handmade hand sanitizer: roughly two-thirds cup of rubbing alcohol and one-third cup aloe vera gel

A self-proclaimed Forbes “lifehack contributor,” TJ McCue, read the ingredients on his own empty bottle of hand sanitizer and made a gel refill himself, using simple ingredients like aloe vera gel and isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol).

“The ratio is roughly two-thirds cup of rubbing alcohol and one-third cup aloe vera gel, but many of the gels are already made with 60 percent alcohol solutions in them, so I’d start with less than two-thirds of a cup of alcohol in my mix,” writes McCue.

During normal times, he’d try some sweet-smelling and gentle homemade remedies with essential oils from sites such as Mom.com, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends meeting or exceeding 60 percent alcohol in hand-sanitizing solutions.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/03/how-to-make-homemade-hand-sanitizer-amid-coronavirus-induced-shortage/



Yang Bo-sang's handmade mask "BS70" includes a white nonwoven fabric inside a navy colored cotton mask to boost virus prevention. (Yang Bo-sang)


Handmade disposable face masks made by volunteer groups and the Saemaul Women's Association of Jeju earlier this month. (Jeju Island)

Demand for face masks and hand sanitizers has been going through the roof, as the number of COVID-19 infections continues to surge here, prompting some customers to take matters into their own hands -- with DIY hygiene products.

A vast majority of pharmacies, retail stores and online shopping malls have sold out of masks and hand sanitizer, while the stock available on the market often comes at a hefty price, as the most sought-after necessities amid the virus outbreak.

“As you may well know, masks are sold at an extremely high price due to scarcity, not to mention that these expensive masks are not available for purchase. So I started to look for an alternative,” Yang Bo-sang, 44, told The Korea Herald.

Yang, a father to two daughters in Seoul, has named his handmade mask “BS70,” incorporating his initials.

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200227000818