Tea tree oil is a product that has been time tested and proven. It comes a small region in New South Wales, Australia, from the Melaleuca alternifolia species of plant. It’s a safe and natural antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal medicine. Instead of using a public hand sanitizer dispenser when you travel, try using a natural hand sanitizer with tea tree oil.
This wonderful oil actually penetrates your skin to provide its benefits. No longer will you have to use the skin drying alcohol sanitizers commonly found in grocery and drug stores. While effective to kill germs, these products are full of chemical preservatives and stabilizers.
Instead try a tea tree oil gel that will often include other ingredients such as:
- mint
- chamomile
- aloe vera
- thyme oil
- lavender oil
- witch hazel
Thes are nice replacements for alcohol gel based ingredients like:
- Hydrochloric Acid
- Centrimonium Chloride
- Methoxy PEG/PPG-7/3 Aminopropyl Dimethicone
- Diglycerol
- Disodium Cocoamphodiacatate
- Methylisothiazolinone
- Tetrasodium EDTA
- Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Make Your Own
You can even make your own hand sanitizer. Just do a Google search for “homemade hand sanitizer” and you will find many variations of products you can make yourself. When you have a sanitizer made from natural safe ingredients you should feel safe to use it much more often, especially when traveling.
Sometimes people are over paranoid about using hand sanitizers but when traveling you should think about using some before you eat and after restroom use. With a whole new set of bugs and germs for your body to get used to when traveling, a little handy sanitizer can be a good thing and help prevent some illness.
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