Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Is there a safe and good recipe to make your own hand sanitizer to kill novel coronavirus using blue aloe, rubbing alcohol, witch hazel, and essential oils?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Alcohol based: See: https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-how-to-make-hand-sanitizer-and-cleaning-wipes-2020-3/. You don't need all those ingredients.
Answered 5/16/2020
76 views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Can applying hand sanitizer (70% alcohol based) and wiping with sanitizing towels works as well to kill sperm in hands as washing them with soap and water?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Can hand sanitizer with 70% alcohol kill HPV virus after sanitizing hands?
4 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
A member asked:
Can hand sanitizer with 70% ethyl alcohol kill sperm cells on my hands immediately on contact? Will it kill all of them? How fast does it kill them?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Does hand sanitizer with 70% ethyl alcohol kill bacteria in a wound?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
I know hand washing (20+ seconds) is best to kill coronavirus, and that if not available use sanitizer of 60%+ alcohol. I thought my sanitizer was but realized it's only 57.6%. Been using lots for weeks. I've stopped using it. Should I be worried?
Do "hand sanitizing" wipes with 62% ethyl alcohol or 70% isopropyl alcohol work to kill the coronavirus on hard surfaces? Or do only "disinfecting wipes" work on hard surfaces? I heard there was a difference between sanitizing and disinfecting wipes?
My hand sanitizer was very sticky so my mom add some blue alcohol to it.Now my it's not that sticky andis I can feel the smell of the alcohol is the hand sanitizer strong enough to kill virus?
Is washing my hands 4 times,wiping my hands with alcohol prep pads,using fingernail polish remover under my nails&hand sanitizer enough to kill sprem?
Does hand sanitizer kill sperm on hands? (70% ethyl alcohol, purpose antimicrobial)
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
