easy and effective trick.
- Because of the coronavirus, don't forget to disinfect surfaces more often, door handles, floors... as explained here.
To discover: Coronavirus:How To Make Homemade Sanitizer With Lemon.
- In order for your disinfectant to be 100% effective and kill all viruses well, it must be composed of 80% ethanol or 75% isopropanol alcohol in relation to the total composition.
- The alcohol concentration is very high. Your disinfectant is therefore highly flammable. It may also irritate the eyes and the vapors given off may irritate the respiratory tract. You must therefore be careful in use and always keep it out of the reach of children.
- This DIY disinfectant is very concentrated in alcohol. Alcohol kills viruses. It has antibacterial and antiviral properties. The coronavirus, like the flu virus, is coated in a lipid envelope. And alcohol is effective in eliminating these coated viruses.
- Oxygen peroxide helps improve the shelf life of your homemade sanitizer.
- The role of glycerin is to soften this powerful disinfectant to improve its skin tolerance. It prevents the hands from drying out.
