Mix equal parts water with Add in a couple dozen drops of citronella oil, and pour it into a spray bottle. DEET or vanilla?well we dont have a malaria endemic here but i still dont love mossies,i have used lavender disinfectant and baby oil 50/50,shake it up and spray it on! this sucks not being able to find a alternative. Maybe people placing their scented arms into a box full of mosquitoes got a certain percentage fewer bites?
You do have to keep spraying yourself every couple of hours but Listerine is pretty cheap compared to bug spray.Bath and Body Works vanilla body spray works too.we are trying the lavender one hope that it works .... will let u guys know how well it worksListerene the yellow bad tasting kind. I will have HUGE whelps from the bites and just about everyone else in the yard will be bite free. Lavender oil is a very common ingredient in homemade bug repellents. If a recipe calls for citrus oils, neem oil, lemon eucalyptus, clove, or cedarwood oils, you can also add a little lavender oil. I hope I can use other ingredient so that it could produce another scent.I would like to add Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf oil to these recipes. Not only will it serve its purpose in this way, it will also smell sensational with lavender and geranium essential oils. Bulk vanilla from out of country is not always imitation just because it is cheaper. (figures!) When summer hits, the mosquitoes start swarming.
(See also: Unfortunately, the easiest and most effective method to repel mosquitoes involves the toxic chemical DEET. no mossies and i smell lovely and my skin is soft aswell, it is a lot better than putting poison all over me!CATNIP WORKS LIKE A CHARM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have Lupus, so that may have something with it!) if anything it seemed to attract them.Thank, Elizabeth, I will be posting this information on my blog; appreciate any information and/or savings us comsumers can benefit from.Whatever happened to good old citronella oil?
(if I take over 2 -3, i'll be sick. This thing works miracles to keep away black ants. Yes in the states the real deal is expensive and in small bottles but real pure vanilla can be purchased from other countries at great prices and yes it is dark in color. Smells fresh and feels good on a warm day. wish me luckSpray Brown Listerine directly on your skin. They all have 'knots' which collect rain water, making them the perfect egg laying enviroment.
Real vanilla is expensive and comes in small bottles. Even if it doesn't say imitation on it because it comes from other countries. Two other common oils to add to bug repellent spray are garlic oil and rosemary oil. The beta-carotene in apple cider vinegar also helps to counter future skin damage. And unlike conventional brands, this homemade bug spray smells amazing. Mosquitoes are everywhere and they are not only irritating, they are also deadly as some of them may cause Malaria or Dengue fever. for the vanilla extract, does it matter if it's imitation vanilla?I really wanted the vanilla extract to work, but it totally didn't.