Natural remedies for ubiquitous mosquitoes

As soon as the sun warms up in spring, all the inhabitants of the cities try to get out into nature - breathe fresh air, cook a barbecue, catch a fish ...



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All this idyll can spoil mosquitoes, the neighborhood with which is unlikely to please anyone, and for small children can turn into a real torture. Of course, you can use repellents, but they often harm not only mosquitoes.



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The components of most repellents in one way or another are toxic substances - diethyltoluamide (DETA), carboxide, oxamate, rebemide. All these components are undesirable for pregnant women and children.



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In order not to apply store chemicals to the skin, use the tips from "Site". Applying natural remedies against mosquitoesYou will not harm your health and protect yourself and your loved ones from annoying insects.

Protection against mosquitoes

1. Essential oil
   Mosquitoes do not like the smell of cloves, anise and eucalyptus. Moisten the oil of these plants with a cotton disc and place it on the windowsill or near the bed. You can also oil exposed parts of the body. There are, of course, in this its nuances: clove oil, for example, smells nice, but burns grated skin and mucous membranes when hit. It works very little: 10-15 minutes. It is not toxic and even useful.
   
   You can use dried cloves: 5 g of cloves per glass of water, boil the mixture for 15 minutes; 10 drops of decoction mix with a tablespoon of alcohol and wipe open areas of the body. This protection is already designed for 2 hours.
   
   
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2. Elderberry
   Near the cottage, under the windows, be sure to plant elderberry. The benefits are multiple: tea from its flowers helps cough with a cold, delicious jam is brewed from the berries, and bouquets from branches (even not flowering) in the rooms will create an atmosphere intolerable for mosquitoes.
   
   
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3. Chamomile
   Old folk remedy against mosquitoes - Persian, Dalmatian or Caucasian (aka pyrethrum). Dried inflorescences, stems and leaves of these types of chamomile, crushed into powder, affect the nerve cells of insects. It is enough to spread a few chamomile bouquets around the apartment or house.
   
   
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4. Decoction of wormwood
   No insect will touch the face if you wash with a decoction of wormwood roots (a handful of chopped roots fill 1.5 liters of water, bring to a boil, insist 20-30 minutes).
   
   
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5. Potion of wheat
   In the old days, a decoction of wheatgrass roots - one of the most common weeds - was used to deter mosquitoes and other bloodsucking insects. A handful of chopped wheatgrass roots pour 1.5 liters of water and boil 3 times so that the broth becomes light yellow. Wash your face and hands with this broth, and no mosquito will come to you.
   
   
   
6. vanillin
   Mix vanillin with baby cream in a ratio of 1: 10 and treat all exposed body parts. You can also dilute vanillin in water, and then spray this solution on exposed areas of skin and clothing.
   
   
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7. Juniper
   If you decide to sit near a fire, throw lightly dried juniper needles into the fire.
   
   
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8. Tomato leaves
   The smell of these leaves mosquitoes hate. To guarantee getting rid of winged tormentors, we recommend simply growing tomatoes on a windowsill in a flower pot. You can also pick leaves and spread at some distance around you. Until the leaves wither and no longer exude the smell, do not worry - bloodsuckers will not show up.
   
   
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9. Cedar oil
   The smell of pine oil scares away not only mosquitoes, but also flies and cockroaches.
   
   
   
10. Gold Star Balm
    Don't forget the good old Star balm. Apply some balm to your skin to get a repellent effect. In order to drive flies and mosquitoes out of the house, leave an open jar of balm in the room.
    
    
11. Carbolic acid
    Carbolic acid helps a lot from intolerable insects: it is enough to sprinkle it a little at night on the wall near the bed, at the headboard, moisten your hands and face with this water, so that you can then sleep calmly, without fear of mosquito attacks. The same tool can be used during hunting and fishing on estuaries, swamps, lakes, where millions of mosquitoes often poison any pleasure from a favorite activity.
    
    

Now we can forget about mosquitoes! Plastic bottle, water, banana and the secret ingredient – that’s what saved me from these annoying insects!

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