Homemade Insect Repellents

It is summer time and the biting insects are out and about. Homemade Insect Repellents are safe and natural ways to dissuade the insects from eating you! I am using herbs and essential oils for these recipes bit I also think it is important to understand the role of these biting insects in the wider environment - they are not just here to torment us! 😂 Midges and mosquitos are part of the food chain and help to sustain fish, reptiles, dragonflies, birds and bats. As for repelling them, let's find out what makes us so tasty in the first place.
Breathing out CO2 - Sweating out CO2 - Getting hot and bothered - Blood Group O - Dark and bright clothing - Diet
So we can avoid doing much heavy work or exercise in early morning and evening when these insects are busy and about. We an eat a healthy, natural diet instead of junk and processed food. We can take a good quality B-Complex vitamin supplement. We can wear pale, pastel or white clothing and be sensible in our movements in the early morning and evening.
We can also call on herbs to repel insects as well as essential oils.
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