10 Natural Mosquito Repellent Ideas You Need To Know
Mosquito Repellent Ideas You Need To Know
Everybody hates mosquitoes. Just sharing room with one is enough to bring miseries and cries. Therefore, if it’s possible, most of us would like to have a good way to get rid of them for good. Removing collected water from places around the house is a general way to tackle their breeding grounds. However, it is not an entirely efficient way to keep them away from our homes. There’s also abundance of chemicals out there that could help but they pose certain health risks. So, here are some good natural ways that one can try out to ward off these pests. You could even pack some of them for camping trips! Let’s check them out!
1. Mosquito Repellent Lotion Bars
Just rub these against your skin. The heat will soften the bar, allowing you to rub it on your skin easily.
2. Citronella Candles
Having a BBQ at the backyard? Protect yourself! Light these up!
3. Wine Bottle Tiki Torch
They light up the gardens and porches pretty well and they also ward-off mosquitoes! The bottle is filled with citronella oil. What a great way to reuse old items!
4. Citrus & Cloves
Mosquitoes dislike the citrus smell of lime and lemons. Poke the fruit slices with clove for better disperse of the aroma.
5. Rosemary On Grill
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This idea is nice if you’re having BBQ out there.
6. Mosquito Repellent Bracelet
Put a few drops of citronella oil on your favorite bracelet!
7. Mason Jar Luminaries
It’s a fancy luminary that doubles as a mosquito-repellent. Different kinds of essential oils are used for the mixture so be sure to checkout the tutorial below!
8. Listerine
It goes beyond cleaning your teeth! Pour some Listerine into a spray bottle and use it as it is on your skin.
9. Burn Coffee Grounds
They smell good and mosquitoes hate it!
10. Homemade Mosquito Repellent Spray
This spray uses the power of great essential oil such as citronella, lavender, lemon grass and witch hazel. Checkout the tutorial link below for details!
You can also grow plants like basil, lavender, catnip and lemon grass to repel mosquitoes if gardening is your forte. If you like this post, do share them. It might just help out someone out there.
