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Monday, July 15, 2013

WILDCARD! Herbal Mosquito Repellent

Dengue and Malaria are diseases that affect s number of people due to the fact that this is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes. These diseases attack the immune system of the patient making him/her weak to fight further infection that may come his/her way. I just dread this because the fatality level of these diseases are actually escalating as time goes on. There are a number of ways to protect yourself from these ailments; first you can go and get a vaccine that will boost your immune system against dengue or you can repel those dengue mosquitoes away.

And since I do like herbal homemade remedies, my go to solution for this is to make and use herbal mosquito repellent.

Lavender Mosquito Repellent
Ingredients: Lavender flower or Lavender oil
Directions: If you are going to use a lavender flower you can dilute it in either Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Tea Tree Oil or Vodka so as to strengthen the mosquito repellent formula and for it to be more lasting. While for the lavender oil you can use it directly behind your ears, wrists and neck.
 
Vanilla Mosquito Repellent
Ingredients: Vanilla extract or Vanilla essential oil
Directions: With Vanilla extract and essential oils you can apply these directly behind your ears, wrists and neck, these are known as your pulse points. 

Cinnamon Mosquito Repellent
Ingredients: Cinnamon oil
Directions: You can use cinnamon oil and lightly spread it on your whole body as protection or you can generously apply it to your pulse points.

Peppermint Mosquito Repellent
Ingredients: Fresh Peppermint or Peppermint oil
Directions: If you are going to use a fresh peppermint as a mosquito repellent what you should do is to primarily dilute the peppermint leaves in either Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Tea Tree Oil or Vodka so as to strengthen the formula of the homemade mosquito repellent and for it to be more lasting. While for the peppermint oil you can use a generous amount directly behind your ears, wrists and neck.