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The existence of laundry detergents with added aloe vera suggests it is not going to instantly destroy your bandana, but then again it is not necessarily going to be more effective than just washing it by hand using Woolite textile shampoo or soap chips or some other simple formulation.
My gut feeling is that since you are washing a textile and not your hands, you don’t need hand soap with the added moisturizers and perfumes and aloe vera and whatever. You can always moisturize your hands afterwards if you don’t wear gloves. And presumably you will be using delicates soap and not some industrial-strength detergent mix at boiling temperatures.
If this is about someone sneezing or coughing on your bandanna, maybe you should wear gloves while washing it (and use slightly warm water if the fabric and dye allow), and hang it up for a day afterwards to be on the safe side.
Soap alone is plenty.
The virus is essentially just a protein (DNA) protected by a layer of fat.
Soap destroys the fat layer, destroying the virus.
Alcohol concentrated at or above 65% dissolves fat, destroying the virus.
Bleach directly dissolves the protein, destroying the virus.
UV light destroys the protein, destroying the virus.
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Antibiotics and bactericides DO NOT destroy the virus.
Off-the-shelf liquor is generally only 40% alcohol and DOES NOT destroy the virus.
Vinegar is NOT effective as it DOES NOT dissolve the fat layer.
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The reason you see people using aloe vera is because they are mixing up homemade “hand santizer” and aloe vera gel is a convenient pre-made medium for carrying the alcohol. The alcohol is the effective ingredient, not the aloe vera.
What is your concern? Exactly why do you think it might not be ok?
I have a feeling that the aloe vera soap is what she has, and going out to shop for other soap is frowned upon.
Go ahead and wash it with what you have.
This is why you should always have a couple liters of Everclear in your bar. It’s 155 proof (75%+ alcohol) and consumable in case of emergency.
Eh, you’re buying the watered-down stuff. Some Everclear is 190 proof (95% alcohol).
BTW, what kind of emergency requires you to drink alcohol?
The best kind (of emergency)?
The obvious answer is poisoning by drinking antifreeze or drinking “moonshine” made of methanol.
Basically, it’s new, probably printed in China or Pakistan or another not-exactly-EPA certified place with chemicals all over it - no I’m not worried about corona. I just wanna wash it before wearing for the first time to wash off the chemicals and on instructions it says “delicate” so I’m going with a hand wash and wondering if aloe vera soap I have will do the trick by washing off the chemicals while not ruining the bandana.
Just a suggestion for your next thread; that kind of information would have been useful to provide in the OP.
I’m still voting for Woolite Delicates or baby shampoo or Ivory soap bar or similar, the aloe vera not being relevant, though I doubt it would ruin it.
I think the OP’s question has been addressed well enough, so I’m popping in to say that I was really puzzled as to why you were worried about the type of soap.
A quick rinse, at most, should be sufficient since you’re going to be peeling it before you eat it 
(yes, I missed the ‘D’ in ‘banDana’)