[email protected] wrote:
In a message dated 5/12/2010 1:04:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
Can anyone tell me, is catnip oil actually being used as a
mosquito repellant? If so, how is it applied?
I use it - I do it several ways. The more elaborate way is to pick a
bunch of it, stuff it into a jar
and cover with vodka, let sit for 4-6 weeks. Then strain and put into a
spray bottle, can spray direct
on your skin, or onto your hand and then across your face. Can spray
onto your clothes, or onto
a hankie that you tuck into a pocket. I find this very effective. If I
am sweating a lot - as I often am
out in the garden - I'll take along a few fresh leaves from the catnip,
tucked into a pocket. I'll chew
a leaf a bit, and then rub the chewed leaf on my bare skin. Works very
well. Oh, when you make
the tincture, some folks add drops of various essential oils to the mix
after straining it - like lavender, citronella, sage, rosemary. Skip
any you don't like. Or just go with catnip - what I generally do.
Sara
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