RENO, Nev. (AP) — Several alcohol distilleries in Nevada unable to make liquor under current coronavirus shutdowns are turning their attention to another product to help soothe customers.
They're combining their key ingredient — germ-killing ethanol — with aloe vera or other chemicals to make hand sanitizer. The CDC says solutions of at least 70% alcohol are effective for disinfecting.
One distillery owner told the Reno Gazette-Journal that he never thought in a million years that they would be making something that supplies the health system.