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Homemade Hand Sanitizer With Essential Oils

September 24, 2015 By Elise 12 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

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I’ve never been huge fan of hand sanitizer. When you kill bad bacteria, you kill good bacteria along with it.

It seems to me that when you kill all the bacteria around you, you never give your immune system a chance to build immunities.

At the risk of looking like a redneck, country bumpkin, this is why I let my kids run around barefoot and play in the dirt.

DIY Hand Sanitizer Spray with essential oils. I love this spray! It's a safe, non-toxic way to protect my kids from germs when we go out.

HOWEVER, I make a huge exception for specific instances. Like shopping cart handles. Who in the world knows what kind of germs are on those things?!

I guess you could say that I’m happy for my kids to be exposed to germs as long as they’re our germs.

I know that hand sanitizer gel is super popular, but the first time I used a spray, I was hooked.

With a witch hazel base for a spray, it’s perfect for those shopping cart handles, and it’s easier to make sure you’ve got your kid’s entire hand covered.

A little about the ingredients:

Witch hazel contains alcohol, which is a key ingredient in hand sanitizer, but since it doesn’t contain the 90% alcohol that is standard for complete sanitization, we add the essential oils to give it a boost. You can still use rubbing alcohol if witch hazel doesn’t convince you.

You can use any combination of essential oils that you prefer. My husband loves the smell of Thieves, so that is often my go-to, but some of my personal favorites (though I love Thieves too) are Tea Tree, Lavender, Clove, peppermint, and Rosemary.

DIY hand sanitizer spray

DIY Hand Santizer with Essential Oils

  • 3 oz. witch hazel or if you want to use less essential, oil rubbing alcohol
  • 2 Tablespoons aloe vera gel
  • 45-50 drops essential oil

Directions:

Combine all ingredients together in a bottle and shake until combined.

This mixture should keep for a few weeks at room temperature, or for quite a while longer in the refrigerator.

Everybody needs this right now! Make your own non-toxic hand sanitizer with ingredients you probably already have!


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  1. Brandy says

    December 11, 2016 at 10:13 am

    Just a quick question…what do you mean “should last for a few weeks?” What does it look like when/if it starts to go bad?

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  2. Shari Weaver says

    March 17, 2020 at 12:23 am

    What can you use instead of aloe vera gel, all the stores are sold out of everything because of this stupid coronavirus

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    • Lynne says

      March 19, 2020 at 12:22 am

      I use glycerin instead of Aloe. It’s moisturizes like aloe – but it makes a hand sanitizer spray instead of a “gel” like consistency. Actually, I like it better.

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      • Wanda Corby says

        March 23, 2020 at 4:17 pm

        What of we just have aloe Vera

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        • Wanda Corby says

          March 23, 2020 at 4:17 pm

          Not not gel

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    • Lucy says

      March 26, 2020 at 9:13 am

      I used banana boat soothing aloe vera sun gel or any other sun gel brands to make my homemade sanitizer. I hope my information will help you.

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  3. Wanda Corby says

    March 23, 2020 at 4:18 pm

    Not not gel

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  4. Wanda Corby says

    March 23, 2020 at 4:19 pm

    It not aloe gel

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  5. Marslla says

    March 25, 2020 at 4:34 am

    I would love to do your natural oils

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  6. Melissa says

    March 30, 2020 at 10:22 pm

    So use alcohol instead of witch hazel or both?

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  7. Amanda Rosas says

    April 17, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    My question is does it matter what essential oils to use to boost the alcohol percentage since you are recommending witch hazel? Because I have witch hazel and alcohol has been hard to come by. So I’m trying to make sure if I make some will it be most effective?

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  8. Nomatshawe says

    January 6, 2021 at 9:27 am

    I like your recipes

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