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Homemade Mosquito Repellent

How to Prevent Insect Bites 

A homemade mosquito repellent is an excellent way to avoid those annoying pests. Mosquitoes can transmit a wide array of dangerous diseases making the use of a repellent very important. Mosquitoes have a tendency to prefer tropical and hot climates so people living or traveling should prevent their bites.

Mosquito bites are also very itching and painful sometimes. The continuous scratching over the skin will irritate it even more and make you more desperate. A mosquito repellent is indeed one of the best ways to protect oneself from them. But there are many types of mosquito repellents and some of them can be dangerous to you and your pets.


Organic homemade vs chemical repellents

An organic homemade mosquito repellent is made from natural ingredients. Organic products have the advantage of having very small to none side effects. Many people use organic products to protect plants and flowers from different pests. The chemical pesticides can be effective in getting rid of pests like mosquitoes but their use can produce significant side effects. Some of them can poison your pets as well if they consume it by accident.

They can also make people sick if they are exposed to them for too long. In terms of costs chemical pesticides are also more expensive than organic pest control products. Many natural common ingredients can be used to prepare simple mosquito repellents. Herbs, juices and many more simple components can be used to their preparation. Body lotion

You can mix some natural body lotion with a couple of drops of lemongrass oil and citronella oil and rub in your body for a natural repellent.

Tip - Rub some witch hazel water on an insect bite for quick relief.


You can use fresh garlic to prepare an organic insects control for your plants. By mixing garlic with some mineral oil and diluting it in water you will have a nice pest control mix for your plants. Some people also use black and red pepper sprinkled all over their areas with plants to protect them from pests. Catnip oil mixed with some grain alcohol is another very popular remedy used to drive mosquitoes away.


How repellents work

Mosquitoes are attracted to the skin of humans for many reasons. Some claim they come to humans by the smell of our skin. But doesn’t matter the reason, they are very bothersome and potentially dangerous. When repellents are used they prevent the mosquitoes from biting you and transmitting any kind of disease to you. Some people say the smell of the repellent prevents the mosquitoes from biting but the reason could be something else. Anyways if you are using a homemade mosquito repellent in your skin to prevent the mosquitoes from biting I’m sure you will prefer something that is made from natural ingredients rather than a potentially toxic chemical compound.

 

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