In 2020, fractured supply chains left many people scouring their cabinets for ingredients to make homemade hand sanitizer. If you’re still relying on your kitchen concoction to fight COVID germs, you will want to think twice as it’s been proven to be less effective in fighting germs and more dangerous than FDA-approved hand sanitizers.
While there are many risks involved with homemade hand sanitizer, the biggest hazard is you may be relying on ingredients with no actual germ-fighting effect. Non-alcohol based hand sanitizers often use essential oils, like tea tree oil, to kill germs. Unfortunately, these ingredients alone will not kill viruses, or other household germs.
Brewing up an at-home alcohol-based sani isn’t any better, either. Compounding harsh chemicals in a makeshift workspace can lead to skin irritation, injury, burns, and harmful fume inhalation. Another red flag? Ethanol and isopropyl alcohol, the main ingredients in homemade hand sanitizers, are extremely flammable and require production facilities to be air conditioned and free of any flames. Sorry, luv, but we’d bet your kitchen table isn’t up to code.
We know it’s a new crazy world out there amidst a global pandemic, so we want to be sure you’re always in the know about the latest in hand sanitizer safety. Have more questions? Check out our posts on :
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-Hand Sanitizer and the FDA Guidelines — An Always Up-to-Date Resource
Safe spritizing!
Sources:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/how-to-make-hand-sanitizer#can-you-make-it
https://www.health.com/news/diy-homemade-hand-sanitizer張貼前管理員會先審核您的留言
