HERB - Bug repell.

[liz@maryvillecollege.edu]

> I mix a little peppermint, rosemary, and pennyroyal
> essential oil (5 -
> 10 drops total) to 1 cup cornstarch for a cooling
> body powder and
> mosquito/fly/flea repellant. 
> Elizabet
> 
> --- aleed <aleed at dnaco.net> wrote:
> > 
> > Bergamot is also called "Bee Balm" and "Oswego
> Tea".
> >  It might be listed
> > under one of those.
> > 
> > I don't know about it being a mosquito repellant. 
> > My favorite repellant 
> > is pennyroyal oil--I've never been bothered by
> > mosquitos when I put some
> > on, even during the worst times for mosquitos,
> > though I smell like a mint
> > julep from a mile away.
> > 
> > It might be easier to make a cream or oil base
> with
> > the essential oils in
> > it, rather than making a spritz to spray on
> evenly.
> > 
> > Drea
> > 
> >  On Mon, 24 May 1999,
> > Warren & Meredith Harmon wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Greetings!
> > > 
> > > For some reason, none of my herb books mention
> > bergamot.  I found a store
> > > that sells a body spritz of the stuff, and I was
> > told that it's a natural
> > > mosquito repellant.  Is this true?  Does it also
> > keep away any other
> > > pesky critters, like fleas and ticks, or shall I
> > look elsewhere for
> > > something to combat all three?  Also, I have Tea
> > Tree essential oil...is
> > > there any way I can turn this into a spritz to
> > apply it evenly?
> > > 
> > > -Caro (I am now officially allergic to all the
> > commercial bug
> > > repellants....)
> > > 
> > >
> >
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