Instructions spreading rapidly online purport to provide an effective recipe for making your own hand sanitizer to guard against the new coronavirus COVID-19, but is it safe?
As the new coronavirus COVID-19 spreads throughout the United States—with cases confirmed in 16 states as of Thursday—demand has soared for hand sanitizer, resulting in empty store shelves across major retailers. In response, many are turning to recipes, spread on social media, for homemade variants. But is making your own hand sanitizer a good way to guard against the coronavirus?
"Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains 60 to 95 percent alcohol, covering all surfaces of your hands and rubbing them together until they feel dry," the But popular recipes spreading on social media for making your own hand sanitizer may not be up to the task, particularly if the alcohol used becomes too diluted by other ingredients. The most popular formulation involves mixing aloe vera gel with isopropyl alcohol , but getting the right ratio can make the difference between an effective or ineffective sanitizer.
Unfortunately, the ratio can vary, depending on the formulation of isopropyl available, so you'll have to perform a little math to ensure you're not diluting the rubbing alcohol below the 60 percent threshold.
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