Off-the-Shelf and Homemade Natural Insect Repellents
From homemade insect repellents made with essential oils to off-the-shelf natural bug sprays you can buy on-line, learn all about avoiding mosquitoes, ticks and other summer pests here. By Annie B. Bond
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Essential Oils as Natural Insect Repellent
It is tricky to get the right concentration of essential oils for a natural insect repellent. In general, less is best.
My dogs can tolerate only the smallest amount of essential oils (I use rose geranium) on their collars each week – just one drop – but it's enough to repel ticks. To find the dosage necessary to repel insects, start with a drop or two in your mixtures, and increase the amount as you find you can tolerate (no more than 10-15 drops per ounce of oil). Combining repellent essential oils and/or herbs with a fruit- or nut-oil carrier is a good technique when you want to dab a bit on your skin.
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