Repel Mosquitoes Naturally and Effectively.

We all hate mosquitoes with a passion and fear them too! Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world and also take the title of ‘Wanted Dead or Alive”. Mosquitoes are estimated to be responsible for about one million deaths each year by infecting about 400 million people with malaria fever, dengue fever, West Nile Virus and some other diseases. Despite the fact that they cause us humans a lot of suffering, they are also important in the ecosystem they live in. Since we cannot get rid of them, we have to protect ourselves against them with repellents.

Most of the popular mosquito repellents that fill supermarkets contain DEET (diethyl-meta-toluamide) and picardin as active components and these have their own side effects after prolonged use.

You can make your own mosquito repellents easily with natural products around you that are gentle on your body and have no effects on your health. Here is a list of some herbs, spices, flowers and plants you can use on your body, spray in your homes, gardens or surrounding:

Lemon Juice                                                    Lemongrass

Garlic                                                              Orange Peel

Peppermint                                                     Black Pepper Oil

Spearmint                                                       Eucalyptus

Lavender                                                         Basil Oil

Neem                                                              Catnip

Cedar                                                              Soy Oil

Wormwood                                                     Citronella

Cinnamon                                                        Thyme

Planting some herbs like the mints around you will repel mosquitoes. A recipe from my childhood is burning dried orange peels when sitting outdoors. Below is a recipe.

Ingredients

Herbs; Basil, Lemongrass, Neem, Thyme

Carrier Liquid; Alcohol, Apple Cider Vinegar, Lemon Juice

Preparation Method

1)      Chop up or mince the herbs and put in a glass jar.

2)      Cover with your carrier liquid, leaving some space on top.

3)      Seal the jar tightly with the lid.

4)      Leave in outdoors in the sun for two weeks, shaking daily.

5)      Strain and put the liquid in a spray bottle.

  

Another recipe to rub on the body is this;

1)      Put chopped herbs in a jar

2)      Cover with a natural carrier oil (coconut, olive, sunflower etc.)

3)      Seal the jar and leave for two weeks, shaking  daily

4)      Strain into a bottle.

Using these natural ingredients, have fun watching these pesky pests flee from you.

If you’ve got a recipe to share, comments or questions, let’s hear from you below or send an email to yvonnebosede06@gmail.com.