Everyone has to have a hobby. Mine is herb gardening. I got into this by accident when I “found” some herbs in my in-law’s garden and took some cuttings. Since then, I’ve been hooked. My garden has expanded each year. I’m always on the hunt for new ways to use herbs and essential oils. On a recent trip to Kentucky, we stopped at the Shaker Village, Pleasant Hill where I stumbled upon a demonstration of uses the Shakers had for herbs. I sampled their Lavender and Mint Hand Sanitizer Recipe (which they called antiseptic spritzer) and the recipe. Naturally, I had to rush home to make this. It smells so good and is so easy to make! With only four ingredients, you’ll want to keep a bottle of this on hand at all times.
The original recipe developed by the Shakers of Pleasant Hill. It smells so good and has only four ingredients. It can be mixed together in minutes.
How To Make Lavender Mint Hand Sanitizer Spray
For this recipe, you’ll need both lavender and mint essential oil, water, and witch hazel. You’ll also need a small spritzer bottle.
Pour the water and witch hazel into the spritzer bottle. Add the lavender and mint essential oils, a few drops at a time until your desired scent is reached. Since the recipe calls for 5 drops of each, you can add more for a stronger scent or less if you prefer lightly scented products.
Note: If you don’t have witch hazel, but you do have vodka, you can substitute an equal amount of vodka for the witch hazel. Don’t have either? Substitute 4 ounces of regular rubbing alcohol.
Printable Recipe
- 7 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon of EITHER witch hazel or vodka
- 5 drops EACH peppermint essential oil and lavender essential oil
- 1 spritzer bottle
- Pour the water and witch hazel (or vodka) into the spritzer bottle. Add the essential oils and shake well. Store in a cool, dry place.
You might want to make a tag for your spray as well. I’ve included one. Just right click and download it.
Do you use herbs? Share your tips and best uses with me!
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I’m sure this smells amazing! I have to try this out! I love lavender, so this the perfect way to keep healthy this flu season!
Ohh, I am so glad i came over to this post. Seems very easy to do. I will try to make it for my personal use and probably I can give some to my friends.
Divino! Don’t know why it had never occurred to Babushka to make her own sanitizer spray!! Gracias for the recipe, will defnitely by pinning and making this one. BB2U
I need to make this! I hate the smell of traditional hand sanitizer.
I love the scent of lavender on my hands. My soap is lavender.
We use a lot of hand sanitizers. The DIY one looks really great. Also lavender and mint are great flavours. hope to try making this at home as we have a lot of stock of mint.
This scent sounds intriguing. I used to have some lavender growing in the front yard and it always smelled great.
Now this sounds like it smells amazing! I need try this for myself soon!!
Of all the essential oils available in the market, it is Lavender oil that I always get. Of course I get some Lemon and Eucalyptus essential oils too. I want to try making a DIY hand sanitizer spray too. Let me save this post and try this project on the weekend.
This is something I would like to do soon. I can control the amount of lavender oil and I sincerely like this scent a lot! This is also a good gift idea!
This is such a great idea! The combination of mint and lavender would smell so good, much better than the store bought hand sanitizer. I will be giving this a try!
I cannot wait to make this. With the flu so bad, I want to wash my hands all the time. This would be so much nicer.
Witch Hazel or Vodka? I would’ve never guessed that substitution but I’m here for it. Vodka isn’t odorless per se but it has a minimal scent so i can see it mixed with water and essential oil.
I love essential oils so much! I don’t use the ones I have nearly enough. Is the plastic bottle ok to use? I’ve made household cleaners using my essential oils, but I was advised to use glass bottles.
I love anything lavender scented. It just smells so nice. I’ve never made my own hand sanitizer spray before but it sounds like fun.
Great idea. I went to buy some Witch Hazel for my daughter the other day at the store and I couldn’t find it anywhere. I ended up ordering it online. I tried an herb garden, but the squirrels where I lived really REALLY liked fresh herbs too.
Ooo I bet this smells amazing! I might have to try this out. I’d prefer this scent to the scent of the other hand sanitizers I have. I use it a lot since it’s flu season!
I have some essential oils. I grow a big herb garden every year. Dehydrate and use the herbs fresh and the dried ones for the winter months.