Disinfectant alternatives

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I stopped at Wally World on my way home from a liquor run to NH ( where it's really dis-counted ). I'm not into " hoarding ", however I did want to have a bit extra of hand soap with a dis-infectant / anti-virus in it's make-up .... NONE to be found, BUT there was plenty of dish washing detergent. So I bought ONE refill size .... if needed I will use that for washing my hands ...... Also none-exsistant (?) was spray disinfectant, well I remembered my folks used to add household bleach at a ratio of 1 to 25 parts of water, into a spray container ..... you can google what this mix will do .... this is an excellent germ/bacteria/ virus Killer ..... wishing everyone good health ...... we will survive this ..... Mike

[troop]

1 part hand lotion and 2 parts rubbing alcohol is homemade sanitizer..

[RowdyScamp]

Since you were making a liquor run, you could have opted for 190 proof food grade sanitizer!

(I picked up a bottle of it yesterday, in case of emergency)

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

1 part hand lotion and 2 parts rubbing alcohol is homemade sanitizer..

Thank you for that ......... however ( and I forgot to mention ) there wasn't any rubbing alcohol either ...... Mike

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Since you were making a liquor run, you could have opted for 190 proof food grade sanitizer!

(I picked up a bottle of it yesterday, in case of emergency)

This type of post is what destroys Threads that are meant to be helpful ...... So Please Use the " JOKE " Forum for any more Gems of wisdom you might have ...... THANKS ...... Mike

[spyder01]

Yes you can do this but make sure you use regular household bleach not the outdoor version,it might burn at that dilution.On a side note,I have been reading many reciepes for hand sanitizer that call for flavored vodka or real clear grain alcohol and hand lotion.

[will]

I don’t know where the article came from, but it indicated that soap is better than disinfectants. Apparently soap weakens the virus shell and it collapses. I prefer if if an expert chimes in to validate or refute the soap idea.

[ARtraveler]

A reminder:

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[canamjhb]

I have an Ozone producing gizmo that I put in an enclosed Tupperware container along with my CPAP mask for sanitizing. I did a little research to see if it would be OK to put my cell phone and TV remote in the container also. I was getting mixed messages with some saying "no problem" and others saying that the Ozone could degrade parts of the electronics. I gave up looking. The mask sanitation process takes about 20 minuted each day. Anybody know if there would be any problem with electronics..... Jim

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

1 part hand lotion and 2 parts rubbing alcohol is homemade sanitizer..

Make sure the alcohol is at least 90% strength. A 2 to 1 ratio is not enough if you're using 70% rubbing alcohol. The sanitizer needs to be 60% alcohol. If 2/3 of the mix is 70% alcohol then that's only about 47% alcohol in the final mix. A 2 to 1 mix using 90% alcohol is just barely over 60% in the final mix.

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I have an Ozone producing gizmo that I put in an enclosed Tupperware container along with my CPAP mask for sanitizing. I did a little research to see if it would be OK to put my cell phone and TV remote in the container also. I was getting mixed messages with some saying "no problem" and others saying that the Ozone could degrade parts of the electronics. I gave up looking. The mask sanitation process takes about 20 minuted each day. Anybody know if there would be any problem with electronics..... Jim

Ozone is corrosive.

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Since you were making a liquor run, you could have opted for 190 proof food grade sanitizer!

This type of post is what destroys Threads that are meant to be helpful ...... So Please Use the " JOKE " Forum for any more Gems of wisdom you might have ...... THANKS ...... Mike

Actually that's not such a crazy idea. 190 proof is 95% ethanol (ethyl alcohol), right? That would be good alcohol to use in a sanitizer.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Actually that's not such a crazy idea. 190 proof is 95% ethanol (ethyl alcohol), right? That would be good alcohol to use in a sanitizer.

190 proof ( drinkable ) alcohol !!! ... I can buy a quart of rubbing alcohol ( 70% ) for about $2.50 ..... how much would yours be ?????? ..... Mike ....PS. read post #8 .......

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Well yes, using booze to make hand sanitizer is not a money saving method like you propose in your first post. But if neither regular hand sanitizer nor rubbing alcohol are available, and 190 proof vodka is, and if you have hand lotion, you can still have your hand sanitizer, which is another disinfectant alternative.

[bikerbillone]

Not throwing my opinion out there mainly because I fairly new on the forum, but I'm certainly 'subscribed'.

[SpyderConvert]

Since you were making a liquor run, you could have opted for 190 proof food grade sanitizer!

(I picked up a bottle of it yesterday, in case of emergency)

I have seen that as an alternative for hand sanitizer, annnnnnnnnndddddddddd, when this is all over, we will use it to make limoncello!!

[ARtraveler]

A reminder from post #8


Rule #7 from the forum rules: Don't derail a thread/posts topic (diluting the topics effectiveness, i.e. you reply to a users help request asking about an F3 & you reply with check out this flashlight. )

Let's not make to much light of a critical situation.

[h0gr1der]

This type of post is what destroys Threads that are meant to be helpful ...... So Please Use the " JOKE " Forum for any more Gems of wisdom you might have ...... THANKS ...... Mike

Mr. Mike,
I think he was serious. I have in fact done exactly the same thing. It is more expensive than rubbing alcohol, but Everclear and Diesel branded 190 proof alcohol for consumption is 95% pure and makes for an acceptable sanitizer. I use 75% alcohol and 25% Aloe gel to make hand sanitizer. I add 10 drops of tea tree oil just because someone said to, and a couple of drops of lemon oil for smell.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Mr. Mike,
I think he was serious. I have in fact done exactly the same thing. It is more expensive than rubbing alcohol, but Everclear and Diesel branded 190 proof alcohol for consumption is 95% pure and makes for an acceptable sanitizer. I use 75% alcohol and 25% Aloe gel to make hand sanitizer. I add 10 drops of tea tree oil just because someone said to, and a couple of drops of lemon oil for smell.

" IF " He ( RowdyScamp ) was " serious " .....then why did He end His comment with the " " emoji ????? .......... just sayin ..... and as always " respectful comments are appreciated ......Mike

[sduskin]

probably not a joke. Everclear is 95% ethanol. For sanitization, your "hand wash" needs to be greater than 60% of some kind of alcohol. Mix it wil aloe gel add a few drops of tea tree oil and you are good to go! Just watch your proportions when mixing so the final product is 60% or greater.

Tea tree oil is antibacterial...

[Joe T.]

I'm not sure how they get 200 Proof alcohol. I was taught in chemistry class that ~95% was as pure as one can get ethanol using a standard distillation process.

Ethanol forms with water at normal pressure a binary azeotrope, which contains 95.6 percent ethanol and 4.4 percent water.

Azeotrope - Encyclopedia of Alcohol

http://www.alcohol-encyclopedia.eu/A...zeotrope.shtml

Oh well - -

This stuff would make a LOT of sanitizer:

https://www.laballey.com/products/bu...grade-tax-paid

Good luck!

Joe T.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I'm not sure how they get 200 Proof alcohol. I was taught in chemistry class that ~95% was as pure as one can get ethanol using a standard distillation process.

Ethanol forms with water at normal pressure a binary azeotrope, which contains 95.6 percent ethanol and 4.4 percent water.

Azeotrope - Encyclopedia of Alcohol

http://www.alcohol-encyclopedia.eu/A...zeotrope.shtml

Oh well - -

This stuff would make a LOT of sanitizer:

https://www.laballey.com/products/bu...grade-tax-paid

Good luck!

Joe T.

Thanks so much for this info ...... annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd it Only costs $ 90.00 per Gal ..................Mike

[sduskin]

heating above the boiling point of ethanol and below that of water in a capped environment with the vapor going thru cooling tubes condenses out the ethanol. LOL home distillation!

[RowdyScamp]

" IF " He ( RowdyScamp ) was " serious " .....then why did He end His comment with the " " emoji ????? .......... just sayin ..... and as always " respectful comments are appreciated ......Mike

My apologies.

I should not have used the emoji; it was in reference to my term "food grade sanitizer".

And yes, I still have my bottle of 190 proof, in case of emergency. It is stronger than the 70% isopropyl alcohol that I normally keep on hand.

[Joe T.]

Thanks so much for this info ...... annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd it Only costs $ 90.00 per Gal ..................Mike

Aren't you worth it!!!


Most of that is tax - no kidding.

You can get the denatured for a lot less. They have at least 190 Proof.

Joe T.