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Due to shortages of supplies I need to make homemade alcohol based disinfectants. Basic recipe (and first one) was to add aloe vera (which I don't have) or some kind of essential oil (which also I do not have) to pure alcohol.
I need to know if adding olive oil or nivea cream or something similar are good alternatives to aloe vera.
The Aloe Vera is just to help moisturize the skin and is being used when glycerine can't be bought.
Essential oils are a waste of time, and you need to add a water based substance to moisturize the skin.
You need ethanol or isopropylalcohol as the basis of your sanitizer so that the final concentration is over 60%.
