CDC recommends washing hands with soap and water whenever possible because handwashing reduces the amounts of all types of germs and chemicals on hands. But if soap and water are not available, using a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol can help you avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others.
Following CDC’s recommended hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, I prepared this video to show you how I made mine at home with just two ingredients (aloe gel and 91% isopropanol). Please note 70% isopropanol is the minimum requirement and will work for this purpose!
DISCLAIMER: We do not claim to be medical professionals, this is a demonstration of how we make hand sanitizer at home given the COVID-19 pandemic and nearly all store hand sanitizers are sold out. This is NOT to replace sanitizing products sold at pharmacies and stores.
SHOPPING LIST:
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- 91% alcohol from Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Equate-91-Isopropyl-Alcohol-Antiseptic-32-fl-oz/276040459, or Amazon Brand: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NFTZ522/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- Aloe gel https://amzn.to/33jDzvT or https://amzn.to/2xG1mdV
- Small carry bottles https://amzn.to/3cW8xia or https://amzn.to/2wTKH6a
Scents / Essential oil:
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Fei WuFei Wu is the founder and CEO of Feisworld Media, a Massachusetts-based digital media company helping brands get discovered by people and by AI. An Adobe Global Ambassador and brand partner to ElevenLabs, Synthesia, and 50+ other tech and AI companies, she hosts the Feisworld Podcast (400+ episodes, 500K+ downloads — guests have included Seth Godin, Steve Wozniak, Chris Voss, and Arianna Huffington) and co-created the documentary Feisworld: Live Your Art on Amazon Prime. Fei writes for CNET, Lifehacker, and PCMag, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and WIRED. She has been publishing on the internet since 2014 — long before AI discoverability had a name.
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