Life is messy, right? And lets be honest here, some of the best things in life get our hands dirty ~ petting animals, playing in mud puddles, digging in a garden, and heck, even cooking gets our hands dirty. While I personally still believe that a good old-fashioned hand-washing with soap and water is best, it’s not always practical. Especially if our hands have no visible dirt on them.

Not only is life messy, but it’s also germy. Even hands that look clean, may be covered in germs. We can come into contact with germs outside and inside. Not all germs are harmful, but some are extremely dangerous, and since we can’t see them, it’s best to just be safe about it, and sanitize those hands!

And speaking of safe, normal, commercialized hand sanitizer isn’t all that safe. Sure, it will kill germs, but not without adding a bunch of unnecessary and potentially harmful chemicals. Yuck, who wants that?

One of the common chemicals found in commercial hand sanitizer is triclosan ~ an antibiotic compound that actually builds up a resistance to antibiotics that making the bacteria you’re trying to kill even stronger. It kills the good bacteria that usually kills the bad bacteria, which lowers your resistance to disease. Other problems with triclosan are a weakened and compromised immune system, increased allergies and hay fever, and hormone disruption.

So what’s a mom (or person) to do? Hellooooo ~ make your own! It’s natural,  extremely easy AND inexpensive. Yay!

Easy DIY Thieves Thieves Hand Sanitizer Spray

What You Need:

• 1 4oz Dark Glass Spray Bottle
• 2 Tsp Witch Hazel
• 20 Drops Thieves Essential Oil
• 1/2 Tsp Sea Salt
• Not quite 4oz Distilled Water

How To Make:

In your clean spray bottle, first add your sea salt, then add your Thieves oil. Allow it to sit and absorb for five minutes. Then add the Witch Hazel and fill with distilled water. Put the sprayer back on the bottle, shake, and use. See? Easy-peasy!

 

In addition to using this spray on your hands to sanitize, you can also use it to:

• Clean toddler/kids toys
• Disinfect public restroom toilet seats
• Clean airplane armrests and trays
• Sanitize doorknobs
• Freshen gym bags
• Wipe down cutting boards
• Room freshener
• Wipe down cellphones, handbags, and steering wheels
• Shopping carts

 

Note: The above recipe is for one 4oz bottle, but you can easily half the recipe for a 2oz bottle, or even keep the recipe the same and use 2 2oz bottles.