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There was a huge surge in the UK for alcohol-based hand sanitiser, the price shot up, and despite that pretty soon you couldn't get it anywhere. People were ste
by throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
There was a huge surge in the UK for alcohol-based hand sanitiser, the price shot up, and despite that pretty soon you couldn't get it anywhere. People were stealing it out of hospitals.
I went round the corner to a hardware shop and bought 2 litres of methylated spirits for a tenner. Mixed it 3 parts meths to 1 part water, bingo.
- chrisseaton 6y agoI've read that you shouldn't do this because it dries your hands, unlike the gel which has a moisturiser component, and can cause cracks into which... an infection can get.
- jjeaff 6y agoOne squirt of lotion after each use. Problem solved.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoHmmmm. Cui bono on that claim, I do wonder. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cui%20bono https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cui%20bono)
- ARandomerDude 6y agoYeah we've heard of Cicero. And Cassius.
- ejstronge 6y agoThe WHO has a protocol for preparing hand sanitizer from ethyl or isopropyl alcohols; they recommend adding glycerin to protect skin. [1] https://www.who.int/gpsc/tools/faqs/abhr1/en/ https://www.who.int/gpsc/tools/faqs/abhr1/en/