With Americans growing increasingly worried about the coronavirus, many have been exploring options to ward off germs. As a result, hand sanitizers have been fast disappearing from store shelves.

Washing hands with soap and water is the most effective way to stop the spread of germs. But when soap and water isn't available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends using ...

As recipes for homemade hand sanitizer circulate, brands like Tito's are pointing out that its alcohol content is not high enough to kill germs Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, ...

Hand sanitizer is flying off store shelves in the U.S. as individuals and businesses stock up on supplies to protect them against coronavirus infection. Public health experts advise that cleaning your ...

As the coronavirus known as COVID-19 spread around the globe in March 2020, a piece of advice repeated frequently was to wash your hands often. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

“CORRECTION: The article states the CBS recipe should be adequate. However, we need to clarify that it is only adequate if you’re using at least 90% isopropyl alcohol as your base. Rubbing alcohol ...

Coronavirus is causing some shortages of medical and cleaning supplies. Hand sanitizer is one product that is hard to come by, sparking social media videos teaching you how to make your own. Mixing ...

Call it the Purell panic. People are hoarding gel-based hand sanitizers to ward off coronavirus, so some enterprising home chemists are making their own germ killers with some not-so-magic ingredients ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Denatured alcohol can be used to strip floors and make shellac, but don’t put it in your homemade hand sanitizer to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Internet has exploded with ...

“CORRECTION: The article states the CBS recipe should be adequate. However, we need to clarify that it is only adequate if you’re using at least 90% isopropyl alcohol as your base. Rubbing alcohol ...