Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Mosquito Repellent

     Ok for those of you who copied down my fly repellent recipe and are wondering how to get rid of those pesky mosquitoes well guess what you have a solution.  The lavender seems to keep them away at lest where I am they don't seem to like it. Now there are several other recipes online that you can try. The one I have found that looks both easy and that might work has lavender and citronella essential oils, vanilla extract, lemon juice or essential oil and water.

Mosquito Repellent

You Need:
        -5 drops Lavender Essential Oil
        -5 drops Citronella Essential Oil
        -3-4 tablespoons Homemade or store bought Vanilla Extract
        -4-5 tablespoons Lemon Juice or 5 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
        -Water, Water and Vodka, or Water and Witch Hazel

Tools Needed:
        -A Spray Bottle

Directions:
        - Mix all together in spray bottle and fill the rest up with just water, water and vodka, or water and witch hazel.
        -Spray


    Ok, so now you guys are probably wondering how to make the homemade vanilla extract well I have that here for you too.

Homemade Vanilla Extract

You Need:
         -1 Bottle of Vodka about 750ml
         -14 Vanilla Beans

Tools Needed:
        -Large Measuring Cup

Directions:
        -Open your vodka and pour some out into the measuring cup
        -Cut vanilla beans in half length wise
        -Put into vodka bottle
        -Pour as much of the vodka from measuring cup back into bottle
        -Put cap on bottle and store in cabinet for about 2 months or until the vodka has turned dark and it smells like vanilla

I have had several people ask me where I get all of this information and well I tell them online mostly. I find things here and there in places like www.pintrest.com and www.facebook.com, but today I got these recipes from a site I am starting to love. It's www.survivingthestores.com. On here you can find a lot of useful information. It is worth checking out alone for the coupon codes and freebie sections. So there you guys go. Until next time.

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