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To consider using vodka as a hand sanitiser?

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brindle · 02/03/2020 10:53

I'm only semi-serious. But most of our local shops and online equivalents have sold out of hand sanitiser, including the antibacterial, alcohol free sanitisers that probably only protect against bacteria, not viruses like coronavirus. The small pharmacy round the corner does still have some 500ml bottles of Hibi hand rub but they've doubled the price to £19.99, and say they won't be able to get any more when it's gone.

I know that good old soap and water does the trick, but it's not always there when you need it, so having a bottle of something in your bag does seem like a sensible precaution. So I'm wondering, would a cheap-vodka hand rub do the job just as well as an overpriced bottle of the real thing? I've got a bottle in the cupboard that we won at the school Xmas fete tombola, and we're certainly not planning on drinking it.

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Asimovsfutureishere2020 · 02/03/2020 15:19

What about dettol?

Xiaoxiong · 02/03/2020 15:56

I've just bought aloe gel, 99% isopropyl and some travel squeezy bottles on Amazon. According to some prepper/homesteading website in the USA if you dilute it â…” alcohol to â…“ aloe, and add some essential oil to make it smell good, it's just as effective as the bottled hand sanitiser. And I now have enough to make 1L of the stuff!!!

JaneJeffer · 02/03/2020 17:35

Now if everyone else is using the gel you don't need it because they are germ free.

Dieu · 02/03/2020 18:57

A totally crazy idea.

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