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Homemade Hand Sanitizer

How to Make DIY Antibacterial and Antiviral Sanitizers with Natural Ingredients to Protect Yourself and Your Family Against Viruses and Bacteria

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parasites. Soon, everyone was well-aware that ethanol is pretty

good at killing all kinds of germs and diseases except the fungal

ones. Only this little part became a drawback for ethanol to be used

for sanitizing purposes. But soon, the work on ethanol continued,

and another researcher in 1911 discovered out that 70% to 90%

ethanol kills most of the microbial contaminants, and thus it is the

most effective dose of ethanol. Later in 1936, an isomer of ethanol

was discovered that is isopropyl alcohol, which is a slightly more

complex type of alcohol. It showed even better results than the

ethanol itself and proved to be more efficient as an antiseptic than

the ethanol compound.

Later on in the year 1946, in Akron, Ohio, a couple of team Goldie

and Jerome Lippman founded their company named GOJO. And

under this brand name, they developed the first cleaning gel. They

named their product under their brand, and it was called GOJO

Hand Cleaner, which you must have seen on some repair shop or

maybe other places where people use it to clean grease or oil. The

important thing is that it is a cleaner and not a sanitizer. It is based

on petroleum. It was not meant to kill germs; instead, it was used

to scrub off grease and oil from the skin.

The hand cleaning product was famous, and due to its high

demand, the company tried to produce more products for which

they required raw materials and so the price of the raw materials

spiked in 1973. This gave the company owners new creative ideas,

and the company began to look forward to other possibilities and

variations of hand cleaners. By the year 1988, GOJO brand came

up with a new formula that is a thick glue some isopropyl hand

sanitizer which was accompanied with antimicrobial, antibacterial

and antiviral agents and some other chemicals also. Essential oils

were also used in the formulation to make the product gentle and

suitable for its application on the delicate skin of human hands.

Is the use of hand sanitizer hygienic?Hygiene is a part of

your cleanliness, that helps in keeping you salubrious, feel

comfortable and fine. It is used for the purpose of cleaning germs,

pathogens, bacteria, or any kind of illness. The use of sanitizers,

keep your hands and body clean to maintain your health. Instead,

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