>>> THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IS CAUSING SOME SHORTAGES OF
MEDICAL AND CLEANING SUPPLIES.
HAND SANITIZER IS ONE PRODUCT
THAT’S HARD TO COME BY RIGHT
NOW, SPARKING SOCIAL MEDIA
VIDEOS TEACHING YOU HOW TO MAKE
YOUR OWN.
YOUR OWN. BUT WILL IT PROTECT YOU?
>> Reporter: MIXING ESSENTIAL
OILS ALOE AND ALCOHOL IS THE
GIST OF HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN
HAND SANITIZER, IF YOU CAN FIND,
ALCOHOL, OF COURSE.
BUT HEALTH EXPERTS WARN IF YOU
DON’T DO THIS RIGHT, YOU COULD
END UP DAMAGING YOUR SKIN MORE
THAN PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM
GERMS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU AREN’T
POSITIVE THAT THERE’S AT LEAST
60% ALCOHOL AND PROBABLY AN
EMOLLIENT TO COUNTERACT THE
HARSHNESS.
HARSHNESS. YOU’RE BETTER OFF WASHING YOUR
HANDS, AND REGULAR SOAP ISN’T AS
HARD TO COME BY.
BUT TAKE A WALK DOWN STORE
AISLES, AND YOU’LL FIND A LOT OF
CLEANING PRODUCTS ARE IN SHORT
SUPPLY.
SUPPLY. DISINFECTANT WIPES, SPRAYS, AND
ALCOHOL.
ALCOHOL. EMPLOYEES TELL ME THEY CAN
BARELY PUT PRODUCTS DOWN BEFORE
CUSTOMERS PICK THEM UP.
PERHAPS THIS IS WHY COMPANIES
CLAIM THEIR PRODUCTS CAN KILL
CORONAVIRUS, WHICH IS TRUE,
SINCE CORONAVIRUS IS A TYPE OF
VIRUS LIKE SARS AND MERS, WHICH
HAVE BEEN TESTED AGAINST THIS
DISINFECTANT.
DISINFECTANT. AND WHILE THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
THAT EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT
HAS NOT BEEN TESTED, THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TELLS ME THEY BELIEVE
ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS WILL
WORK TO KEEP YOUR HOUSEHOLD GERM
FREE.
FREE. THE CATCH IS, YOU HAVE TO READ
THE DIRECTIONS.
THE DIRECTIONS. >> YEAH, IF YOU CAN FINDS THEM.
SO DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR
CLEANING PRODUCTS HAVE
DIRECTIONS?
DIRECTIONS? FOR EXAMPLE, THESE LYSOL SAY TO
LET IT SIT ON THE SURFACE WET
FOR FOUR MINUTES BEFORE YOU WIPE
IT DRY.
IT DRY. THEY CAN’T GUARANTEE RESULTS
UNLESS YOU USE IT AS DIRECTED.
I HAVE A FEELING NOT A LOT OF
PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THERE’S
DIRECTIONS ON THESE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
DO YOU HAVE TO WIPE IT DRY?
I USUALLY JUST WIPE IT AND LEAVE
IT.
IT. >> THAT’S WHAT THE DIRECTIONS
SAY.
SAY. TO SANITIZE, ALLOW TO WET FOR
TEN SECONDS.