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Nowadays, hundreds of diseases can be caught by skin contact. If you are familiar with N1H1, you probably know what I’m talking about. But we can’t refrain ourselves or our kids from holding and touching objects found in public places, where germs can mostly be found. So taking an extra precautions is not a bad thing. Washing your hands with soap and better is the best way to keep the germs at bay. But as we all know, it is not always possible.  Wherever we go, esp when we are with the family, it is better to bring hand sanitizer to sanitize our hands whenever we don’t have access to soap and water.

There are many kinds of hand sanitizer products you can find in the market. The best are those with 60-80% alcohol concentration as they are very effective in sanitizing purposes and killing germs. Or you can also go for the natural oil base sanitizer  with disinfectant properties. Cedarwood, clove,  lavender, lemon, pine,  tea tree and ylang-ylang essential oils  have antiseptic and disinfectant properties. But among these oils,  tea tree oil is the most powerful because it also contains antiviral, anti fungal and antibacterial properties.

Whatever you choose, it is important that the sanitizer has moisturizer to keep your hands and skin from drying.

Now, if you want to make sure of the hand sanitizer you and your family will use, you can choose to make your own hand sanitizer. It will save you money plus, you can personally choose the ingredients to use.

Here are some recipes that you can use in making your own home made hand sanitizer:

Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizer

• 1/4 cup pure aloe vera gel
• 1/4 cup grain alcohol
• 1/4 cup vitamin E
• 10 drops essential oils (depending on your preferences)

All Natural Alcohol Free Hand Sanitizer Gel

• 1 cup pure  aloe vera gel
• 1/2 cup of vitamin E
• 1-2 teaspoons of witch hazel (add until the desired consistency is reached)
• 8 drops of essential oils (depending on your preferences)