Homemade Hand Sanitizer How to Make DIY Antibacterial and Antiviral Sanitizers with Natural Ingredients to Protect Yourself and Your Family Against Viruses and Bacteria
Sheila Mahony
Š Copyright 2020 by Sheila Mahony All rights reserved
This document is geared towards providing exact and reliable information with regard to the topic and issue covered. The publication is sold with the idea that the publisher is not required to render accounting, officially permitted or otherwise qualified services. If advice is necessary, legal or professional, a practiced individual in the profession should be ordered. From a Declaration of Principles which was accepted and approved equally by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations: In no way is it legal to reproduce, duplicate, or transmit any part of this document in either electronic means or in printed format. Recording of this publication is strictly prohibited and any storage of this document is not allowed unless with written permission from the publisher. All rights reserved. The information provided herein is stated to be truthful and consistent, in that any liability, in terms of inattention or otherwise, by any usage or abuse of any policies, processes, or directions contained within is the solitary and utter responsibility of the recipient reader. Under no circumstances will any legal responsibility or blame be held against the publisher for any reparation, damages, or monetary loss due to the information herein, either directly or indirectly. Respective authors own all copyrights not held by the publisher. The information herein is offered for informational purposes solely and is universal as so. The presentation of the information is without contract or any type of guarantee assurance. The trademarks that are used are without any consent, and the publication of the trademark is without permission or backing by the trademark owner. All trademarks and brands within this book are for clarifying purposes only and are owned by the owners themselves, not affiliated with this document.
Table of Contents Introduction What Are The DIY Antibacterial And Antiviral Sanitizers? How does the hand sanitizer work? How To Use Hand Sanitizers? Unwashed Hands And The Spread Of Germs In Your Family Different Diseases Which Transmit Through Handshaking The Difference Between Disinfectant And Sanitizer Types Of Hand Sanitizers The Use Of Hand Sanitizers By Health Care Workers Ingredients To Make Hand Sanitizers Make Your Different Kinds Of Hand Sanitizers From Natural Ingredients Step By Step Processes Hand Washing Versus Sanitizing Benefits Of Using Hand Sanitizer Pros and Cons of Using Hand Sanitizer FAQs Conclusion
Introduction Hand sanitizer, in other words, is known as hand rub or hand antiseptic, which is highly recommended to apply on hands due to the unavailability of water and soap, yet, are more efficacious in terms of detaching or removing pathogens, microorganisms and disease-causing bacteria as well. Mostly, it is manufactured in the form of foam, gel, or liquid with smooth fragrances. Generally, alcohol-based formulations are highly recommended, and nonalcoholic versions are not recommended. It seems more friendly to school, college, or institute students as it saves time and, most importantly, comes in different sizes, so the pocket size sanitizers are advantageous for the students. Not only students but for all the busy and lazy people as well. Moreover, washing hands with soap and water is required in terms of contamination. The demand for hand sanitizers has been increased due to the current pandemic we are confronting nowadays that is COVID-19, a dreadful disease spreading briskly in terms of shaking hands with others. Where did the idea for Sanitizers come from? Whenever we talk about sanitizing, hand sanitizers come first in mind. Here we are talking about cleaning agent that doesn't require water. Hand sanitizers are like a different branch of the tree of cleanliness, just like soap, which is a thousand years old method of cleaning and requires water. Hand sanitizers, on the other hand, are much more recently invented as compared to soaps. But the question is how much recent exactly and who invented them? Well, it is a frustrating mystery that is to be solved. History and Discovery of Sanitizers: he first discovery of a non-soap water-free cleaning agent was made into the year 1875 when Leonid Bucholz apparently discovered that ethanol, which is commonly known as alcohol, has some antiseptic properties. He worked for the first time in the scientific literature on hydrocarbon. Ethanol took a little time to reach its ultimate popularity. A few years later, some studies showed that ethanol was not so effective against killing fungal
parasites. Soon, everyone was well-aware that ethanol is pretty good at killing all kinds of germs and diseases except the fungal ones. Only this little part became a drawback for ethanol to be used for sanitizing purposes. But soon, the work on ethanol continued, and another researcher in 1911 discovered out that 70% to 90% ethanol kills most of the microbial contaminants, and thus it is the most effective dose of ethanol. Later in 1936, an isomer of ethanol was discovered that is isopropyl alcohol, which is a slightly more complex type of alcohol. It showed even better results than the ethanol itself and proved to be more efficient as an antiseptic than the ethanol compound. Later on in the year 1946, in Akron, Ohio, a couple of team Goldie and Jerome Lippman founded their company named GOJO. And under this brand name, they developed the first cleaning gel. They named their product under their brand, and it was called GOJO Hand Cleaner, which you must have seen on some repair shop or maybe other places where people use it to clean grease or oil. The important thing is that it is a cleaner and not a sanitizer. It is based on petroleum. It was not meant to kill germs; instead, it was used to scrub off grease and oil from the skin. The hand cleaning product was famous, and due to its high demand, the company tried to produce more products for which they required raw materials and so the price of the raw materials spiked in 1973. This gave the company owners new creative ideas, and the company began to look forward to other possibilities and variations of hand cleaners. By the year 1988, GOJO brand came up with a new formula that is a thick glue some isopropyl hand sanitizer which was accompanied with antimicrobial, antibacterial and antiviral agents and some other chemicals also. Essential oils were also used in the formulation to make the product gentle and suitable for its application on the delicate skin of human hands. Is the use of hand sanitizer hygienic?Hygiene is a part of your cleanliness, that helps in keeping you salubrious, feel comfortable and fine. It is used for the purpose of cleaning germs, pathogens, bacteria, or any kind of illness. The use of sanitizers, keep your hands and body clean to maintain your health. Instead,
often washing hands with soap and water is the most salient type of hygiene that prevents all kinds of infections. A Clean hands count campaign (CHC) stated that a Healthcare provider is necessitated to wash their hands more often as they look after a number of patients in 12 hours shift, so basically, they must need to wash hands more than 100 times. Advantages of hands hygiene: Playing, touching different things, shaking hands can be the cause of acquiring all sorts of microorganisms or germs, so sanitizing or cleaning your hands more often can prevent you from sickness and illness.
When to use hand sanitizers:
You can solely avoid being infected through such microbes by using hand sanitizers when water and soap are not obtainable. We touch distinct areas and doors, etcetera that contains germs in it, which can be easily transferred and make you sick, and not everywhere could we find soup or water. Hence, sanitizers work in such circumstances.
Prevent diarrhea:
The untidy or unusual hands can be a reason for causing diarrhea and other mouths, foot or hands related diseases.
Prevent infections that are caused by touching:
Infections like the common cold are generated when you touch others and then touch your face or mouth. Bacterial meningitis initiates when bacteria get inside from throat, ears, or sinuses so that bacteria of meningitis spreads when people sneeze or cough. Droplets of the nose give rise to influenza, chickenpox, and oral infections, etcetera can also be caused by keeping your hands dirty.
What Are The DIY Antibacterial And Antiviral Sanitizers? As the world is leading towards prosperity and advancement, every single thing is evolving with time. The inventions made in the field of science are countless, but the threat to human life is also increased at a surprisingly high rate. The most common example is the pandemic circumstances that we are suffering from at this very moment. Everyone is well aware of the situation and the crisis that the world is going through. The widespread coronavirus is the main reason behind the entire world's chaos nowadays. This microscopic virus that has taken the world by a storm can be avoided by keeping yourself and your surroundings clean. To ensure your family's safety and health, having a lot of sanitizers at your disposal at home is a must in this pandemic period. Need for a Sanitizer: There are countless times that we use our hands to touch a million different things in a single day. Nobody can exactly get a hold of all the things that one touches subconsciously throughout the day, and we all are well-aware of the fact that the coronavirus spreads through the environment by breathing and touching contact. So the best way to avoid any further complications is to stay clean and clear of all the germs that may lead to any serious complexities. Scrubbing your hands properly with the help of any sanitizing soaps are the easiest way to get rid of all the harmful microscopic entities on your hands. But in case if you're somewhere outside where you don't have any soap or sanitizing agent, a bottle of sanitizer comes in handy. To protect your health, carrying a small bottle of sanitizer is the best way. Sanitizers are man's best friends when it comes to clean up your hands and surroundings of all the microscopic diseases. Why DIY Sanitizers?
Due to the corona outbreak, there has been a lockdown situation going on all around the world. Because of this, all the markets and stores are closed, and trade between the countries is greatly affected. Every single person wants to save himself and his family. Everybody is trying his best to take all the precautionary measures possible to avoid being affected by the deadly virus. Due to the high demand for sanitizing agents, the markets are very short of sanitizers and masks. This led us to share with you all a secret that lets you stay clean and safe. DIY homemade sanitizer. Yes! You can make a sufficient amount of antibacterial and antiviral sanitizer at your home as per your needs. The DIY homemade sanitizer is the only thing that can help you stay clean and clear of any kind of unwanted harmful diseases. You can easily make your sanitizer in the required quantity at your home. No need to spend the money and time looking for a shop that still has some sanitizer bottles left. You no longer have to worry about the shortage because you can prepare a sufficient amount of quality sanitizer by yourself in your home. Antibacterial Sanitizers: Sanitizers come in all kinds of different chemical compositions. One such kind consists of the Alcohol based Sanitizers. Alcoholbased Sanitizers are very effective against many microbial parasites. Alcohol itself has antibacterial properties. It is also volatile at room temperature, so it doesn't leave any liquid residue or foul odor after using it on your hands. That's why alcohol sanitizers are most commonly used by people all around the world. Alcohol is the most important component of sanitizers. Alcohol is antiseptic. It is mainly used to kill microbes, especially bacteria in all kinds of cleaning agents. Most of the bacterial germs are prevented from causing harmful diseases by using alcohol. The Effectiveness of sanitizer depends upon the quantity of alcohol present in it. According to the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a sanitizer should contain at least 60% alcohol components to ensure the killing of germs and high protection. Alcohol is not only useful for killing microbes, but it is also a preservative. It helps to keep the product medicinally active
in its rightfully stable form. The sanitizing products like soaps, detergents, or sanitizers are at risk of itself getting contaminated. Alcohol plays an important role in protecting the product from this self- contamination. Antiviral Sanitizers: Although alcohol-based sanitizers are good against bacterial diseases, 60% of alcohol content is usually less effective against viruses. If you want to make such sanitizer that can provide the utmost protection even against viral diseases, its alcohol content should be 90% to 95%. The other ingredients, such as essential oils or essence, should not be more than 5% of the liquid preparation. Can Sanitizer destroy Corona Virus? This is the most searched question on Google nowadays due to the ongoing corona pandemic. If you're looking for the answer to the same question, you're in luck. Because there is a healthy amount of research supporting the fact that hand sanitizers are effective in killing some viruses, which means these sanitizers play an important role in coronavirus prevention. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are available in small pocket-sized bottles that are easy to carry along wherever you go. To prevent being affected by viral diseases, it is best to sanitize your hands after every half an hour or so. This way, the chances of coronavirus to spread from person to person are reduced by a great factor. DIY Home-made Sanitizers: DIY hand sanitizers are in very high demand recently, and people are looking for the recipes all over the internet these days, but the question arises that ARE THESE SAFE? The DIY homemade sanitizer recipes are useful for people, especially in the lockdown situations of scarcity. With the expertise and resources written here, one can safely make homemade hand sanitizers. Home-made hand sanitizers come in handy when water and soap are unavailable, and you cannot wash your hands.
How does the hand sanitizer work? Sanitizer is an alternative to washing hands and is of great importance after the outbreak of Coronavirus. Well, COVID-19 spreads in case of shaking hands or touching each other, so people are taking steps ahead to stay secure and protected. Nowadays, they are found in different forms like gels, sprays, and soaps. Yet, a question arises as if it works as effective as washing with soap and water, well not that much but can remove microbes and bacteria if it contains alcohol. Since alcohol is considered good at killing germs or viruses by altering the protein covering of microbes and disintegrating their membrane. How functional are hand sanitizers? They are solely functional in hospitals to help prevent the transmission of infectious bacteria or germs from patient to patient, well, still it is not easy to say if hand sanitizing goods are productive or not. Hand sanitizers don’t usually work in case of respiratory viruses because outside the hospital, people who are a victim of such viruses can affect others when it comes in direct contact. So washing hands are recommended than to sanitize under akin circumstances. Handy or pocket hand sanitizers do have a role during winters as people get highly affected by cold and cough, so the use of this product might be beneficial. It seems hard to wash your hands after minutes, especially when you are not at home or any inconvenient place where washing hands could be a difficult task. In terms of staying outdoor, hand sanitizers are the only undemanding duty you can do to keep yourself healthy and prevent typical pathogens. The difference in the quality of sanitizers: It is mandatory to check if sanitizer contains at least 60% alcohol as researches have said that a non-alcoholic based or having lower concentration type of sanitizers are less effective than those with 60 to 90 percent. These non-alcoholic based do not really kill
pathogens or bacteria but can erase them to some extent. While alcoholic based are highly effective, as alcohol is known to destroy akin microbes. Do Hand Sanitizers work effectively? The efficaciousness depends upon how or in what manner a hand sanitizer is used; likewise, how much quantity is applied? The time duration after applying until exposure, and more importantly, the denseness of product or if that particular germ present on the skin is receptive to an active ingredient present in the product or not. The only way to decrease the number of existing bacteria and viruses, when applied thoroughly on hands, basically on fingers, palm, and other exposed surfaces over 30 seconds and solely, analcoholic based sanitizers can effectively work if rubbed on hands wisely. However, certain hand sanitizers are ineffective against unenveloped viruses like norovirus, bacterial spores, and encysted parasites like giardia. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Hand sanitizers are not really as effective as washing hands with soap and water in terms of killing bacteria. They further say that viruses like norovirus and clostridium cannot be denatured. Basically, it is not considered more effective because people wipe off their hands solely after applying sanitizers through which microbes remain unaffected, while grease and dirt can only be removed when soap is used. Due to coronavirus pandemic, sanitizers are being used as it kills its bacteria. Unaffected germs even after the usage: The following are some of the viruses that are remained unaffected, which cannot be destroyed even after the usage of hand sanitizers where such cases make washing with soap and water mandatory: 

Norovirus: This virus causes diarrhea and vomiting and cannot be denatured with all sorts of sanitizers, alcoholic, or non-alcoholic based Cryptosporidium: An infection of a parasite which results in gastrointestinal issues and lack of breathing
Clostridium difficile: An infection of bacteria that results in causing inflammation and intestinal upset.
Are hand sanitizers good or bad for you? There is no certain evidence or authentication as if antimicrobial or other alcohol-based sanitizers are detrimental. It sometimes produces resistance against pathogens. Consequently, it has always been in debate for several years but hasn’t been demonstrated yet. While in the hospital, there is no such piece of evidence of resistance to those hand sanitizers which are alcohol-based. However, there are no such cases found which can prove it a threat and definitely no proof as if they are securing or protecting you from viruses or bacteria than soap. These are reliable when you wouldn’t want to wash your hands, until and unless they are greasy or dirty. The excessive use of hand sanitizers can cause dryness of hands, which may lead to bleeding or cracking in terms of having skin problems, and also it causes a little bit of skin irritation due to the presence of alcohol. Keep sanitizers away from the reach of children as it turns out to be poisoning if swallowed. Concerning safety: Health sectors across the globe, like World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), promoted the usage of hand sanitizers containing alcohol at least 60 to 90 percent over non-alcoholic products. Apparently, these sectors are much more concerned about the protection of chemicals used in non-alcoholic products. The research has stipulated that some of the antimicrobial components, like Triclosan, which might bump into the function of… [continue]
Enjoyed the preview? Buy with 1-Click on Kindle Store