make your own hand sanitizer

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Hand Sanitizer. Sometimes it’s just necessary, know what I mean?

But conventional sanitizers contain high amounts of alcohol and synthetic fragrances that strip your hands of vital oils and dry you out. The recipe below contains key anti-bacterial essential oils and soothing aloe to get your hands clean, happy, and healthy.

I think this would be a great project for mamas to give out to friends or send with their kiddos to school. I keep a bottle at my desk at work for post-sneeze attacks, and have found my coworkers asking for a quick spritz throughout the day.

Ingredients

1 oz water

1 oz vodka

1 tsp aloe vera gel

1/2 tsp. vegetable glycerin

2 drops each of clove, rosemary, cinnamon and eucalyptus oils

12 drops tea tree essential oil

Pour water and vodka into a glass bottle, leaving half an inch empty at top. Add aloe vera, vegetable glycerine and essential oils. Shake before use. Store in a cool, dark area for 6 months.

Want to know where I buy my essential oils? I rely on the beauty of the internet. You can easily get most ingredients through Amazon (and you can get free shipping if you have a Prime membership!), but my go-to is Mountain Rose Herbs. They provide high quality, organic ingredients in sustainable packaging.

 http://www.thedabblist.com/make-your-own-hand-sanitizer/

My Christmas Cake Recipe...

I know that Christmas is still a ways a way....but I feel that when it comes to festivities there is no season! Therefore, this treat (which is a must have at my Christmas gatherings as well as Office Parties) is a must have all year long!


Enjoy!!


Once again this year, I’ve had requests for my Vodka Christmas Cake recipe so here goes. 

Please keep in your files as I am beginning to get tired of typing this up every year! (Made mine this morning!!!!)

 1 cup sugar, 

1 tsp. baking powder, 

1 cup water, 

1 tsp. salt , 

1 cup brown sugar, 

Lemon juice, 

4 large eggs,

 Nuts, 

1 bottle Vodka, 

2 cups dried fruit.

Sample a cup of Vodka to check quality.

 Take 

a large bowl, check the Vodka again to be sure it is of the highest quality then Repeat. 

Turn on the electric mixer. 

Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. 

Add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. 

At this point, it is best to make sure the Vodka is still OK. 

Try another cup just in case. 

Turn off the mixerer thingy. 

Break 2 eegs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.

 Pick the fruit up off the floor, wash it and put it in the bowl a piece at a time trying to count it. 

Mix on the turner. If the fried druit getas stuck in the beaterers, just pry it loose with a drewscriver 

Sample the Vodka to test for tonsisticity. 

Next, sift 2 cups of salt, or something. 

Check the Vodka. 

Now shit shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. 

Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find. 

Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. 

Don't forget to beat off the turner. 

Finally, throw the bowl through the window. 

Finish the Vodka and wipe the counter with the cat.






Enjoy!




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