BubbleBath Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'm going camping in a couple of weeks and regardless of the time of year, the mosquitos are always bad. So I decided to give Essential Oils a try because I hate the smell of Off. OK I mixed 1.2 tsp. Lemongrass with 1/4 tsp. each of peppermint and lavender; I poured this into 4 oz. cyclo. I rolled it around to mix everything up and gave it a test spray. OMG This smells sooooo good. My daughter came into the kitchen wanting to know what was smelling great.... I hope it works on keeping the bugs away.Mods... If this should be in another forum, please move..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Oh, I'd be interested to know how this works in the great outdoors! I've heard we should use unscented stuff in the wild to avoid drawing attention to ourselves -- haha -- but I've also heard lemongrass is an insect repellant.Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbleBath Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 Well, I'm not going camping in the "wilds". I'm going to a state park in Mississippi. I'll keep you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissyK Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Which park are you going to? Don't forget to make some Citronella candles and bring them with you! Try Peaks Citronella!Missy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbleBath Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 We're going to Percy Quinn State Park. I'll have to order some of the Citronella FO from Peaks. I have Sahara from Flickers, which is supposed to be a good insect repellent, but I tried it once and I still got eaten by those pesky pests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissyK Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I love Percy Quinn. We used to go there all the time during the summer and ski in the lake and hike around it. It's close enough and yet still beautiful! Can I come with you guys? Have a great time! Hopefully it will still be cool and there won't be too many mosquitos. Talk soon,Missy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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