Saturday, May 17, 2008

Make your own bug repellant....

Here's something for the coming summer season. Learn how to make your own bug repellant.

Several plant-based essential oils are effective in keeping insects away, including tea tree, citronella, juniper, lemon, lavender, pine, rose geranium, and rosemary. Most of the essential oils listed have a distinct aroma, crisp and refreshing. Lemon and citronella essential oils have a citrus smell to them. Rose geranium has a sweeter flowery scent.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

TRUE: I made an oil for healing skin problems that contained in part juniper and rose oils. Found out later it repelled mosquitos for a couple hours! However, the lotion made from the oil does not...

 
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