Homemade Hand Sanitizer

Introduction
Hand sanitizer, in other words, is known as hand rub or hand
antiseptic, which is highly recommended to apply on hands due to
the unavailability of water and soap, yet, are more efficacious in
terms of detaching or removing pathogens, microorganisms and
disease-causing bacteria as well. Mostly, it is manufactured in the
form of foam, gel, or liquid with smooth fragrances. Generally,
alcohol-based formulations are highly recommended, and nonalcoholic
versions are not recommended. It seems more friendly to
school, college, or institute students as it saves time and, most
importantly, comes in different sizes, so the pocket size sanitizers
are advantageous for the students. Not only students but for all the
busy and lazy people as well. Moreover, washing hands with soap
and water is required in terms of contamination. The demand for
hand sanitizers has been increased due to the current pandemic we
are confronting nowadays that is COVID-19, a dreadful disease
spreading briskly in terms of shaking hands with others.
Where did the idea for Sanitizers come from?
Whenever we talk about sanitizing, hand sanitizers come first in
mind. Here we are talking about cleaning agent that doesn't
require water. Hand sanitizers are like a different branch of the
tree of cleanliness, just like soap, which is a thousand years old
method of cleaning and requires water. Hand sanitizers, on the
other hand, are much more recently invented as compared to
soaps. But the question is how much recent exactly and who
invented them? Well, it is a frustrating mystery that is to be solved.
History and Discovery of Sanitizers:
he first discovery of a non-soap water-free cleaning agent was
made into the year 1875 when Leonid Bucholz apparently
discovered that ethanol, which is commonly known as alcohol, has
some antiseptic properties. He worked for the first time in the
scientific literature on hydrocarbon. Ethanol took a little time to
reach its ultimate popularity. A few years later, some studies
showed that ethanol was not so effective against killing fungal