Keep mosquitoes away with natural ingredients, like garlic.
Many mosquito repelling sprays contain chemicals that can be harmful if inhaled or swallowed. Avoid both these problems. by making safe mosquito repellent at home, out of natural ingredients. The repellent can be made out of garlic-infused oil -- or by mixing garlic with other ingredients that deter mosquitoes -- such as tobacco leaves and hot peppers. Spray the repellents on yourself, as well as around your home and garden, to keep the bugs away. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Garlic Oil Spray
1. Soak three ounces of minced garlic, in 2 tsp. of mineral oil, in a small bowl. Leave it for at least 24 hrs. This will allow the oil to become infused with the garlic scent.
2. Mix one pint of water and 1/4 cup of liquid soap in a separate bowl. Add the liquid soap and water mixture to the garlic oil and stir.
3. Strain the mixture through a piece of cheesecloth. Discard the pulp caught in the cheesecloth. Pour the mixture into a glass jar. This mixture is the concentrated form of the spray.
4. Dilute the concentrated mixture, by adding one tablespoon to one pint of water. Pour the mixture into a small spray bottle.
Garlic Tobacco Spray
5. Grate the Castile soap with a cheese grater, until you have one cup of grated soap. Mix the grated soap in a bowl with one cup of boiling water, until it dissolves completely. Set the bowl aside.
6. Blend one cup of tobacco leaves in a blender. Add two cups of boiling water, and one bulb of garlic. Blend the mixture until it is smooth, and there are no visible lumps.
7. Strain the mixture through a piece of cheesecloth. Discard the pulp.
8. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle. Add in the dissolved soap and shake the bottle to mix. The soapy water will help dilute the mixture and make it easier to spray.
Garlic Pepper Spray
9. Break apart two bulbs of garlic into cloves. Place the garlic cloves in a blender. Add two habanero or cayenne peppers to the blender. Blend the peppers and garlic thoroughly.
10. Strain the mixture through a piece of cheesecloth. Discard the pulp.
11. Pour the mixture into a container. Add one gallon of water to the mixture and shake the container to mix it.
12. Dilute the mixture 1/4 cup into one gallon of water. Pour the diluted mixture into a small spray bottle.
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