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Top 4 Natural Disinfectants

1. Hydrogen Peroxide. Hydrogen Peroxide at 3% or higher an be used on most surfaces to disinfect.
2. Rubbing Alcohol.
3. Vinegar.
4. Vodka.

Ingredients

1. 3 1/2 ounces distilled water.
2. 12 ounces 95% ethyl alcohol like Everclear. You can use other types of alcohol, too. See Notes for other alcohols.
3. 1/2 teaspoon hydrogen peroxide.
4. 30-45 drops essential oils as desired See Notes for recommended essential oils.
5. 16-ounce spray bottle.

• 1 1/4 cups water.
• 1/4 cup white vinegar.
• 1/4 cup (60% + alcohol content) vodka or Everclear (excellent germ-killing properties – you can substitute rubbing alcohol, but it will have a more medicinal scent)
• 15 drops essential oil – peppermint + lemon OR lavender + lemon are great in this recipe.

Ingredients

1. 2 ounce spray bottle.
2. 5 drops vitamin E oil (optional, this makes for soft hands!)
3. 3 tablespoons witch hazel with aloe vera, vodka, or 190 proof grain alcohol (Everclear), see notes.
4. 5 drops lemon essential oil.
5. 5 drops orange essential oil.
6. 5 drops tea tree essential oil.

99% rubbing alcohol (you can use 70% alcohol but you must change the proportions of the recipe, per the CDC). This is the active ingredient in any hand sanitizer recipe, and it needs to comprise at least 60% of the product in order to be an effective disinfectant.

You can make hand sanitiser with very strong alcohol, but your regular old bottle of gin or vodka isn’t going to cut it. Sorry! The key with homemade hand sanitiser is that the finished product needs to have an alcohol concentration of at least 70% to be effective.

DIY Disinfecting Wipes

1. 2 cups Distilled water.
2. 1 cup Isopropyl alcohol at least 70-91% concentration.
3. 1 TBSP Dawn dish soap.
4. 3 drops Tea tree oil (optional)
5. 1 Paper Towel Roll.

You can use paper towels as wipes; the capillaries in them will soak up whichever solution you use like tree roots taking in water.

By adding rubbing alcohol to your baby wipes, you can, however, turn them into effective sanitizing wipes. To do this, pour ½ bottle of rubbing alcohol — it should be at least 70 percent Isopropyl alcohol to achieve the best, safest, and most effective results — into a container of baby wipes.

What You’ll Need

1. 1 package of baby wipes.
2. 1 cup isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), household cleaning products should have at least 70 percent alcohol volume to fight COVID-19.
3. (Optional) A few drops of essential oil.

An old baby wipes container works great. Add 1/4-cup bleach to 1-gallon water. Pour half of the liquid in the container, then add your towels. Pour the remaining liquid over the towels.

If using 95% ethanol (otherwise known as grain alcohol), mix 6 cups of alcohol with 4 cups of water. Place your paper towels or cloths into an airtight container and fill it with your newly diluted alcohol solution until they are completely submerged.

Instructions

1. Cut paper towel roll in half with a serrated knife, a bread knife works great.
2. Place one of the halves in the round or square container.
3. Boil 2 cups of water for 2 minutes.
4. Add liquid bath soap and baby oil to the boiled water.
5. Pour mixture evenly over paper towels.

How to Make All Purpose WIPES

1. Mix together 2 cups warm water, 1 tablespoon liquid soap, 1 cup rubbing alcohol together–you must use at least 70% rubbing alcohol (90% is better)
2. Place paper towels in a container that just fits them.
3. Pour liquid over paper towels.
4. Now the cardboard tube is easy to pull out.

Both Clorox and Lysol have been hard to find since the pandemic hit in March. Since then, Lysol products were approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for protecting against coronavirus, so that put them in even higher demand. As for Clorox, it does not use spunlace in its disinfecting wipes.

Cut a roll of paper towels in half, stand it up in a container with a sealing lid, and pour the solution over the top. We’ll be using 5 parts warm water to 1 part Lysol cleaner. For this recipe that works out to 1/4 cup of Lysol concentrate and 1 1/4 cups of warm water.

With the right ratio to water, you can easily make disinfectant wipes with this. Other, similar options are Pine-Sol, Lysol, and any cleaning products you have that specifically say they’re disinfectants. You’ll just be diluting it with water before making the wipes.

Intimate Wet Wipes:

1. 2 Cups distilled water.
2. 1 TBL Head to Toe Baby Wash or Dr.
3. 1 TBL Sweet Almond Oil 1 TBL Fractionated Coconut Oil.
4. 1 TBL Witch Hazel.
5. 5 Drops of Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Essential Oil)
6. 10 drops Lavender Essential Oil.
7. 1 Airtight Canister or Plastic Container.
8. 1 roll of Viva Brand Paper Towels.

Mild reactions to Clorox wipes include things like red, itchy, or peeling skin. You might break out in hives or suddenly find yourself suffering from flu-like symptoms such as watery eyes, sneezing and congestion, or an itchy nose or mouth. But there can be more severe allergic reactions to Clorox wipes as well.

Clorox Wipes — Quick links

• Shop all Clorox cleaning devices at Amazon.
• Shop all Clorox cleaning devices at Target.
• Shop all Clorox cleaning devices at Newegg.
• Shop all Clorox cleaning devices at Staples.
• Shop all Clorox cleaning devices at Lowe’s.
• Shop all Clorox cleaning devices at Office Depot.

If you are having trouble finding rubbing alcohol, then you can substitute a white ethanol like vodka or everclear. Most Vodka you find at the store is 80 proof which is only 40% alcohol…so keep this in mind. Only substitute drinking alcohol if you are unable to find rubbing alcohol for disinfecting.