I found it!!!

@1creekgirl (44560)
United States
March 16, 2020 11:51am CST
What's the first thing that comes to your mind in the middle of this pandemic? Toilet paper? No, sorry. Hand sanitizer? No. But the next best thing. We have 91% alcohol which I can use to make our own sanitizer. A word of advice: if you do plan to make your own hand sanitizer, please be sure you're using at least 91% or higher isopropyl alcohol. The lower percentages won't make the solution strong enough to kill the virus. I know it's still best of all to use soap and water, but if you're out or in your car, this will be a good thing to use until you can get to soap and water. This is the recipe I'm going to use: I'm pretty sure I got this from the CDC site, but check it out for yourself, don't take my word for it. • 1 cup of 99% isopropyl alcohol • 1 tablespoon of 3% hydrogen peroxide • 1 teaspoon of 98% glycerin • ¼ cup, 1 tablespoon, and 1 teaspoon of sterile distilled or boiled cold water Pour the alcohol into a medium-sized container with a pouring spout. The percentages on the labels of isopropyl alcohol refer to the alcohol concentration in them. You’re dealing with almost pure alcohol if you’ve got 99.8%, whereas 70% means the bottle is only a little more than two-thirds alcohol, and the rest is water. • Note: Some formulations have tried to adapt these proportions to use 91% isopropyl alcohol or even 70%. But these alcohol concentrations will render a final product that doesn’t comply with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation of using hand sanitizers with at least 60% alcohol to fight COVID-19. 2. Add the hydrogen peroxide. 3. Add the glycerin and stir. This ingredient is thicker than both alcohol and hydrogen peroxide, so it’ll take some stirring to combine everything. You can use a clean spoon for this or, if your container has a lid, you can put that on and shake it well. 4. Measure and pour in the water. If you’re using 99% isopropyl alcohol, you’ll need to measure ¼ of a cup, 1 tablespoon, and 1 teaspoon of distilled or boiled cold water and add it all to your mix. If you’re using another percentage of isopropyl alcohol, just pour as much water as necessary to get to a final volume of 345 milliliters, or approximately 1.4 cups. Stir. 5. Sanitize your spray bottles and pour in your hand sanitizer. Spray some of your leftover alcohol into your bottles and let them sit until the alcohol has evaporated. Pour in your sanitizer. 6. Label your bottles. You don’t want any accidents where you or anybody else ingests your newly made hand sanitizer. Take the time to label your bottles. Go kill some germs. EDIT: I did read that if you use 91% alcohol to reduce the amount of water a little so the solution will be strong enough.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
16 Mar 20
I´ll do it the easy way. Stay at home and use soap and water.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
16 Mar 20
That"s really the best way.
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@happylife1 (13403)
• Karachi, Pakistan
16 Mar 20
what a nice suggetion......thanks a lot
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@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
16 Mar 20
This is interesting making your own hand sanitizer. Sounds a good idea
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Mar 20
Hey, you could go into business!(just kidding of course) I use the wipes in our local stores, that's all that I do. At home, we use soap and water on our hands. I take a bath every three months, whether I need it or not!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
16 Mar 20
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Mar 20
@1creekgirl I was just blabbing my mouth, that's all! lol
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
17 Mar 20
@1creekgirl Thank you for sharing that with us.
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
16 Mar 20
Great tips.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Mar 20
Thanks for the recipe. It's good to know you can make your own.
@LindaOHio (222728)
• United States
16 Mar 20
Thank you, Vicki!
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@YrNemo (20254)
17 Mar 20
I don't often use hand sanitizer. Lucky that we have some at home (bought them long long before the covid-19).
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Mar 20
I see a recipe below from the CDC. Looks like you have it under control.
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@akanetuk (2132)
16 Mar 20
We need cleanliness more now then ever, thanks for sharing.
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