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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Better than bleach and kinder to the skin is tea tree oil or lavender oil.....twenty drops in half a pint of water. Shaken before application.
This can be used to sanitise hands or any hard surface, both of these are anti-viral and antibacterial.....you can put a small amount into a cupped palm and rub it all over back and front of the hands and rub until they are dry.(it takes only a short time)...you then need no paper towels, or wipes.
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Many thanks Margaret. I am already doing this (and a little more) but using TCP as the active ingredient, it was the only material I already had that has any anti-viral properties. I have always tried to treat this virus with the respect it deserves as I am beyond my 'best before' date and tick some other risk boxes as well. If I had any doubts they would have evaporated the other day when a near neighbour came home from hospital. He had battled the virus at home for a couple of weeks before the pneumonia started and he was put on medication. After another few days his condition deteriorated and he was admitted to hospital for three or four days. Returning home he appeared to have lost several stones in weight and be about 30 years older, in fact he appeared to be in a state for which you would normally call an ambulance. He's only about 50 and was fit as a fiddle.