Enjoying
beautiful summer days can be turn into hell because of the little flying enemies called
mosquitos. We usually buy different sprays and chemicals to protect our self
but not realizing the damage we are doing for our self with this chemicals,
especially children who have sensitive skin.
If
you want to avoid chemicals and choose the natural but also less expensive ways
to prevent mosquito bites, you are at the right place. In this article we give
you a recipe for natural mosquito repellent spray.
Recipe:
natural mosquito repellent spray
Ingredients: dried
peppermint, lavender, chamomile (optional), water and medical alcohol.
Preparation: Boil
a cup of water, and then in the boiling water, add 3-4 tablespoons of the
above-mentioned dried herbs. Leave covered until it cools, and then add a
little alcohol.
Pour
the resulting liquid in a bottle that has a sprayer and you’ve got your mosquito repellent
spray. This recipe is designed for adults because it contains alcohol, which is
not recommended for children’s skin.
If
you want to use for children replace alcohol with apple vinegar. The spray is
very effective as the one you buy, only needs to be applied more often.
Another
recipe suitable for children
Ingredients: a
liter of apple cider vinegar, 10 tablespoons of various dried herbs of your
choice of the following: rosemary, lavender, thyme, sage and mint.
Preparation: Put
your combination of herbs in a glass jar and cover them with apple vinegar and
seal the lid.
Leave
the jar at room temperature for two to three weeks with daily shaking. After a period
of downtime, strain the liquid and pour it in a bottle and store it in the
fridge.
Use: when
you want to make your spray, mix the obtained aromatic liquid with water in the
same proportion. For example, fill half a spray bottle with water, and add a
half of the aromatic liquid. You got a spray that is ready to use and is very
effective against mosquitoes.
If
you have already been bitten, it is recommended to lubricate with some of the
following means: lavender essential oil, bay leaves, lemon grass, aloe vera
gel, cream chamomile, propolis, calendula, soda.
Note for children: if the skin of the child reacts to some of these ingredients
stop spraying immediately.
