Regarding stocking up on supplies:
Hand sanitizer is no longer available in our oil patch community and we are at the end of the supply line. A couple of long threads ago, I saw some information on making your own using isopropyl alcohol.
I can’t go back through thousands of threads so if anyone knows where on the threads the info is, I’d appreciate a link. (Though hand sanitizer is not available, I think the alcohol still is.)
I read somewhere 2/3 cup alcohol and 1/3 cup aloe vera gel works for sanitizer. Hope that helps.
RE. Hand sanitizer ....from a freeper...I was using 91% alcohol and they told me the following...told me I needed to dilute the 91% alcohol to make it work better....here’s the explanation...and a recipe...
91% straight is going to dry your skin out like a long day at the beach. Add a little bottled water to it to take the % down a tad and decrease flammability. (might add some aloe gel too, if you’re going to use it as a hand sanitizer)
The CDC website recommends 70-91%.
Why not use 95 or 99%?
When you sear a roast, you’re protecting the juices inside the meat. The higher percentage alcohol you use, the faster you’re going to sear or seal the outside of a cell and the alcohol isn’t going to get inside that cell. Water prevents searing and acts as a tool for the alcohol to enter the cell. The pressure difference between the water on the outside and pressure inside of the cell sucks that alcohol right in. Water also has a static charge that will help Velcro onto both the virus and the alcohol, reducing evaporation time and giving the alcohol more time to do its thing.
RECIPE - reducing 91% to 70%
In cups, from eHOW.co.uk
Measure out one cup of 91 per cent rubbing alcohol, and pour it into the plastic container.
Add one-third of a cup of water and stir to mix the solution. The solution is now 70 per cent rubbing alcohol.
In grams (from answers.com)
measure 77 g of 91% alcohol and add 23 g of water.
A very easy way is a baggie or very small spray bottle. With baggie, soak a small hand cloth or portion thereof with alcohol. Place everything in bag and now you have a wipe on demand.
Small bottle Fill with alcohol and spritz when neccessary. I sued that method when checking into a hotel room. Sprayed all handles, switches, faucets, and tv controls. Wiped down afterwards with microfiber cloth. (no special reason for micro fiber. just that I had a bunch for free from Harbor Freight)
Ebay banned all listings for masks and hand sanitizers today. Isn’t globalism fun!
Just fill your empty travel size hand sanitizer or whatever container with 70% rubbing alcohol and not worry about a recipe. All those extra ingredients do nothing but water down the effectiveness of a squirt.
Good luck finding the alcohol.
The only alcohol I have found, and that was only at BJ’s where youhave to have a membership to shop, is the 70%.
I have looked all over for 91% and it’s simply not to be had.