We won't be talking about cooking or delicious desserts, but this time, about wellness recipes that aren't always edible but are good for you!
In the midst of an increasingly frightening epidemic and the Ministry of Health's instruction to wash hands with soap or use an alcohol-based gel, stores were not prepared for an influx of demand and found themselves without stock.
But what few people know is that this gel can be made at home, and here's the recipe!
This gel is normally based on glycerol (which gives the gel effect), ethanol (90-degree alcohol) and hydrogen peroxide, "it is intended for pharmacy professionals, not for the GENERAL PUBLIC," insists Dr. Sebastian Marciano, a general practitioner.
Furthermore, "glycerol is a product that can be used to make explosives (raw materials for the manufacture of nitroglycerin) so it's not easy to get some of it," adds Martial Fraysse, a doctor of pharmacy.
So what is the solution for households?
Follow this recipe:
Ingredients :
A clean container with a spout
A 125ml bottle of 90% proof alcohol
A 5 ml bottle of hydrogen peroxide
A 10 ml bottle of glycerin
First, pour the glycerin into the bottle, then the alcohol, and finally the hydrogen peroxide. Close the bottle, which should have a dispenser (more convenient). Mix well. Your gel is ready!
It is important to know that washing your hands with soap for 20 seconds is more effective than gel, which should be used when you don't have soap or water nearby.
Recipe for natural hand sanitizer
Ingredients :
0.8 ml of organic vegetable glycerin
2 drops of tea tree essential oil
2 drops of lemon essential oil
A 10ml mini glass spray bottle: in 9ml of a neutral base.
Tea tree oil is indeed an essential oil known for its antibacterial and antiseptic properties, but these types of natural recipes« are not guaranteed by health authorities, therefore their effectiveness as virucides and bactericides is not guaranteed.» Martial Fraysse emphasizes this point, particularly in the fight against the coronavirus.
Thanks to Drs. Sebastian Marciano, general practitioner, and Martial Fraysse, pharmacist.
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