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Mosquito and Tick Repellant Spray

Prior to the move last summer to Wisconsin, friends shared the unofficial state bird of Wisconsin is the mosquito. It's "rainy season" here and the mosquito population is mounting. It also happens to be the start of tick season, which lasts until snow covers the ground once more.

No one wants to find a tick biting them, in the same manner as no one really hopes to be the next mosquito bite victim. And as if having cellulite wasn't offensive enough, the site of a tick lodged into the back of your thigh is likely to send you into a Google search frenzy. Obviously I'm speaking from experience. Our home is too far north to be concerned about the Zika virus doing harm via mosquitos. Now a deer tick carrying Lyme Disease?  This is a real threat.


As a way to limit my chances of playing host to thirsty parasites, I blended together essential oils. You can also save yourself a lot of time, angst, and itching by mixing up a batch of this all natural repellant. 

Ingredients:
Lavender Essential Oil
Peppermint Essential Oil
Tea Tree/Meleluca Essential Oil
Distilled Water
Salt (optional)
4 ounce spray bottle

To make this spritz, add a pinch of salt (see tip below on why I like to add salt) to you spritzer. Next add 10 drops of each essential oil to your 4 ounce spray bottle and then top with distilled water. If using a different size bottle, you can adjust your measurements accordingly. 

From mosquitos to ticks, your body doesn't have to play host anymore thanks to this easy to make, all natural repellant. Simply spritz and get on with your day. 

Tip:  Using salt in your spray bottle helps to prevent an oil slick on the top, and prevent your tubing from gumming up with oil. When placing the salt first, the oils are absorbed into the salt before the salt is then absorbed by the water. You can skip the vigorous bottle shaking, too.

If you do find a tick living on your body,  www.tickencounter.org is an excellent resource. You can discover what type of tick Made itself at home, and the likelihood as well as type of diseases it could transmit to you. If you still aren't sure, they have an option to email a photo of the tick and they will identify it for you. 

You can find this, and other great products available at www.caughtredthreaded.com.

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