Where the heck is the hand sanitizer?

[Kingofalldems]

It's all gone, everywhere I look.

[Maeve]

1. It's with the toilet paper

[MissB]

6. .

[SoCalNative]

10. And those missing socks

from the dryer

[pecosbob]

48. Somehow I knew it was the sock gremlins...

[Totally Tunsie]

42. and the missing earring.

[hlthe2b]

2. If push comes to shove, carry a gallon of water, paper towels, and a bar of soap with you

and go OLD SCHOOL. It is messier, but more effective.

[nolabear]

32. Actually a very good idea. I'm told Dial soap is great.

I know it’s one I typically don’t use any more because it strips all the oil off me. Right now that’s a plus!

[hlthe2b]

34. No need to use those with antibacterials, which tend to be more drying. Regular soap is fine

[nolabear]

35. Oh yeah, I mean regular. I used to use it but need more slathering.

This old bod don’t slather itself.

[melm00se]

3. Soap is just as good

and a lot less harsh to your skin.

When you wash your hands sing (in your head please otherwise people will think you are nuts) "Happy Birthday" or the Alphabet song (at a normal cadence) and you'll be fine.

[Turbineguy]

4. You can get to the point where

you are running a higher risk by looking for it when there are other solutions. What about a soapy wet washcloth in a plastic bag for example.

[Dem2]

11. .

other solutions

Haha, I get it!

[Kingofalldems]

12. Yeah but I just like the convenience.

I use it in my car and have been for years. I think it's extremely important to clean your hands before even touching the steering wheel and when I get home I wash with soap.

[marlakay]

18. Do you have sanitizer wipes

I have been taking a snack baggie with a few wipes in it for going places.

Even better because i can wipe off door handles to cars, key pads in stores etc.

[Kingofalldems]

20. Good idea.

The grocery store has them and I use liberally.

[Siwsan]

5. I suspect some who bought up lots of hand sanitizer and TP, had dreams of black market profiteering

Perhaps my cynicism is showing, but that's just what I expect from some people, in this world

[Progressive Law]

7. Selling on ebay for about $12 per ounce.

[Kingofalldems]

14. I did see on Ebay 2 small bottles of Purex for like $75.00.

[cbdo2007]

8. Just get soap and wash your hands a lot. Take a bar of soap with you in a plastic bag if you have to

go around a lot and can't use a public bathroom for whatever reason.

For some reason the hand sanitizer is all sold out everywhere but the bath aisle has TONS AND TONS AND STACKS AND STACKS AND PALLETS of bar soap, when that is the most recommended thing from the CDC.

[Lochloosa]

9. Washing your hands frequently is just as effective.

[Kaleva]

26. Hand sanitizer is for when you can't wash your hands with soap and water.

[Jarqui]

13. I made four orders on Amazon in January

Two different orders for hand sanitizer
Two different orders for medical masks

Three have failed and the other is pending ...

My wife made some hand sanitizer

91% Isopropyl Alcohol
Aloe Vera 100% Gel

Mix 2/3rd alcohol with 1/3 gel to get 60% alcohol concentration

You'll need a bottle(s) to put it in
Maybe a funnel to help pour it into the bottle

We made a bottle for each of us, a bottle for each entrance of the house and one for the car. And we can make more.

We got disposable gloves. Would have liked the masks for when it gets worse and you have to go to the doctor or shopping. We're not looking at making our own masks.

[AirmensMom]

17. That's great.

Well, except that you can't buy aloe vera gel or alcohol anywhere either. I've searched everywhere online and checked store inventories. Everyone is out.

[Hortensis]

15. Local Publix had a display up front two days ago, and you

might check the big home and garden stores. When grocery shelves were emptied last weekend, Lowe's had plenty of more than one brand.

We know just-in-time deliveries of normal scheduled amounts have resulted in emptied shelves between deliveries. What I'm wondering is how well manufacturers are meeting suddenly greatly increased demand.

Most people don't normally wash their hands more than once or twice in a day -- if that, and don't necessarily use soap on those, much less disinfectants on their keys and doorknobs.

[CountAllVotes]

16. I found two bottles for sale on ebay the other night

I bought both of them as they were being sold together.

I'm sure I was overcharged but I bought them anyway as there is none around here either.

I managed to find a box of alcohol hand wipes 2 weeks ago however.

Otherwise, I'm screwed and very afraid.

If I catch this shit, it will likely finish me off I fear as I have MS and had 10 infections in the past year or so.

In any event, even if I contract it, I do not care to expose others!

[Kingofalldems]

21. Bless you.

[CountAllVotes]

22. thank you

I'll take all of the blessings I can get believe me.

Feeling alone and scared is not good.

That said, I have my 3 cats.

Chewy had (has?) a great sale on cat food right now. I had $125 worth of cat food delivered the other day and I found cat litter at Walmat for $6.48 for 30 lbs. I had this delivered 2 weeks ago and bought 150 lbs. of it seeing where this was headed! They were doing free deliveries at that time but now you can only buy one 30 lb. bag but seemingly all you want of 50 lb. bags which I cannot lift!

Stocked up catwise anyway!

[SiliconValley_Dem]

19. Just use soap and water. Much more effective

[PasadenaTrudy]

23. Yes we know, but

hard to run water in your car when you are out doing errands. Use your brain!

[SiliconValley_Dem]

29. Maybe think about stopping at places to wash your hands frequently

How the duck did the world survive before sanitizer?

[PasadenaTrudy]

41. Ha!

We probably weren't as worried about getting deathly ill in the not so distant past. You do you.

[Kaleva]

25. Hand sanitizer is for when soap and water isn't available.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

27. Like going camping during a pandemic?

Shelter in place at home

[Kaleva]

31. Like when running errands and shopping.

[Tipperary]

43. Just don't touch your face. Wash your hands when

you get home.

[Kaleva]

49. But until you get home, you could be spreading the virus

Plus contaminating everything you touch in the car.

[Marthe48]

40. Right!

save the hand sanitizer for when soap and water isn't handy.

[PasadenaTrudy]

24. Trader Joe's

If you have them in your state. They have small spray bottles, limit in CA stores is 3 per person.

[Kaleva]

28. Glad I bought some back in January when it was available and normal price.

[Grasswire2]

30. If you can find aloe vera gel you can make your own with rubbing alcohol or high proof booze

The recipes are all over the internet.

Problem now is finding aloe vera gel.

[herding cats]

36. Those alcohol eyeglass cleaners will work in a pinch.

They're also individually wrapped and easy to carry.

[Marthe48]

37. Some substitutes (maybe some humor)

My daughter told me she was looking for glycerine or aloe to mix with 70% alcohol to make her own and was having trouble finding any. I thought about other products and realized hair gel might work. I told my friend and she said that maybe I could style the hair on my knuckles into a Mohawk. I told her I was afraid my fingers might get stiff. I experimented and my idea does work. I didn't measure and just made a small amt. I bought several bottles of hand samitizer last fall, but since I'm home a lot, don't need to use it, so have it for now.

My friend got glycerine at her grocery store and was going to make some hand sanitizer. She pointed out that KY jelly is mostly glycerine, so if push comes to shove, it would probably work. Lol

If you have a bottle, you can add some alcohol to it. Some brands thicken up, others get runny, but either way, it extends it. Hope you find some.

[JCMach1]

39. Buy a case of cheap vodka

It helps lots of things

[GulfCoast66]

47. But 40% alcohol is not enough.

Ever Clear on the other hand will do the trick.

[JCMach1]

38. I got the last gallon bottle of Odoban on Amazon

[LiberalArkie]

44. Try Family Dollar, Dollar General, etc

[GulfCoast66]

45. Put a sturdy paper towel like viva in a freezer baggie.

Pour in a liberal amount of alcohol till saturated. Zip baggie.

As long as you keep the baggie zipped it will last a good while.

[jayfish]

46. It Seems To Me That Hand Sanitizer Is For People...

who are too lazy to wash thier hands. Use soap and water.