Can't find Purell or other hand sanitizers? Here's how to make it at home with vodka or rubbing alco

If you're not prepared to fork over big bucks for a small bottle of hand sanitizer, there's an alternative option beyond good old-fashioned handwashing with soap and water. Along with face masks and sanitizing wipes, alcohol-based sanitizing gel has been one of the most in-demand items as coronavirus fears have sparked panic buying that has left store shelves bare. This had brought complaints of price gouging, with a two-pack of Purell 12-ounce bottles selling for a marked-up $149.For a price comparison, during back-to-school shopping this summer, eight-ounce bottles of Purell, a popular item on teachers' wish lists, cost less than $2 between sales and coupons.Now, shoppers are going the do-it-yourself route and making batches of homemade hand sanitizer with items widely available in most households.How to prepare for coronavirus:The shopping list for your own home quarantine kitThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says handwashing with soap and water is the best ways to clean your hands, but when that's not an option, the agency recommends using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.The CDC says hand sanitizers may not be as effective when hands are visibly dirty or greasy.Do-it-yourself hand sanitizer recipes: Vodka or rubbing alcoholThere are multiple ways to make your own sanitizer and one recipe posted on ThoughtCo.com by chemistry expert Anne Marie Helmenstine, requires two ingredients: isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) and aloe vera gel. The ThoughtCo recipe calls for two-thirds of a cup of the rubbing alcohol or ethanol and a third-cup of aloe vera gel. According to the reference site, essential oils can also be added to it.In a similar recipe, Good Housekeeping magazine uses vodka as the alcohol.Used car vs. new? These 10 vehicles have obvious answers Dear passwords: Forget you. Here's what is going to protect us instead Quality of life: These 50 cities are among the best places to live in US How scammers could use coronavirus scare to steal your money The Daily Money: Subscribe to our newsletterWhen will hand sanitizer be restocked?Purell, the best-selling hand sanitizer, is pumping up production and stores say they are talking to suppliers to restock.Purell says it has seen higher demand from health care facilities in addition to stores. It is adding more shifts and having employees work overtime at the two Ohio facilities where most Purell is made, says Samantha Williams, a spokeswoman for its parent company Gojo Industries.Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has seen higher demand for cleaning supplies and other items, similar to when shoppers start preparing for a hurricane. The retailer says it is working with suppliers to restock those items, including hand sanitizer.Coronavirus 'panic buying':Here's why we all need to calm downToilet paper, bottled water, face masks:Coronavirus fears empty store shelves as shoppers stock upPreventing coronavirus: Wash handsAccording to the CDC, this how to c

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