Mosquitoes and importunate midge are capable to spoil all pleasure from stay at the dacha or walks in the fresh air and in the apartment from them will not take refuge. The industry releases many means for fight against insects, however they cause allergies in many and too often it is not recommended to use them. But it is possible to replace special medicines with the checked folk remedies from stings of mosquitoes which will frighten off from you insects.
To get rid of mosquitoes, midges and ticks essential oils of tea tree, eucalyptus, carnation, thyme, geranium or lavender will help.
If you well transfer contact of oil with skin – it is possible to mix 20 drops of any "anti-mosquito" oil with 30 grams of any base oil (best of all – from grape seeds or sprouts of wheat) and to apply the turned-out mix on open areas of skin. It is possible "to enrich" with essential oil baby oil, cream or vaseline.
If you cautiously treat the idea to apply essential oils to skin – it is possible to drip them in medallion small jug and to carry it on neck.
In the apartment or the country house it is possible to add essential oils to aromalamps and to put them at open windows. One more option is to impregnate with mix of oils napkin and for the night to put it near bed.
The checked and very effective folk remedy from stings of mosquitoes – carnation, popular spice. The specific smell of buds of clove tree is pleasant for the person, but at the same time insects do not transfer it.
Fill in tablespoon of carnation with glass of cold water, on slow fire bring to boiling, wait for cooling and filter. Apply with cotton tampon clove broth on open areas of skin, it is possible to spray with it and clothes. It will provide you protection at several o'clock.
The carnation can be used also for replacement of the fumigant injector or anti-mosquito spiral. Cut lemon on thick slices and thrust in them clove buds. The citrus and spicy smell usually is associated with the atmosphere of Christmas, but also as means from insects works perfectly. Place the turned-out composition near bed or table on verandah – and insects will not disturb you.
The aroma of vanilla is associated with fresh pastries. In comparison with carnation this smell much less sharp and is much simpler to prepare vanilla lotion from mosquitoes.
Part vanillin teaspoon in glass of water – and means is ready. Moisten cotton tampon in solution and wipe open areas of skin. It is also possible to spray with vanilla water clothes or the room.
Vanillin solution is especially valuable when it is about importunate midge – it is more complex to frighten off it, than mosquitoes, and even special means not always cope with this task. And vanillin will provide quite good protection against midge.
It is not obligatory to use vanillin in solution: it is possible to add half of teaspoon of vanilla powder to 50 grams of children's cream then carefully to mix. To apply the turned-out fragrant cream to skin, to exhale "rich" aroma – and to enjoy life without mosquitoes.
One more old and checked folk remedy of protection against stings of mosquitoes – broths from root of valerian, wormwood or wheat grass.
On one and a half liters of water it is necessary to take handful of the crushed roots of any of these plants, to bring to boiling on slow fire then to pour in thermos and to insist 30-60 minutes then to filter and allow to cool down.
Wipe with the turned-out means open areas of body and spray clothes, it is capable to protect from stings of mosquitoes for 4-5 hours. However owners of cats should use valerian with care: the smell of valerian will frighten off mosquitoes, but with guarantee will draw to itself excessive attention of pet.
If in house first-aid kit there are camphor medicines – they can serve good service in scaring away of insects too. Any kamforosoderzhashchy means for external application can be rubbed gradually in skin behind ears or to grease wrists. And to banish mosquitoes from the house, it is possible to boil water in small saucepan, to add to it several drops of means and to boil several minutes – fragrant camphor steam will force insects to leave the room.
One more excellent means for scaring away of mosquitoes – the Vietnamese balm "Gold Star", widely known as "Asterisk". Its structure contains clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus and mint oil, and this "cocktail" which is pointwise applied to skin in small amounts quite effectively protects from mosquitoes. However it should not be used to allergic persons, also "Asterisk" is not recommended for children is younger than five years.
Blood-sicking insects also dislike alcohol smell therefore for short-term protection it is possible to process leather alcohol, vodka or even cognac. However the best alcohol-containing folk remedy from mosquitoes is cologne "Carnation" which part extract of flowers of carnation is.
It is inexpensive cologne with quite pungent smell which seems to much unpleasant. However as means from mosquitoes of "Tack" it is very good. Small amount of cologne is applied to skin or clothes, providing protection against insects at several o'clock.