Regular naphthalene moth balls are neurotoxic and contain carcinogens. There's no need to fill your house with dangerous fumes that are harmful not only to your health, but to the environment. It's easy to make your own sweet-smelling, natural moth balls. The ingredients are inexpensive, the moth balls only take moments to make and they'll protect your fine woolens all year around.
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Difficulty:
Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Place a few drops of cedar essential oil on a cotton ball, and drop the cotton ball in a muslin bag. Tie the top closed. You can also use rosemary essential oil, or a combination of both.
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Put a handful of fresh-smelling cedar chips in the muslin bag and tie the top.
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Drop a few drops of cedar essential oil or rosemary essential oil on a handful of cedar chips and put them in a muslin bag. This makes especially effective mothballs.
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Tuck a few natural mothballs in the corners of your drawers or tie them around a few hangers.
Tips & Warnings
Make sure your woolen clothes are clean, and air them in the sunlight for a few hours before you store them. This will help to discourage moths.
If you don't have muslin bags, you can make attractive packets from squares of colorful fabric. Put the cedar chips of cottons balls in the middle of the fabric, gather up the corners and tie a ribbon around the top. These attractive little moth repellent sachets make lovely eco-friendly gifts.
Muslin tea bags are available in most natural food stores. These make great little bags for natural moth balls.
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