Are you about to embark on an air plane trip or vacation and wish you had a travel sanitizing spray? Well, we love this all natural sanitizing spray and keep a couple in our cars and in our bags. This convenient sanitizing spray is great to spray on steering wheels, kids backpacks, airplane seats, door handles and even grocery cart handles! It’s in a convenient travel size (1 ounce so you can carry it on the airplane) that makes it perfect for travel. If you are looking for a more natural sanitizing spray, I think you will love this DIY Sanitizing Spray Recipe!
Essential Oil Sanitizing Spray Tutorial
As travel increases during the holiday season it coincides with cold and flu season so this sanitizing spray helps keep the germs at bay. This tutorial for how to make sanitizer spray is very easy.
Important Note:
Organic witch hazel is a gentle natural alternative to alcohol. That is why we used it in this all natural antibacterial travel spray recipe. However, if you want the most effective sanitizing spray you can get- the CDC suggests using at least 60 percent ethyl alcohol to help you avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. So just substitute your typical first aid isopropyl alcohol for witch hazel if you prefer to have the most effective antiviral spray for travel.
Natural Ingredients Needed For DIY Sanitizing Spray:
- Small spray bottle (1 -4 ounces will work)
- Distilled Water
- Organic Witch Hazel (here is my affiliate Amazon link, you can also get the spray bottle and tiny funnel while you are there if you need those)
- Young Living Clove Essential Oil
- Young Living Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil
- Lemon Essential Oil
- Young Living Peppermint Essential Oil
- Funnel (optional)
How To Make Sanitizing Spray For Travel:
Start by grabbing your supplies and head to the kitchen counter.
Grab your spray bottle and add the witch hazel first. Witch hazel actually has quite a few benefits and medicinal properties. You are going to fill your bottle 2/3 of the way up with witch hazel.
Next, you will add your essential oils. Add 5 drops of your Young Living Clove Essential Oil and 5 drops of your Young Living Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil. After you have added those, add 3 drops of your Young Living Lemon Essential Oil and 3 drops of your Peppermint Essential Oil. These Young Living oils have antibacterial, antimicrobial and antiviral properties making them great choices for this travel spray!
Once you have added all your ingredients into your spray bottle, screw the spry top on, give a gentle shake and the DIY sanitizing spray is ready to use! Double or triple the recipe if you have several bottles to fill up.
Conclusion
To use this DIY sanitizing spray, just hold about 6-10 inches away from hard surfaces and soft surfaces and spritz once or twice. I like to use it on my hands too after I have used any public facilities.
This essential oil travel sanitizer makes great little stocking stuffers or add-ons to other gifts you might already have. A fun little label would be a nice touch to the front of the bottle as well.
Have you ever made any natural DIY body care before? Do you think you will give this DIY sanitizing spray a try?
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