According to multiple sources I've read in the last few days hand sanitizer containing alcohol may work to kill germs but is not the best thing for us to be rubbing on our skin daily. After reading this I went on a search for a good homemade recipe. This is the best one I found and it sounds great. When I try it myself I will update with my opinion on the product.
All Natural Hand Sanitizer:
Fill a small bottle halfway with distilled water. Add 1 tsp aloe vera gel, 1-2 drops cinnamon oil, 1 drop eucalyptus oil, 1 drop rosemary oil, 1 drop clove bud oil, and 5 drops lemon oil(for scent). Top it off with more distilled water. Make sure you are using essential oils as fragrance oils will not have the antibacterial effects that the essential oils have.
If you don't want to go out and buy all the different essential oils for this recipe you can do this:
Instead of using 5 different essential oils you can use 5 drops of the "theives"blend from Young Living Essential Oils (youngliving.com)
About cinnamon oil and its benefits:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/health/08real.html
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/278873
This was my favorite article about the benefits, cinnamon seems to be a miracle cure!
http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/natural-essential-oils/health-benefits-of-cinnamon-oil.html
Source for sanitizer:
http://willardgreen.ning.com/group/greeningthecleaning
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