Human contact is the easiest way to spread coronaviruses and the diseases it causes like COVID-19. The best preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19 now is hand washing. However, hand sanitizer is also very effective to prevent COVID-19 and there is no need for an import into Nigeria.
Buying one now in Nigeria is a bit challenging due to price elevation in household items. It might be best to know how to make a hand sanitizer and how to find the ingredients around your home in Nigeria.
Ingredients to make hand sanitizer at home
These are the ingredients to make hand sanitizer at home if there is ever a need to leave isolation, it is important to have one handy. All the ingredients are available to buy in local pharmacies.
- Spirit or alcohol for the cleaning
- Glycerin
- The gel from Aloe Vera leaf
- Essential oil for fragrance but it is optional
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Blend all ingredients together in a bowl with a proportion that you are convenient with and stir. Add a little water ad stir some more. It doesn’t have to thicken like the industrial hand sanitizer but it works just fine.
A good hand sanitizer also depends on the ingredients a lot and most people in Nigeria like to check the best before dates leaving the pharmacy. Also, to make a good hand sanitizer you need to how the proportion works.
In conclusion, use every chance you get to wash your hands, nothing surpasses that. Except there is no soap and water available at the moment, then a sanitizer is your best bet at staying safe from coronavirus.
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