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

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.

Tips & Warnings

• Tip: For each 1/2 teaspoon of essential oil, you will need to add equal amounts of the polysorbate 20, ie. if you add 1 teaspoon of oil, you will need to add 1 teaspoon of polysorbate 20, this will keep your essential oils from separating in the witch hazel.

• This is for external use only. Do not get spray into eyes. If product does get into eyes, flush with water immediately.