How to create mosquito remedies at home?

Every summer, the offensive of which everyone is waiting with impatience, we have to face the invasion of small flying bloodsuckers. Their bites are painful and sometimes cause serious irritations, including allergic reactions. Especially sensitive sensitive baby skin. Of course, now on the shelves of pharmacies you can find the most modern means from mosquitoes. These are creams, fumigators, and traps. There are even electronic scares in the form of bracelets and trinkets, which promise to keep the mosquito army away from you.

But the more repellents appear on the market, the more people who do not trust "chemistry" are. They believe that it is much safer to create mosquito remedies at home. Help comes centuries-old recipes, based on observations of the preferences of insects. So, substances and plants that do not like small "vampires" were discovered by experience.

So, here are our contenders in the ideal defenders.

In the first place we had a carnation. Insects are equally disgusted and dried buds (this is such a spice), and clove oil. The latter must be diluted with water before use. But bought in the store dried heads you need to brew with boiling water. A glass of boiling water will need five grams of carnations. Well, you'll have to wait about 15 minutes for the broth to cook. Obtained funds from mosquitoes at home better to pour into a bottle, equipped with a nebulizer. So broths and solutions are easier to spray on the skin.

Other natural "intercessors": essential oils of citronella, basil, anise, cedar, eucalyptus, can be mixed in a baby cream (it is produced without fragrances). In this case, the substances will stay on the skin longer.

Among the substances, which are extremely unpleasant for the mosquito tribe, is fish oil. The smell of it will make the bloodsuckers fly you by the tenth. And personally, for you, there is no risk. Unless you yourself can not stand fish oil.

And now let's take a look at the methods that allow to protect the premises from invasion of insects. Large-scale mosquito repellent is needed. At home, all the same essential oils will fit. A drop of substance should be applied to the lamp, it is better to use special aroma lamps. On the windowsill we will arrange a herbarium of twigs of mint, wormwood, lemon balm. Under the window you need to plant elder or bushes of tomatoes. But the easiest way to buy a mosquito net and install it on the window.

If some particularly zealous raider nevertheless penetrated through the defense and bitten you, that is, a reliable home remedy for mosquito bites. The itch will calm down and redden the aqueous solution of ordinary soda. In the glass, stir the floor of the teaspoon of crystals, and then apply the cotton wool soaked in the mixture to the affected area. Juice of aloe, plantain or parsley will help to remove strong irritations. Some people are much easier after applying to the skin curdled milk or kefir.

Prepared mosquito remedies at home are quite effective, almost safe. Why almost? Do not forget that the individual ingredients in the recipe can be allergens. So be careful with them.