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Back 18. 07. 2019

Although we're having some not-so-summer weather at the moment, we believe it's only a matter of a few days before ☀ shows up in its summer fashion. You can prepare in the meantime and use this time to make your own natural repellent, not only for you but also for your pets.

There are three basic procedures

???? Oil base

- this is especially suitable for animals that you take outdoors or have on your backif you have pets where there is a high probability of insects - annoying flies, mosquitoes or ticks. To make the oil repellent you need 50 ml of good quality vegetable oil - almond, olive, argan, apricot and others. We drizzle a combination of essential oils into the oil, for example:
5 drops of lavender
3 drops of clove
5 drops of eucalyptus
5 drops of citronella

The most practical application is with a dropper, as getting through the thick layer of fur to your pet's skin is not easy. Of course, the oil repellent is also suitable for humans.
TIP: if the little bloodsuckers have already managed to get you, but the season is not over, make a repellent using calendula macerate - the calendula will also heal the pinch wounds that have already formed.

???? Alcohol base
- has the great advantage that you can use it not only on your skin, but also on your clothes, because it does not leave stains. However, it wears off much faster. To prepare this repellent, alcohol (for example, our 99.9% IPA) is needed. You use 1/3 of the alcohol, into which you drizzle a combination of your favourite scents and top up the rest with water. Shake and the repellent is ready! :-) The ideal form in this case is a spray bottle.

The third form, and the most natural, is

???? Herbal base
- here is how to do it: marinate the herbs in a mixture of water and alcohol and leave them to infuse for 2 weeks. The repellent prepared in this way is preserved by alcohol and thus has essentially no expiry date.

However, let's face it, it's not that easy to get hold of herbs such as teatree, eucalyptus, cedarwood or geranium, which is why it's ideal tothe ideal solution is to use essential oils, which are a highly concentrated source of different types of herbs.

So which fragrances to use?

In principle, cinnamon and clove have the greatest insect-repelling effects - these two should form the basis. To these you can add scents such as lavender, spearmint, lemon, lemongrass, teatree, eucalyptus, cedarwood, geranium, rosemary, etc.
However, we RECOMMEND that you test the repellent on a small spot on your body initially to avoid an allergic reaction.

As you can see, this is not a time or cost consuming affair. Plus the feeling of knowing what you are putting on yourself and your children or pets. So get to production and let us know what combinations have worked well for you.

We've taken the recipe for oil repellent from www.zahrada.sk