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I am washing my hands. While supply gifted to us lasts, I am washing my hands with foaming Doterra OnGuard soap. Using hot water, and friction with the soap.
Here is a recipe found online for an essential oil sanitizer:
"Best diy natural hand sanitizer with DoTERRA On Guard essential oil. In a 2 oz spray bottle combine 2 tsp pure, clear aloe with 10 drops On Guard essential oil. Top off with water. Shake well to combine.".
Smells nice and clean, like Clove, Cinnamon, Oregano, etc.
We used to have 75% alcohol on hand, but now 91% is sold more readily in markets. I have not kept up. But I would feel secure putting 10 gtts. (drops) of Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Oil) in with 2 teaspoons of alcohol, and aloe gel. Just guessing, but others who do holistic will know. Just wanted to mention how I trust tea tree oil for it's antiseptic properties.
Note the differences between isopropyl and ethanol. The latter being consumable. So if you use hand sanitizer and it's not full dry when you eat something with your hands, it's not a problem. You don't want to do that with isopropyl. Also beware of the fumes from isopropyl, you don't want to inhale those. Real hand sanitizer uses ethanol.
You could also use liquid 70% isopropyl and skip the gel.
An easy, tiny take-along.
There's a reason that hand sanitizer isn't made with Melaleuca Oil. Alcohol works. It works very well. It is effective against a wide variety of viruses and bacteria. Why not stick with what works?
I hadn't thought about tea tree oil, but I do have 2 herbal suppliers who might be selling it, if it's not all sold out. I also have 70% isopropyl alcohol with wintergreen, a nice fragrant scent. If I can find aloe vera gel, probably from an herbal supplier or someplace like the Henry Ford Hospital pharmacy or VITA, I could make my own. I just wanted back ups for everything.
Just checked my inventory; I have 64 oz. of hand sanitizer, plus numerous little handouts which I get from senior expos. That should last for a few or more months, but I'm still backing up supplies of everything, just in case.
NeedtoWashHair, I'm still sorting out your advice. I've used Isopropyl Alcohol w/Wintergreen and Glycerin, noting the caution against inhalation of fumes. So far I've not had any problems, but your warnings are good as sometimes using something for a while w/o problems dictates a review of the potential downsides.
Thanks for the caution on eating after using isopropyl. I've always washed after using it, and before eating, so I should be okay.
Checked the sanitizer I have now; it contains ethyl alcohol.
Beatty and Edith - Vodka? Never thought of that; if I used it, I'd have to make sure I wasn't stopped by police and mistaken for an inebriated driver (even though I wouldn't breathe on an officer!).
If you haven't read of some folks who tragically succumbed to alcohol, 44 very unfortunate people died in Iran from drinking bootleg alcohol, which they thought would protect them against the CV.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/bootleg-alcohol-kills-44-people-trying-to-ward-off-coronavirus/ar-BB10ZD7S?ocid=spartanntp
Thanks for your suggestions. I appreciate the time you took to offer them.
Vodka doesn't come close to being high enough in alcohol to be effective. You need at least 60% alcohol. Use ethanol if you can get it. DO NOT use denatured ethanol. Use isopropyl cautiously if you cannot.
If you are trying to make your own hand sanitizer with aloe and isopropyl, use more than 70%. Since after you mix it with the aloe, 70% alcohol will be down to under 50% if you follow the common 2 parts isopropyl to 1 part aloe recipe. Use at least 91% isopropyl. The end product will have 61% alcohol.
Here in the US, aloe vera is widely available at dollar stores.
Most people might already know that one cannot sterilize our hands.
"All surgical hand preparation using different kinds of antibacterial soaps and scrubbing one's hand with it for 3, 5 or even 10 minutes only lowers the bacterial count on one's hand, which after some time will slowly rise again. That's why surgeons wear sterile operating gloves."
That is what I learned in nursing school.
Keep washing hands, and frequently.
Washing your hands (minimum 20 sec.) does kill germs and removes them from your hands.
I think that killing the Covid-19 Coronavirus with anything for your hands will remain an unknown.
The very best solution is to wash your hands as often as you can. I never use antibacterial soap, it messes up your natural defenses because it kills all bacteria good and bad.
Anyone that has never used melaleuca oil aka tea tree oil, please be advised that it is incredibly drying and should not be used straight. It can cause skin irritation and that could lead to other concerns.
Garden Artist, there are lots of essential oil blends that are intended to help us stay healthy. It originated with a blend called Thieves. It has orange, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus and rosemary. The name Thieves is copyrighted so you will find it under different cleansing formulas with added or exchanged oils, like oregano (which is wonderful for sinus issues) or clove, ginger, thyme. As a gardener you can see the similarities in the oils and it is easy to Google the health benefits of each ingredient. So you can make your own blend if you want to utilize it for an added layer of confidence.
Ps: I would not wash my hands in expensive oils. I would diffuse it or I would put a drop or two in a capsule daily to ingest or put on the bottom of your feet to absorb. It is intended for strengthening the body not washing away germs.
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/antibacterial-soap-you-can-skip-it-use-plain-soap-and-water
Hand sanitizers are meant to be a stop gap until you can wash properly, they were never intended to be a total replacement for soap and water. And STOP TOUCHING YOUR FACE - that's probably the most effective way to protect yourself from germs but it is also the really difficult part (this is where masks can be helpful).