As the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak spreads around the world, more and more people need to take precautions. This includes disinfecting your hands with a hydroalcoholic gel. But while this product is becoming rare, the WHO has just published a recipe for personal manufacture.
The coronavirus epidemic passed the 90,000 case mark on March 3, 2020. All continents are now affected, which means more people need to take measures and precautions to prevent further spread of the virus. Not long ago, we talked about the ideal hand washing according to a microbiologist. Now we are looking at hydroalcoholic gel , a solution to disinfect your hands.
This kind of skin sanitizing solution ensuring hand hygiene is – like protective masks – the subject of a severe shortage in all the countries affected. In order to deal with this lack, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published a recipe (PDF in English / 10 pages). The goal? Encourage people to make hydroalcoholic gel themselves.
The fact is that it is easy to get the necessary ingredients for the manufacture of hydroalcoholic gel. First of all, you should know that this gel is composed of 96% ethanol . Thus, it is possible to replace it with alcohol for spirits. Other products to buy are hydrogen peroxide (hydrogen peroxide) and glycerol (or glycerine) available in pharmacies.
The manufacturing process is also quite simple. First, it is up to you to get a graduated container and pour 833 milliliters of alcohol into it. . Then, add 42 milliliters of hydrogen peroxide and 15 milliliters of glycerin . Finally, the preparation ends with the addition of plain water up to one liter before mixing everything.
Emphasize that sanitizing your hands – accompanied by regular cleaning – part of the personal precautions everyone should take . Indeed, you should know that the Covid-19 coronavirus can persist on an average surface between 4 and 5 days. However, this time depends on the surface on which the virus is located as well as the ambient temperature. The biggest precaution is to not put your hands everywhere and not to carry them towards the mucous membranes. However, hand disinfection should be given special attention.
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