Using the Essential Oil in Making Insect Repellants 

by | Sep 25, 2022 | Terpenes

Most of the people would use the commercially available type of insect sprays to remove and get rid of the tons of insects inside the house and in the garden. Others would be willing to spend a lot of money just to get rid of those insects like the mosquitoes as they could bring and carry diseases to the family. There could be some easy and most convenient now to use and even other people in the past would use this method by spraying the essential oil around the area. You could purchase a terpenes for sale and use this one to clear the insects from flying around and at the same time it has a good smell and aroma.  

You can now secure your family by having the follow ways and ideas when it comes to using the essential oil as an alternative way to get away the insects.  

  1. Creating an insect repellant oil for outside spots: You need to collect all the materials that you are going to use and make sure that they are clean like the can, cloth, essential oil you have and sponge. You are now going to mix the essential oil that you want to the use and you should know the usage and properties of the oil to get desired result. With the help of the bowl, you can now mix the oil that you want to use with the vegetable oil and a bit of vodka and stir them carefully. You can put it now to a nice jar or open can where you could place them in the center table outside or to an area where there are insects.  
  1. Creating a fly essential repellant type of spray: It would be a bit similar method to the first one but for this kind of spray you would need different kinds of materials like the spray bottle and vinegar. Of course, you could use the essential oil that you want and you just need to pour them in the spray bottle and add the other things like the vinegar. You need to shale this one first so that the particles of the materials would settle and have a good mixture after it and you can spray it now. Don’t apply the mixture without diluting them as they may cause skin irritations and before using to pets consult to the vet or need to make sure the safety first.  
  1. Creating a rubbing essential oil: For this one, most people who have made and used this one would recommend and go for the eucalyptus type of essential oil but you could use different ones here. Don’t apply the oil directly to your skin as it might result to the redness of your skin and become irritated time after time and making it a bit hot. You need to use a carrier oil or better here is you may have the olive oil then put or pour some essential oil and mix them together before application.