Summer season tends to make me happy. I love taking a swim, enjoying baseball, and not wearing socks for four months. But if there's one point about summer which bugs me, it's... well, bugs. Not only are mosquito bites itchy and painful, they're also dangerous. Going outside, specifically into a wooded area, with no insect repellent is not an option.
But insect repellents, as you could see, are not eco-friendly nor particularly healthy for you. Most are created using DEET, which is noteworthy in keeping off pesky pests but not something you want swimming around inside your blood vessels, which is precisely where it ends up once you spray it on your skin. Fortunately, for those who want to safeguard their health by avoiding both insect bites and chemical-based bug repellents, there are all kinds of do-it-yourself formulas for natural bug sprays.
Google "create your very own bug repellent" and you will get more formulas than you can shake a stick at. (I've never understood that expression, but obviously that doesn't stop me from making use of it.) In many recipes, the main components are alcohol (either rubbing or perhaps the type you could drink) plus essential oils. Here is one that I think is just great!
Ingredients:
1 cup of grain alcohol (organic and natural if available), vodka, or witch hazel
30 drops essential oils (lavender, citronella, rosemary, rose geranium, lemon, or tea tree oil (pick one or a mix of only 2)
Directions:
Put all of the ingredients inside a spray bottle. Shake very well. Spray liberally all over your skin just before going outside. Reapply as necessary. This recipe must also ward off ticks, fleas, wasps, and other unwanted pests. Keep your homemade repellent inside a dark container far from heat as well as sunlight.
You can also dab essential oils directly on your skin - normally in the elbows, behind the knees, and at the rear of your ears will do. However, give this a test run prior to going outside to make sure your own skin doesn't react badly to the oils. Different kinds of essential oils react differently with individual body chemistry, thus you might have to experiment a little before getting the one that's right for you.
If you don't wish to produce your own, there are a myriad of natural insect repellents on the market. A varuety of manufacturers all produce organic insect sprays that are DEET-free and safe for kids. Just how do you keep the bugs away? Just follow these directions and you are good to go!
The addition of Garlic to every one of our dog's meals will help to keep them free of fleas, as will the addition of Sulphur to their diet on a once per week basis. Remember that none of these remedies work overnight and may take approximately 4 to 6 weeks before they are effective. If you think that your pet does have a flea infestation check out the animal closely by separating the hair on the animal's back or flank area.
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