The How-To:
Combine
99% Pure Aloe Vera Gel to 70% Rubbing Alcohol
in this ratio
1 Tbsp: 1 tsp
Easy peasy lemon bo breezy.
1. But where do you get the aloe vera gel? Easy. On the same shelf you find bandaids. Most every store carrying bandages will also carry aloe vera gel. Rubbing alcohol is found in the same location. The cost for the aloe was less than $5 and the cost for the alcohol was less than $2.
2. But what is a ratio? It simply means that for every tablespoon of aloe vera gel you use for your hand sanitizer you must add one teaspoon of rubbing alcohol. Simply mix them together in a bowl or mug. It's amazing how the aloe vera gel just soaks up the rubbing alcohol. I thought the mixture would be "watery" but it's very gel like. Another way to say it would be: If you want to use 1 cup of aloe vera gel, add 1/3 cup of rubbing alcohol.
3. But how do I get the gel into the little bottles I like to carry in my purse? This one is tricky. The best solution I found is to fill a plastic baggy with your mixed gel. Squeeze (or squish) it all to one side of the baggy then cut the opposite corner. Place the cut corner inside your small bottle (critical that it be inside). Then slowly squeeze the gel into your little bottle. The gel squeezes very easily.
There you have it!
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