Friday, January 2, 2015

Homemade Hand Sanitizing Gel



Cold and flu season is the time to make homemade hand sanitizing gel to help keep those hands germ free. To create a hand sanitizing gel for yourself just follow the steps below. 

Step One: Gather Ingredients

1 cup of aloe vera gel
 ½ a cup of vitamin E cream
 5 drops of almond oil
5 drops of grape seed oil
3 drops of tea tree oil
3 drops of geranium oil
10 drops of orange oil
3 teaspoons of rubbing alcohol

Step Two: Gather Materials & Tools

small mixing bowl and spoon
measuring cups
measuring spoons & mixing spoon
bottle with hand pump 

Step Three: Making the Sanitizing Gel 

Pour aloe vera gel, vitamin E cream, 5 drops of almond oil, 5 drops of grape seed oil, 3 drops of tea tree oil, 3 drops of geranium oil, 10 drops of orange oil and 3 teaspoons of rubbing alcohol into a small mixing bowl. Combined ingredients together with a spoon until they are well blended. After, you will have a homemade citrus scented hand sanitizer to pour into your hand pump bottle. Then, place the bottle wherever you feel you will use it most.