The sudden emergence of pandemic brought in a lot of changes to our day-to-day life order. How important has it become to keep repetitively washing your hands to stay away from the virus? You can wash your hands in whichever manner you wish just that it should be done for about 20 seconds not leaving any part of your hand unwashed.
Yes, sanitizers existed but nothing that they are right now. The world has seen a sudden surge of investment in these not so essential items in the past. All wanted to have more and more sanitizers which led to its extinction from society for some time. The manufacturing units have been set to produce more sanitizers and hand washes.
Make Your Sanitizer At Home
Worry not you can make your sanitizer at home. Here are the key ingredients for a sanitizer:
Isopropyl or rubbing alcohol (99 percent alcohol volume)
Aloe vera gel
The essential oil of your choice or you may even use lemon juice
You should follow the golden rule of 2:1 ratio of alcohol to aloe vera. This should be the right amount to kill the harmful virus. Also, keep in mind the surroundings where you are operating should be clean and always perform it with clean hands.
But now that we have our government working hard for making sanitizers available for all. Also, this should be used only in times of real emergency as without professional guidance this might not turn into something good.
Improper ingredients or proportions can lead to the following :
- Lack of efficacy
- Skin irritation or burns
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals via inhalation
How to use hand sanitizer
- Rub the sanitizer till your hands are totally dry.
- Do not use hand sanitizer in greasy hands always wash your hands first when greasy.
- Take sanitizer on one of your palms and spread it across in rubbing motion.
- Keep rubbing your hand for 60 seconds to kill the germs properly.
Sanitizers are a modern solution to modern-day problems. Washing of hands is always a better option as it cleans off your hands properly without any impurity left on the hands. Use any soap or sanitizer of your choice just keep in mind to stay as clean as possible.
