Also, due to my experience with getting bit so many times… Plantain is by far the easiest and quickest itch/pain relief for bug bites. You can use this spray indoors but it is very important to understand that this is a very strong spray. A wonderful ingredient for your home fragrance recipes, this silicone-based oil is an amazing carrier for fragrance and essential oils.

There is now an increasing move towards natural insect repellents which are plant based and therefore less harmful. I had just run out of lavender, otherwise I would have absolutely added that, since I am obsessed with the smell of fresh lavender.

padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height:1. I wanted to know if you have come across anything new regarding insect and bug repellent as well as home pest control? An effective insect repellent should be effective against a wide variety of biting insects without causing any irritation of its own.

It deters insects and is such a good quality oil x I adore the smell and rub it on my wrists and ankles when I sit in the garden at sunset. Hi this sounds amazing I’m going to se asia for 3 months and haven’t wanted to use DEET especially on my face as I am prone to break outs. I was advised by a member of staff from the resort in Barbados to use citronella oil as a deterrent. Enjoy time in your garden, without being pestered by insects and releasing a fresh scent into your home.I did just realize that somehow even though I meant for it to be, lemon eucalyptus didn’t get added to the list. You'll be able to track the parcels journey back to us, so we can process your refund in the quickest possible time. We are able to arrange for a collection if that is easier for you, just get in touch and we can help with this. I’m curious though…I recently read an article that the only natural oil that is tested to work effectively – for mosquitos- is lemon eucalyptus. Basil had a high percent of effectiveness too and geranium I don’t know how effective it is but I just love the scent.

First of all, most commercial sunscreens are loaded with chemicals and I can’t speak to what may happen to the essential oils when combined with these sunscreens and their ingredients. Wearing gloves, start by carefully adding your cyclopentasiloxane to a mixing jug and pour in your essential oil.In the evening, when we have plans to be outdoors, we will pretreat a barrier in the areas that we want to use and then keep it handy to reapply if needed.

I do not know why but mosquito’s are by far the worst where I live in VA than anywhere I’ve ever been. I have used this a few times diluted in olive oil but I have just bought a large bottle of sweet almond oil and wonder can I use this instead of the water mixture. I have used this spray several times already and it works really, really well and it has worked well for other’s that have tried it, too. I abandoned the use of tea tree oil on the skin because two clients had an adverse reaction (annoying skin itching).

Depending on the size of the glass bottle you are using depends on the number of drops of essential oil you’ll use, for every 100ml of Witch Hazel you use, use 50 drops of Citronella Essential Oil - this will give you a dilution of 2% essential oil in a carrier oil. Read more about the condition New with tags: A brand-new, unused, unworn and undamaged item in the original packaging (such as the original box or bag) and/or with the original tags attached. Thank you for such a great page, and thanks for making my husband a believer in my new-found love of EOs. Test different oils together in small amounts before mixing them in a spray to make sure the result is pleasant. Once you have been bitten, the result can be sore, itchy and unsightly, and some can lead to serious illnesses or spread diseases and there is little you can do to treat it.