Coronia the hand stuff ! A warning tip.

[medway-lady]

Well having successfully making a recipe I found on here using rubbing alcohol and aloe vera in a 100 gr bottle I went for the big one. A litre! well I've got back from the local And E as the fumes were awful. But not dangerous as its not a poison. And the nurse asked for the recipe too. The headache was dreadful and the dizziness and nausea very worrying so off to A&E. In and out in 2 hours a record ! and a doctor who said done the right thing and what was the recipe again? The alcohol is in makeup, cleaning products and so many things so we use it most days anyway so not to worry at all.

So anyone trying this recipe do it in the open air and add the alcohol slowly to the aloe vera gel to emulsify as otherwise it doesn't mix with and becomes like string. My second batch is more like hand cream and does make the hands really soft too.

So now my husband is going to transfer into small bottles in the garden. And I put some food colouring in it too to make more attractive. A success and the benefit of much laughter in the A&E (first of many they thought) .

[Mmrr]

Thank you for the warning, but you did make me laugh.

An unintended consequence of coronavirus....isopropyl alcohol poisoning 🤪

[medway-lady in reply to Mmrr]

Nurse callled in doctor , I think they stopped short of laughing too loudly but did snigger. I have no doubt when I left it will appear on most stupid patient today.

[Mmrr in reply to medway-lady]

You most probably gave them some light relief, a story to pass on.

[AgedCrone]

It could only happen to you🥺

Living alone I’d better not try it,...might not make it to A&E.

I will definitely stick to internal consumption of alcohol .....of any sort!

[medway-lady in reply to AgedCrone]

lol xx

[rab1874]

Poor you better safe than sorry,made me chuckle xxx

[medway-lady in reply to rab1874]

lol xx

[helixhelix]

Ahh yes, when I use it to clean my cacti I do it outside! I can imagine a litre of the stuff would be overwhelming..... drunk in charge of a bottle of hand gel!

[medway-lady in reply to helixhelix]

Exactly so ! all the bad effects without the fun! x

[helixhelix]

The world health organisation heard about you and produced a recipe for large scale production

who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_...

[medway-lady in reply to helixhelix]

We were out last night and I had a few mates say "you doing a Breaking Bad crystal meth next" and variations on that theme. I never saw myself as a dangerous subversive but needs must.

[medway-lady in reply to helixhelix]

I might be on the BBC you never know, elderly'(ish )woman from Kent arrested in London for flogging home made high's and tea tree flavoured too. I'm not being blaze but think I must keep a sense of normality otherwise will go mad. Everything on the news is about the virus its like the world is ending and we are going wrapped in loo roll.

[Evie3]

Yes I made some for my daughter, which is bit more runny than usual. Cant make anymore until I get delivery of Rubbing Alcohol

[medway-lady in reply to Evie3]

Amazon had it in stock well until the Dr Hilary did this on tv. Not sure where else it comes from though.

[Evie3 in reply to medway-lady]

Still on back order as company overwhelmed

[grandma27]

My hand sanitizer recipe also calls for aloe gel: 5 drops of essential oil to 2 ounces (60 cc's) of aloe gel, but I use filtered or distilled water instead, since I use it in a small spray bottle that I carry in my fanny pack. The essential oil can be lemon, peppermint, or whatever. I use thieves' oil (also called medieval elixir). I have also used a mixture of cassia, lavender, clove, and tea tree oil. I always use a bit more oil than is called for.

If someone sneezes near me, I spray it in the air between us (aimed toward myself, not the sneezer!).

If I feel I am getting a sore throat, I spray it in my mouth toward the back of my throat. Tastes bad, but makes my throat better.

It's safe, works great, and smells good.

[medway-lady]

Thieves oil sounds really interesting what is it? I like anything a little bit different. I'll have a go at this too, so did you use Aloe Vera gel or liquid.

[jell]

It doesn't replace washing hands and should only be used when no choice as not as effective.

Can spray it on supermarkets trolley handles?