Did you know you can make your own hand sanitizer using petroleum-based isopropyl or rubbing alcohol? Don’t pay sky-high prices online for Purrell. Here’s a recipe by Dr. Rishi Desai, chief medical officer of Osmosis, we found on Healthline.com.

Hand sanitizer recipe

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup of isopropyl or rubbing alcohol (99 percent).
• 1/4 cup of aloe vera gel (helps counteract the harshness of alcohol).
• 10 drops of essential oil (e.g. lavender oil) or use lemon juice instead.

Directions:

• Pour all ingredients into a bowl.
• Mix with a spoon and then beat with a whisk to turn the sanitizer into a gel.
• Pour the ingredients into an empty bottle for easy use.