In need of hand sanitizer? Here's how to make your own

Hey, guys. Yes? We wanted to get right on the air with you and connect with you to clear up some misinformation out there. Shocking online. You type in on Google homemade hand sanitizer, and there is some truth. But there is also some information out there and telling you to use some ingredients that could actually harm you or your family. So we're gonna clear it all up for you right now. From CBS. Still looking for sanitizer. Nothing on the shelves to Staples Target, the country's biggest retailers. Air out of hand sanitizer in store and online on Amazon price gouging. They say they're cracking down, but look at what we just found. Eight ounce bottles of pure L would normally go for $3 apiece now 45 60 even $850. But don't worry, we have a solution for you. According to the CDC, there is a way to make a safe homemade hand sanitizer, and we're going to show you what ingredients you can use. But first, I think it's important to clear up some of that misinformation I mentioned and an ingredient you cannot use. Tito's vodka went viral online. It's still isn't some circles that you could use Tito's vodka as the alcohol components of hand sanitizer? No, no, no. The CDC says no. Tito's the company itself says no. Why? Because according to the CDC, you need 60% alcohol inside the actual sanitizer mix. Tito's is only 40% alcohol. So Tito says, save the save the Vatican for drinking. If you're an adult, so what ingredient can you use? Isopropyl alcohol. This is rubbing alcohol commonly referred to as. And I'm going with a 99% alcohol volume. Right, So we're gonna take a measuring cup and you want to go to parts of alcohol one part of Ala Vera gel. So we're gonna fill this third cup up to the top. That's one going to fill it again. Again. This is 99%. I'm using rubbing alcohol. That's too. Then we're gonna come here to our Allah Vera gel. So I'm gonna fill this all the way up all the way up because you want to go to third part rubbing alcohol, 1/3 part Allah Vera gel. Mix that together, then whisk it like this. So this is an effective hand sanitizer. I can use it right now, and it feels like the consistency of a regular hand sanitizer. But I do need to point out. The CDC says the best way to wash your hands is actually not hand sanitizer. It's good old fashioned soap and water, and you wanna wash your hands for 20 straight seconds. But now, at least you know how you can make your own hand sanitizer safely back to you.

Above video: How to make your own hand sanitizer at home. By Mike Moffitt, SFGATEWashing your hands vigorously with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is the best defense against the spread of infectious diseases like coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Second best is using a hand sanitizer, which is great for situations when you can't wash your hands. Unfortunately, many stores have sold out of sanitizer as fears about COVID-19 spread.For those who weren't able to buy a bottle at Target, Walmart or your favorite drug store, there's another option: Make your own.Home-made sanitizers, such as these versions in the Oregonian and the Verge, all share the same basic formula. Here are the ingredients:1/3 cup of aloe vera gel 2/3 cup of 99% isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) Mixing bowl A spoon or whiskA clean, empty container, like a plastic travel bottle or a pump bottle.Simply stir the aloe vera gel and alcohol until they are well blended and then pour the mixture into the bottle.Optional: Add a few drops of your favorite essential oil while mixing. It won't have any effect on the potency of your concoction, but it might make it smell nicer.That's all there is to it.The most important thing, according to the CDC, is to make sure the alcohol content is at least 60 percent.But what if you can't find isopropyl alcohol or aloe vera gel at the store? Like hand sanitizer, these products are also flying off the shelves. One solution is to buy them online.The CDC says sanitizer is only effective if you cover your hands thoroughly and then allow them to dry. Squirting a few drops into your palms and then wiping your hands won't help much.

Above video: How to make your own hand sanitizer at home.

By Mike Moffitt, SFGATE

Washing your hands vigorously with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is the against the spread of infectious diseases like coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Second best is using a hand sanitizer, which is great for situations when you can't wash your hands. Unfortunately, many stores have sold out of sanitizer as fears about COVID-19 spread.

For those who weren't able to buy a bottle at Target, Walmart or your favorite drug store, there's another option: Make your own.

Home-made sanitizers, such as these versions in the and the , all share the same basic formula. Here are the ingredients:

1/3 cup of aloe vera gel
2/3 cup of 99% isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)
Mixing bowl
A spoon or whisk
A clean, empty container, like a plastic travel bottle or a pump bottle.

Simply stir the aloe vera gel and alcohol until they are well blended and then pour the mixture into the bottle.

Optional: Add a few drops of your favorite essential oil while mixing. It won't have any effect on the potency of your concoction, but it might make it smell nicer.

That's all there is to it.

The most important thing, according to the CDC, is to make sure the alcohol content is at least 60 percent.

But what if you can't find isopropyl alcohol or aloe vera gel at the store? Like hand sanitizer, these products are also flying off the shelves. One solution is to buy them online.

The CDC says sanitizer is only effective if you cover your hands thoroughly and then allow them to dry. Squirting a few drops into your palms and then wiping your hands won't help much.

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