{"id":46168,"date":"2017-06-22T16:18:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T16:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theindianspot.com\/?p=46168"},"modified":"2017-06-22T16:18:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T16:18:51","slug":"homemade-mosquito-spray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianspot.com\/homemade-mosquito-spray\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Natural Mosquito Spray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Several companies now make natural mosquito repellents, but most are not cheap and many of them have harmful chemicals. Luckily, here is a homemade mosquito repellent recipe that is quick, safe and inexpensive. Essential oils are known for being excellent natural insect repellents. The natural insecticidal powers of essential oils are great to repel mosquitoes.\u00a0 Neem oil is a mosquito-repellent owing to its smell that wards off mosquitoes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-46821 aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 600 636'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"http:\/\/theindianspot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DIY-Natural-Mosquito-Spray.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Natural Mosquito Spray\" width=\"600\" height=\"636\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd oz distilled or boiled water<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd oz witch hazel<\/li>\n<li>10 drops Lavender oil<\/li>\n<li>10 drops eucalyptus oil<\/li>\n<li>5 drops lemon essential oil<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon of neem oil<\/li>\n<li>Glass bottle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"yrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\"><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol id=\"yrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\">\n<li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-0\" class=\"instruction\">Take a clean dark-colored spray bottle.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Fill it with distilled or boiled water. Add in witch hazel and then essential oils.<\/li>\n<li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-1\" class=\"instruction\">Be sure to shake well before each use.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spray on the clothing. ( do not spray on your face).<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Unused natural insect repellent may be stored in a dark bottle, away from heat or sunlight.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Caution:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t go overboard with the essential oils. The oils are potent and could cause skin irritation or another reaction if you use too much. If you are taking any medication, pregnant or nursing, do not use any essential oil, until after you&#8217;ve gotten it cleared by your physician.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several companies now make natural mosquito repellents, but most are not cheap and many of them have harmful chemicals. Luckily, here is a homemade mosquito repellent recipe that is quick, safe and inexpensive. Essential oils are known for being excellent natural insect repellents. The natural insecticidal powers of essential oils are great to repel mosquitoes.\u00a0 Neem oil is a mosquito-repellent owing to its smell that wards off mosquitoes. Ingredients: 1 \u00bd oz distilled or boiled water \u00bd oz witch hazel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[8623],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DIY Natural Mosquito Spray - THE INDIAN SPOT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theindianspot.com\/homemade-mosquito-spray\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DIY Natural Mosquito Spray - THE INDIAN SPOT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Several companies now make natural mosquito repellents, but most are not cheap and many of them have harmful chemicals. 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