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  • Urgent Help Required

    Posted by mshariq84 on March 20, 2020 at 9:25 pm

    We ran out of carbopol and have access to following materials

    IPA 99.6%
    HEC
    Glycerin
    Aloe Vera Gel
    Vitamin E oil

    Could someone please share Hand sanitizer formula.

    Thanks in advance.

    em88 replied 4 years, 7 months ago 4 Members · 8 Replies
  • 8 Replies
  • OldPerry

    Member
    March 20, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    if you are going to attempt to make hand sanitizer, please follow the guidelines by the WHO.
    https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf?ua=1

    HEC, Vitamin E and Aloe Vera Gel should not be used as they have not been validated in hand sanitizers and could impede the effectiveness.

  • mshariq84

    Member
    March 20, 2020 at 9:29 pm

    @Perry thanks

    I want to make it in gel form.

  • mshariq84

    Member
    March 20, 2020 at 9:33 pm

    People are habitual of using it in gel form. We want to make and distribute it for free as price increased 100 times here (people are making profit out of this situation).  

  • Fekher

    Member
    March 20, 2020 at 10:44 pm

    @mshariq84 Masha’Allah Tabraka Allah, all good wishes for you just such I will make you must not make a gel sanitizer, make spray sanitizer with alcohol, glycerin or monopropylen glycol and water it  will be  soo easy to make : more economic and efficient where you can reach easily 70 % or more of alcohol in your sanitizer. 

  • Anonymous

    Guest
    March 24, 2020 at 11:26 pm

    have you tried adding aloe juice in place of water?

  • em88

    Member
    March 25, 2020 at 8:24 am

    Increasing the percentage of alcohol, will not make the product more effective! Do not attempt to do this product without spending some time learning how what and why does each product in the formulation. 

  • Fekher

    Member
    March 27, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    @em88 actually increasing percentage of alcohol will make product more effective and for Coronavirus WHO says that product contains 80% Ethanol or 75% IPA. 

  • em88

    Member
    March 30, 2020 at 1:07 pm

    Fekher said:

    @em88 actually increasing percentage of alcohol will make product more effective and for Coronavirus WHO says that product contains 80% Ethanol or 75% IPA. 

    Exactly, you haven’t understood how alcohol works. 
    There is a range of concentration where alcohol is more effective. 
    I’d strongly suggest you read or use what WHO is suggesting!

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