While hand washing with soap & warm water for at least 20 seconds is the best defense against spreading viruses and bacteria, we live such on-the-go lives that we need other options until we can get to a sink to wash up!
This is where hand sanitizers can step in until you can get sudsy. However, not all hand sanitizers are good for your health. Most hand sanitizers contain triclosan which not only kills the bad bacteria, but also kills the good bacteria that lives on our skin as part of our immune system. Other things to note are that most hand sanitizers kill bacteria, not viruses, and triclosan has been shown to be an endocrine disrupter.
Who wants that in a product that you're using to keep you & your family healthy? We don't here at MaMa Jean's, so we have a couple of quick, clean ingredients recipes for hand sanitzer using Pranarom essential oils. Pranarom essential oils are 100% organic, sustainable, and eco-cert.
Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizing Gel
makes 2 fl. oz.
Ingredients:
- 3 Tbls. Aloe Vera Gel
- 1 Tbls. 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
- 1/2 tsp. Vitamin E oil
- 20 drops Pranarom Tea Tree Oil
- 10 drops Pranarom Spike Lavender essential oil *Spike Lavender is higher in antiseptic and antibacterial properties than the lavender used for stress relief.
Preparation:
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl
- Put into a BPA-FREE squeeze bottle to take anywhere with you!
Essential Oil-Based Hand Sanitizer Spray
Make as much or as little as you want. Just follow the ratio!
Ingredients:
- 25-30 drops of Pranarom's Good Samaritan essential oil blend. *an essential oil blend with immune boosting and disinfectant properties.
- 2 oz. filtered water
Preparation:
- Put ingredients in a glass spray bottle
- Shake well before each use.
