Make your own DIY Natural Hand Sanitizer Spray using Thieves essentials oils and natural products. An easy way to create your very own DIY natural hand sanitizer.
DIY Natural Hand Sanitizer Spray
Essential oils have been getting more and more attention in the past few years.
They have gotten so much attention that there are several great essential oil brands now that are making it easy for consumers to purchase.
I’ve used essential oils in our home since our oldest daughter was born.
I wanted to make sure that I was taking out as many chemical brands from my home as possible and bringing in more natural products.
Like essential oils, where I was able to create recipes for cleaning and using around our home without worrying about chemicals.
Especially since our oldest daughter was born with very sensitive skin due to her food allergies.
One of my all-time favorite recipes is this DIY hand sanitizer spray.
It’s the perfect essential oil hand sanitizer spray for on the go and safe for kids!
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The Best Essential Oil Brands
There are many brands of essential oils to choose from now, but it’s important to know which are the best essential oils to use when making your own hand sanitizer recipe at home.
With such a huge selection to choose from now, it’s important that you do your research and choose which brand is best for your family.
Here are my top favorite essential oils that I use in my home.
- Young Living Essential Oils
- Revive Essential Oils
- DoTerra Essential Oils
How To Use Essential Oils
Essential oils can be used in your home in many ways depending on what you are looking to do with it.
There are wonderful essential oils that are great for when you’re feeling under the weather, essential oils for cleaning, and even oils to help you relax.
The important thing is to know what each oil does and its benefits when using them.
Here are some ways I use essential oils at home:
- Diffuse in the air with a diffuser
- Add to drinks or smoothies
- Use topically for headaches, tummy aches, aches and pains, and for sleeping
- Smelling
Make sure you are aware of how each oil works and if you are in need of carrier oil to go with it.
Essential oils such as peppermint are strong oils and are need to be diluted with carrier oils so that your skin does not get irritated.
Favorite Resources To Learn About Essential Oils
I believe it’s important to learn about essential oils before using them, so I’m sharing some of my favorite resources when I began using oils in our home.
Benefits Of Using Coconut Oil
Using coconut oil in your DIY hand sanitizer spray recipe has many benefits for your skin.
While traditional hand sanitizer is made with alcohol, this natural hand sanitizer is made with coconut oil.
The reason I decided to use coconut oil as my natural ingredient is that it’s known to have many benefits such as reducing inflammation and keeping skin moisturized.
The fatty acids found in coconut oil are also known to possess antimicrobial properties protecting the skin from bacteria.
Why Make Your Own Natural Hand Sanitizer Spray
There are many reasons why you should make your own natural hand sanitizer spray and for me, the most valuable one is that it doesn’t contain chemicals.
Many hand sanitizer sprays and gels in the market are filled with alcohol and chemicals.
In fact, most of the time we use a hand sanitizer that is store-bought our skin gets irritated and dry, which is one of the reasons I began creating my own.
Creating your own hand sanitizer with essential oils allows you to add soothing products for your skin all while making sure that you are killing the germs.
Ingredients Needed For DIY Thieves Hand Sanitizer Spray
- 4 oz Glass spray bottle (NOT plastic)
- Distilled water (half of the bottle)
- 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
- 2 teaspoons of coconut oil
- 20 drops of Thieves Young Living Oil
How To Make Your Own DIY Disinfectant Spray For Hands
Making your own hand sanitizer is very simple and will only take you a few minutes.
- Pour the sea salt into your empty glass bottle. Make sure that you only use a glass bottle, oils draw toxins out of our bodies and it will do the same for plastic items.
- Add 20 drops of Thieves essential oils into the bottle so that the salt soaks it up.
- Wait a few minutes.
- Pour distilled water filling your bottle half the way.
- Add coconut oil to the bottle. This is not necessary, but it will give your mixture some vitamin E, so your hands will feel nice and soft. Don’t worry, you’re only adding a little bit, so the coconut oils will not harden.
I think this is such a great and safe homemade sanitizer that I even let the girls spray each other whenever they need it on their hands.
The Best Sanitizer Glass Bottle
I mentioned above that it’s necessary to use only a glass bottle because oils draw toxins out of the body and it could go through the plastic.
Make sure that your bottle is cobalt blue or amber tinted color because the UV rays will increase oil temperatures deteriorating the quality of your oil over time.
You will notice that all essential oils will come bottled up in a dark-colored glass bottle and if they don’t, please stay away from them.
Here are a few of my favorite spray glass bottles from Amazon perfect for around the house and on the go:
Best Way To Use Natural Hand Sanitizer Spray
- Cleaning hands
- Sanitizing tables or desks
- Cleaning materials from germs
- Disinfecting the air
- Spraying to give a room a refreshing clean smell
- Spray-on couches to disinfect and freshen up
How Long Does Natural Hand Sanitizer Last
Store-bought hand sanitizer typically says that it lasts for about two years or more.
When creating your own hand sanitizer you are making it in smaller increments so unless you rarely use your spray this is something you wouldn’t need to worry about.
Typically a homemade hand sanitizer created with essential oils would last for about a year if you keep the bottle closed and the lid clean.
You want to make sure to keep the mix clear of exposed germs.
Can You Put Essential Oils In Hand Sanitizer
You most definitely could add essential oils to your hand sanitizer spray or gel to add your favorite scent.
I suggest pouring it all into a glass spray container and then add the essential oils.
Personally, I wouldn’t mix a store-bought hand sanitizer that contains alcohol and chemicals with essential oils.
I would highly suggest just making your own hand sanitizer at home.
This way you control what ingredients go into your recipe and you can make it according to your liking.
How To Store Homemade Hand Sanitizer
As mentioned above the best way to store a homemade hand sanitizer would be in a dark-colored glass container.
You want to make sure that you are protecting the essential oils from UV light and plastic.
Plus, making sure that you are storing it into a glass container that is clean is highly important for a long-lasting recipe.
Here are some of our favorite Essential Oils to use at home:
- Thieves Essential Oil – great for killing germs and smells like Fall
- Purification Essential Oil – great for making smells go away and purifying the air
- Lavender Essential Oil – great for relaxing and sleeping
- RC Essential Oil – great for snoring and for chest congestion
- Christmas Spirit Essential Oil – smells like Christmas
- Lemon Essential Oil – great for cleaning floors
- Peppermint Essential OIl – perfect for cleaning floors and nausea
DIY Natural Hand Sanitizer Spray
Make your own hand sanitizer spray using essential oils and natural products.
Materials
- Glass Tinted Spray Bottle
- Distilled water (half of the bottle)
- 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
- 2 teaspoons of coconut oil
- 20 drops of Thieves Young Living Oil
Tools
- Glass Tinted Spray Bottle
Instructions
- Pour the sea salt into your empty glass bottle. Make sure that you only use a glass bottle, oils draw toxins out of our bodies and it will do the same for plastic items.
- Add 20 drops of Thieves essential oils into the bottle so that the salt soaks it up. Wait a few minutes.
- Pour distilled water filling your bottle half the way.
- Add coconut oil to the bottle. This is not necessary, but it will give your mixture some vitamin E, so your hands will feel nice and soft. Don’t worry, you’re only adding a little bit, so the coconut oils will not harden.
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Disclaimer: I only recommend high-quality therapeutic-grade Young Living Essential Oils for ingestion. These are not everyday oils that you can find at the store. This is also what has worked for me and my family, this is in no way to take away from what is suggested by your doctor. I am not a doctor and I am not promising any healing or medicinal advice. I just love therapeutic oils and love sharing how we use them at home. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. It contains Affiliate links.
Thanks for the good idea, but doesn’t the coconut oil solidify and clog up the spray nozzle in cooler areas?
Hi Cynthia, yes if it’s very cold I can definitely see that happening. I’ve never had it happen and I do thing that with it being in the water it keeps it at a liquid state 🙂 Usually, we use the bottle pretty fast, not giving it enough time to sit in the bottle very long to solidify. But, if you live in cooler weather you could do less of the mixture or you could use Vitamin E drops instead 🙂 Also, make sure to clean the bottle and the nozzle area with warm water and mild soap every time you finish the mixture. I like to use the small baby bottle brushes, to make sure I get everything nice and clean.
Fractionated coconut oil does not solidify!
Use fractionated coconut oil. It stays liquid.
Thanks for the tip Camilla! Will have to try that!
I LOVE this post! I am a germ-a-phobe and I normally carry around clorox wipes to wipe down restaurant tables but would prefer something natural like your natural sanitizer. I could even spray this on grocery cart handles, I’m guessing!? We have a Disney trip planned for May and I would love to be able to bring this along. Your saying this works on hands AND on table tops, etc. So hard surfaces, as well? Since this is the first I’ve heard of something like this what ingredient/oil is it that kills germs? The Thieves oil? So excited to learn more…going to google about it now. Thanks for sharing this post!
Hi Susen, I am just like you! I have used the Wet Ones Wipes and we have them in the diaper bag, my purse, and in our car. You could also make two different mixtures, one with the coconut oil for hands and the other without the coconut oil to use on counter tops. Yes, the Thieves Essential Oil is an antibacterial and is used in a water mixture as a household natural cleaner as well. I personally go through a bottle a month, just because I use it for almost everything, including when we get sick. If you have any questions about the essential oils just let me know. Have an amazing time at Disney!!
Victoria, I LOVE this- it sounds safe and effective. I bet it smells so good, too! Thank you for bringing this to Treasure Box Tuesday. I’m sharing on Google+ this afternoon! 🙂
Yes, it smells amazing! The girls are constantly spraying it on their hands, so much that I had to hide the bottle from them because I was making it every other day 🙂
I like this idea. I don’t worry about germs too much at home, but I always have something for sanitizing when we go out. Hello from Treasure Box Tuesdays.
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I love this. I have to try this soon. Hand Sanitizers usually dry my hands out so I try to avoid the popular gel.
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Me too and this works great!
Love the idea of a natural sanitizer! Great Post!
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Lately I have been worried about what is actually in hand sanitizer. I love the idea of making my own natural version! Thanks for sharing with Hump Day Happenings.
What a great recipe! I hate using alcohol-based hand sanitizers because it dries out my hands. This sounds like a great solution!
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Great tip, thank you! I never knew it would be this easy to make a hand-sanitizer!
Hi Joanna! Yes, it’s super easy and there are tons of different essential oils that you can use that are antibacterial like lemon 🙂 I love my essential oils! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Good to know! I will have to look for the ingredients!
It’s one of my favorite and I don’t have to worry about dry hands!
Love this idea! I have been seriously considering delving into the world of essential oils and this is yet another example of why. Where did you find your glass spray bottle? Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Yay! I use them on a daily basis on everything and for everything! I got them on amazon 🙂
Love this recipe. I use YL essential oils and make several DIY items including soap for pump bottles. I always use glass but am always preplexed by sprays/pumps. What are thoughts on pumps/sprays having plastic. Are there any that are not plastic.
Hi Doretha! I’ve looked for non plastic and have not found any. I do change them around every few months though to make sure that plastic is still okay. You could also do the rolling balls instead of spray and just roll the oil on your hands and rub 🙂
I was wondering if you could use metal spray bottles? Also can you water from a filter? Like the water from the refrigerator.
Hi Jerri! Glass is always preferred just because of the oil itself. Metal can actual react in a negative way with the oils. If you need to use it I would recommend stainless steel, but glass it always the best option. Yes, you can definitely use filter water 🙂 I do that during summers so that water is nice and cold on hot days! Especially if I do a bug repellent mix!
Why do you add the sea salt?
Hi, Rachel. I added sea salt because the potassium in the mineral is known to help balance skin moisture. So the skin doesn’t get dry. Hope that helps 🙂
notice that you say to only fill the bottle half way with distilled water, so the final product is 1/2 a bottle?
Hi Carla, thanks so much for your question. Yes, this recipe creates half a bottle just so that it doesn’t go to waste. You can definitely fill up the bottle, just make sure to add more of the essential oils as well 🙂 I Hope this helps and I appreciate your question. I will make sure to add that to the post as well.
Hi! I know you used a 4oz bottle. If I use a 2oz do I just cut recipe in half?
Hi, Ansley! Yes, I would cut the recipe in half, but you can never go wrong with adding extra Thieves essential oils drops 🙂 I love the smell of it! I hope this helps and if you have any other questions please let me know!
This was a lifesaver during the pandemic, thank you so much! I ended up making extra bottles and sending them to friends. I’ve gotten so many compliments. Thank you so much!!
Oh, I’m so glad Ariel! It’s my favorite recipe to use in our home! Doesn’t it smell amazing? Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me know!