Homemade hand sanitizer: Can it protect you from the new coronavirus?

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6618185/coronavirus-hand-sanitizer/

Homemade hand sanitizer: Can it protect you from the new coronavirus?
By Meghan Collie Global News
Posted March 2, 2020 2:33 pm
Updated March 2, 2020 2:40 pm

As concern over the novel coronavirus continue to rise in Canada and around the world, some stores have reported dwindling stocks of medical items like face masks, hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol.

Public health officials say 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Canada so far, with 18 cases reported in Ontario and eight in British Columbia. One presumptive positive case has been reported in Quebec.

Iin an effort to prepare for the worst, some people are attempting to make their own hand sanitizer with recipes found online — but is this effective?...

 

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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0008987
[h=3]Not tested on the new coronavirus but tested on the Influenza A virus.[/h]

[h=3]Background[/h] [h=3]In the event of an influenza pandemic, the majority of people infected will be nursed at home. It is therefore important to determine simple methods for limiting the spread of the virus within the home. The purpose of this work was to test a representative range of common household cleaning agents for their effectiveness at killing or reducing the viability of influenza A virus.

Conclusions/Significance[/h]

Active ingredients in a number of the cleaning agents, wipes, and tissues tested were able to rapidly render influenza virus nonviable, as determined by plaque assay. Commercially available wipes with a claimed antiviral or antibacterial effect killed or reduced virus infectivity, while nonmicrobiocidal wipes and those containing only low concentrations (<5%) of surfactants showed lower anti-influenza activity. Importantly, however, our findings indicate that it is possible to use common, low-technology agents such as 1% bleach, 10% malt vinegar, or 0.01% washing-up liquid to rapidly and completely inactivate influenza virus. Thus, in the context of the ongoing pandemic, and especially in low-resource settings, the public does not need to source specialized cleaning products, but can rapidly disinfect potentially contaminated surfaces with agents readily available in most homes.

 

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Alcohol gel seems to be sold out everywhere.

Importantly, however, our findings indicate that it is possible to use common, low-technology agents such as 1% bleach, 10% malt vinegar, or 0.01% washing-up liquid to rapidly and completely inactivate influenza virus. Thus, in the context of the ongoing pandemic, and especially in low-resource settings, the public does not need to source specialized cleaning products, but can rapidly disinfect potentially contaminated surfaces with agents readily available in most homes.

and washing hands properly is incredibly reliable - https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...76-don-t-rely-on-alcohol-gel-for-disinfection