Hand sanitizer
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Ethanol, hydrogen peroxide and glycerol in WHO proportions. At least 60 percent alcohol; adults only.
What You’ll Need
- Ethanol 96%: 8333 ml (2.2 gallons) OR isopropyl alcohol 99.8%: 7515 ml (2 gallons)
- Hydrogen peroxide 3%: 417 ml (1.76 cups)
- Glycerol 98%: 145 ml (0.6 cups)
- Sterile distilled or boiled cold water to the 10-liter mark
- 10-liter glass or plastic bottle with screw cap (up to a 50-liter tank) mixing paddle, measuring cylinders and jugs, funnel, alcoholometer
Equipment
- funnel
Directions
- Pour the alcohol into the bottle or tank up to the marked line.
- Measure out the hydrogen peroxide with a measuring cylinder and add it.
- Add the glycerol; rinse the cylinder with sterile or cooled boiled water and add the rinse water too.
- Fill to the 10-liter mark with sterile or cooled boiled water.
- Put the cap on right away so the alcohol does not evaporate.
- Mix by gently shaking, or stir with a paddle.
- Let it stand for 72 hours before using.
Notes
CDC advice is a sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol. Soap and water handwashing is preferred when available.
Safety: highly flammable, so no flames or heat sources; poisonous if swallowed (keep from children, who may be drawn to scented gels); never use methanol (wood alcohol); never add essential oils, aloe or other ingredients that dilute the alcohol below effective strength. Not for children to make.