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Re:Harvard epidemiologist: my colleagues assumed UK coronavi... by kn100 on Sunday March 15, 2020 @04:50PM (#22586637)
Do what I did. eBay isopropyl alcohol and some vegetable glycerin. Should cost you less than 10GBP per litre and mix at a 70/30 ratio.
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Re:Harvard epidemiologist: my colleagues assumed UK coronavi... by mrob on Sunday March 15, 2020 @05:02PM (#22586729)
30% glycerol seems very high. The WHO publishes recipes for hand sanitizers with only 1.45% glycerol by volume:

https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf

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Re:Harvard epidemiologist: my colleagues assumed UK coronavi... by kragen on Sunday March 15, 2020 @05:37PM (#22587019)
Glycerin is not a very good thickening agent for this purpose, but if it's the only one you're using, you're going to need more than 1.45% of it.
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