Home made Sanitizer

                                           How to make sanitzer at home

           In the present scenario, we all are going through a tough time. There are serious issues on health world wide. Mortality rate is increasing day by day in’ Novel Corona Virus’. Our environment has become infected. Now a days, we all  have become familiar with a term “sanitizer” or “ Hand Sanitizer.”  In the past days, we were not so much concerned with health and hygiene and  also  we did not sanitize ourselves or buy sanitizers as now we are doing. We all have become well acquainted with ‘sanitizers’. People have become6 very much aware cleaning themselves and washing their hands with sanitizers. People are also making natural sanitizer. Sanitizers are very useful to us. It has become a part and parcel in our lives. We can’t think of anything without sanitizing ourselves with sanitizers. The more we use sanitizer the more we will be able to keep germs and infections away from us. We cannot live without sanitizer as we can’t  without oxygen. 

MEANING OF SANITIZER

 Before coming to homemade sanitizer recipe, we should know the definition of sanitizer. Now, what is sanitizer? Sanitizer can be liquid or gel in form. It is a kind of disinfectant  used to  destroy  germs and remove dirts. Sanitizers can kill germs within five minutes. Sanitizer are of two types----alcohol based and alcohol free. Alcohol based sanitizers is mostly effective. Sanitizer can be used when soap and water  are not available. When we are outside our houses we can’t get water and soap available always. We can carry it easily in our ofiice bag or purse. Hand sanitizer is also known as hand antiseptic, hand rub etc. We can make sanitizer easily at our home.  Sanitizer removes  disease causing organisms. 70-90% of alcohol is recommended sanitizers. Glycerin can also be used in sanitizers for soothing effects in hands. Some sanitizers contain beautiful fragrance which soothes our minds. Sanitizing our hands is much important before taking meals. Sanitizers can be found in medicine shops, hospitals, and doctors in their chambers keep sanitizers. Massive use of sanitizers creates scarcity in the market. Price of some sanitizer brands is also high. Sanitizers have also opened a door of doing business to all.

                                                                How to make Home made sanitizers

If there is a lack of supply of sanitizers in the markets, we can have the option to make sanitizer at home. This will be our own sanitizer. We also have to put the habit of using soap and water while washing our hands because only sanitizers are not enough to kill germs or protect us from diseases. So, water and soap are necessary. Nature offers us a number of disinfectants. We can use resources of nature to make alcohol free sanitizers at home. Our nature mother has blessed us with many precious things. We have to discover them. Our nature has the power to fight with all diseases and pollution. Nature helps us in many ways. We can resort to our nature in order to get rid of pandaemic,’corona virus’. There are many simple methods to make homemade natural sanitizers. Natural sanitizer is free from any side effects but it will be better if we use it in an adequate quantity. We do not need to take excess quantity of sanitizer.

                                                       

 

                                                          Ingredients

Ingredients are very  easy to find. Most of the ingredients can be seen in our homes also.

                                                Water-----  1 liter

                                                Tulsi------- 15-20 leaves. Tulsi means Basil  leaves. Its scientific name is Ocimum Tenuiflorum.

Neem--------- 20-25 leaves. Scientific name-------- Azadirachta Indica. It is also known as Indian Lilac.

  Camphor---------- 2 small cubes.  It is scientifically known as Cinnamomum Camphora 

    Alum------ a little quantity. Scientific name of Alum is Potassium Aluminium Sulphate.

                                                                      

                                                       Process-

 Making this herbal hand sanitizer is not difficult at all. We can follow the following steps.

Step 1---  Take Neem and  Tulsi leaves in a pan and pour water into it.

Step2-------- Boil it until the quantity of water is reduced to half. The colour of water will be changed.

Step3--------  After boiling, we should pour the water into a pot using a strainer. We should  cover the pot to make it cool. When the water is cooled, we can mix Alum and  Camphor  in  it. We should make the dust of Alum and Camphor so that it well mixes with  the water. After that the water can be kept in  a bottle. In this way, we can make sanitizer at home.

                                                                                            Conclusion 

The above mentioned ingredients are medicated especially Neem  and  Tulsi. We all know that ‘Neem and Tulsi’ have some medicinal values.

Neem----  Neem is a disinfectant. It gives relief from rashes, skin problems and protects us from germs and bacteria.

Tulsi-------  Tulsi is used to make  us free from caugh and cold. It has an antibacterial, antiseptic, antifungal  medicinal value.

Camphor------- It is a killer of virus, bacteria and it is believed to be a room sanitizer.

Alum---------- It is an antiseptic.

                                          Caution

We should take all the cleaned pots or utensils to make  “Home made natural hand sanitizer” .  Before making it we should we should clean our hands well.