Do mosquitoes haunt you and you can't spend a quiet evening outdoors? Becoming invisible to mosquitoes is not a mission impossible. Just choose the right measures and natural remedies to remove them. In this way you will avoid most of the mosquito bites and you will not have to face the annoyance of itching.
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Le mosquitoes torment you and you can't spend a quiet evening outdoors? Become invisible to mosquitoes it is not a mission impossible. Just choose the right measures and natural remedies to remove them. In this way you will avoid most of the mosquito bites and you will not have to face the annoyance of itching.
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Use a mosquito patch
A crowdfunding project born last year centered around the creation of Kite Patch, a non-toxic mosquito patch designed to protect developing populations from mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria and Dengue fever. The patch promises to make the wearer invisible to mosquitoes for 48 hours. Here more info.
Diffuse or apply essential oils
Some essential oils they are more effective than others to ward off mosquitoes and to protect us from their stings. You can use them for aromatherapy, in a special diffuser, so that their scent protects the rooms of your home from the arrival of mosquitoes. Or you can apply them on the skin after diluting a few drops in vegetable oil. Among the essential anti-mosquito oils we find those of lavender, eucalyptus, geranium and lemongrass. Here is the complete list.
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Harnessing a new molecule
Uno study recently conducted by the Usda has identified a new molecule, which is called 1-methylpiperazine and that it works by preventing mosquitoes from recognizing human odors, from which they are guided to our skin. It is a substance capable of partially inhibiting the smell of mosquitoes, acting selectively. Will the new molecule be able to stop potentially harmful insecticides and mosquito repellent products?
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Prepare an eco-friendly mosquito spray
You can prepare one ecological mosquito spray to be sprayed on the skin based on essential oils. To get it you will need distilled water, alcohol of the food type that is used to prepare liqueurs and essential oils of your choice among those of geranium, lavender, mint, lemon, lemon balm, tea tree and eucalyptus. Here is the complete recipe for making your own eco-friendly do-it-yourself mosquito spray.
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Spray geranium floral water
The geranium flowers and theessential oil of geranium both are suitable remedies to ward off mosquitoes that do not like their scent. In fact, geranium is among the mosquito-repellent plants that you could grow on the balcony and on the windowsill to ward off mosquitoes. A natural remedy to apply on the skin or to vaporize in the environment is thefloral water of geranium, Also known as hydrosol of geranium, which you can buy on the internet or at a herbalist's shop.
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Preventing with homeopathy: Ledum Palustre
Il Ledum Palustre it's a homeopathic remedy against mosquitoes available in herbal medicine. It must be taken for the entire period in which you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes, even starting in advance, for example in anticipation of a trip. The globules of Ledum Palustre they must be dissolved under the tongue. This remedy makes the smell of sweat unpleasant for mosquitoes, which therefore move away.
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Sprinkle with mosquito repellent body oil
You can prepare a mosquito repellent body oil starting with Neem oil, to which you will add a few drops of the following essential oils: Tea Tree Oil, lavender essential oil, lemongrass essential oil, geranium and eucalyptus essential oil. At this point you just have to mix the ingredients and apply the preparation in small quantities on the skin. THU the complete recipe.
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Don't drink beer
Some recent studies have tried to describe the characteristics of the favorite victim of mosquitoes. It seems that mosquitoes are more attracted to those who have just had a beer. It is possible that, after drinking beer, their skin is warmer and therefore, also for olfactory reasons as well as temperature, it tends to attract mosquitoes more.
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Wear light colored clothing
Le favorite victims of mosquitoes, in addition to drinking beer, they wear red clothes or in any case lively, or dark, like black and blue, once again according to the latest evidence brought to light by experts. Pregnant women and those who are overweight would also be among the favorite targets for mosquitoes. Experimenting costs nothing: on summer evenings try wearing light-colored clothing to evaluate any benefits.
Use a portable mosquito net
And if you just can't find a more comfortable solution to the mosquito problem, here is the portable mosquito net. So you can sit quietly on the park benches to read a book on summer evenings, or simply in the garden. If the presence of mosquitoes is really annoying and insistent, perhaps a portable mosquito net could be for you.
Marta Albè
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