A lot of hand sanitizers on the market contain harsh chemicals and can be very drying and irritating to the skin. Even many of the natural sanitizers contain alcohols that, while not toxic can be rough on the skin, especially if you have dry skin or skin conditions such as eczema or psoriasis.
But worry not, because you can make your own organic, nontoxic and gentle hand sanitizer that's also extremely effective.
One of my customers and friends, Dani Abrahams, is a biological chemist & environmental toxicologist who looks at bloodwork all day and really understands the effect synthetic chemicals in personal care have on people's health. She was looking for a nontoxic hand sanitizer, and not finding one she really liked created her own. And, she even tested it under a microscope to make sure it really did work. She's graciously allowed me to share her recipe with you.
We all know that probiotics benefit our health by using good bacteria to "eat" the bad bacteria. So why not use probiotics to get rid of bacteria on your hands?
Dani's hand sanitizer uses only 3 ingredients:
- BioPure Probiotic Household Cleaning Concentrate
- Purified water (NOT tap water as the chlorine will kill the bacteria)
- Lemongrass Essential Oil
Update: August 9, 2011:
From Dani: "It lasts about 2 weeks. I reuse the small bottles and typically go through it faster than that. As for the Lemongrass, no worries there. Water is harder on probiotics than Lemongrass. Maybe I forgot to tell you but I add a tiny bit of Vit. E to it as well?" If you can find organic Vitamin E I'd recommend that as otherwise it's likely GMO.
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