How to Make Herbal Spray to Keep Mosquitos Away

How to make a natural herbal solution that will keep those pesky mosquitos & biting black flies away.

Things You'll Need

• 4 oz. measuring cup
• 4 oz. spray bottle
• measuring spoon (1/2 tsp)
• lemongrass essential oil
• cedarwood essential oil
• eucalyptus essential oil
• lavender essential oil
• witch hazel
• polysorbate 20

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Instructions

• 1

  in your measuring cup add the following:
  1/2 teaspoon Lemongrass essential oil, 1/4 teaspoon cedarwood essential oil, 1/4 teaspoon eucalyptus, 1/2 teaspoon lavender, 1 & 1/2 teaspoons of polysorbate 20. If you don't have polysorbate 20, just be sure to shake very well before spraying & do not get this mixture into your eyes.

• 2

  mix the essential oils and polysorbate 20 together in your measuring cup first. once mixture is combined, then it is safe to add in 4 oz. of Witch Hazel. Your solution may be cloudy, this is normal and should clear within 24 hours.

• 3

  Pour your skeeter skatter mixture into your 4 oz. sprayer and make sure to keep it on hand when you happen to be out and about. This is a great way to keep those mosquitoes away without all those other harmful ingredients that so many of the commercial mosquito repellents contain.