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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. 
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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