Being Bugged?..... that is, are insects pestering you?
Go Green with Nature’s Pure, Organic Essential Oils for insect control
and Don’t Be Bugged!
(excerpts from Dr. Sabina DeVita's "Vibrational Cleaning" book )
Essential oils have many therapeutic properties that have been well known for their ability to keep a person sting-free.
Spring and summertime is the time of year that many of us look forward to but it also means spending time outdoors! Along with being outdoors comes the common ‘critters’ that can make being outdoors unpleasant. Stings and bites from insects are common for many of us and can be a quick way to destroy a fun time or your holiday time. Sometimes a sting can cause a life-threatening allergic reaction. Considering both multiple stings and allergic reactions to single stings, insects actually harm or even kill (in rare cases) more than three times as many North Americans as snakes do.
What to do?
With the right natural remedies, you can protect yourself and your family from summer time bugs. A few tips and natural formulas are given below to help you avoid those toxic pesticides and the most common widely used repellent still to this day- DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide). DEET is a registered pesticide. It is a member of the toluene chemical family, known as a hazardous waste and an endocrine disruptor as well as a potential cancer causing agent.
Two botanical repellents which performed particularly well in a Florida study were a lemon eucalyptus essential oil (providing 120 minutes of protection) and Citronella oil (30-40 minutes of protection). This oil has been used throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America since the 1980’s.!! The authors of the study note that the oils just need to be applied more often.[i]
The CDC (Centre for Disease Control) also reported that lemon eucalyptus oil also known as Eucalyptus citriadora provides protection similar to repellents with low concentrations of DEET.[ii] The CDC has given its approval for lemon eucalyptus as an effective repellent.
Dr. Joseph Mercola reported another study that showed cinnamaldehyde, the chief constituent found in cinnamon leaf oil, to be effective as a pesticide—without the risk of negative health and environmental consequences.[iii]
BEWARE! Not all essential oils are created equal and many companies take short cuts by cutting their oils with chemical solvents and the like. Purity and quality is absolutely critical in order to obtain maximum results. Whatever is applied to your skin is also absorbed throughout your bloodstream. Using high quality, authentic, untampered with, all organic essential oils is the best way to go.
The same little bottle can give protection in a room, on the balcony, in a car, on the body and even on our clothes…plus the essential oils can help you to deal with encountered trouble. And essential oils are helpful to the environment- they increase atmospheric oxygen at the same time. “Go Green by Going ‘Scents-able’ this summer!”
Essential Oils to Use
As a general rule, use Lemongrass or Citronella or Cinnamon oil to keep insects at bay by airborne methods, paper strips at the windows, on light bulbs, etc. Thieves Oil blend contains Cinnamon oil and is a great oil to deter insects. Use Lavender oil to deter insects from landing on your skin.
Lavender and Peppermint help to reduce insect-bite-induced itching and infection. Your home diffuser will be a major help in keeping your home, cottage or hotel room safe and insect free. Carry these oils with you at all times during the summer months especially while travelling or even for your jogging or walks outdoors.
Make Your Own Effective Insect Deterrent:
Combine: 4 drops Thyme, 8 drops Lemongrass, 4 drops Lavender, 4 drops Peppermint,
Dab neat on neck and legs or add to spray bottle and spray. Ankles are a prime target for mosquitoes. Cover the ankles with cotton socks and add a drop of Lavender or Purification Special Essential oil blend by Young Living (contains citronella) to the tops of the socks. Put drops of essential oils on bottom of pant legs.
Other Mosquito Deterrents
Combine Lemon, Peppermint, Eucalyptus and Lemongrass
Single oils: Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Lemon, Lavender, Cedarwood, Idaho Tansy, Rosemary, or Patchouli. Use the Ecuadorian oil – Palo Santo by Young Living that is well known and well used in Ecuador to ward off mosquitoes and other insects.
Other Special Oil Blends: Purification, Thieves or Melrose Blends work very well. Make your own by combining Lemongrass with Citronella and Idaho Tansy in water! Spray where needed. There are a number of essential oils that work very well in keeping you safe and toxic-free. Just remember to apply more often. More ideas are contained in my ‘Vibrational Cleaning’ books.
1 Qualls, WA. "Field evaluation of commercial repellents against the floodwater mosquito Psorophora columbiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in St. Johns County, Florida." Journal of Medical Entomology. no. 6 (2011): 1247-1249. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22238886 (accessed April 9, 2013).
2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Insect Repellent Use and Safety." Accessed April 9, 2013. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/insect_repellent.htm.
3 Mercola, Joseph. "Cinnamon Oil Better for Killing Mosquitoes Than DEET." Mercola.com, August 07, 2004. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/08/07/cinnamon-oil-deet.aspx (accessed April 9, 2013).
Now here is a simple and great idea for those summer BBQ days!
Watch the video below! EASY to do!
and Don’t Be Bugged!
(excerpts from Dr. Sabina DeVita's "Vibrational Cleaning" book )
Essential oils have many therapeutic properties that have been well known for their ability to keep a person sting-free.
Spring and summertime is the time of year that many of us look forward to but it also means spending time outdoors! Along with being outdoors comes the common ‘critters’ that can make being outdoors unpleasant. Stings and bites from insects are common for many of us and can be a quick way to destroy a fun time or your holiday time. Sometimes a sting can cause a life-threatening allergic reaction. Considering both multiple stings and allergic reactions to single stings, insects actually harm or even kill (in rare cases) more than three times as many North Americans as snakes do.
What to do?
With the right natural remedies, you can protect yourself and your family from summer time bugs. A few tips and natural formulas are given below to help you avoid those toxic pesticides and the most common widely used repellent still to this day- DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide). DEET is a registered pesticide. It is a member of the toluene chemical family, known as a hazardous waste and an endocrine disruptor as well as a potential cancer causing agent.
Two botanical repellents which performed particularly well in a Florida study were a lemon eucalyptus essential oil (providing 120 minutes of protection) and Citronella oil (30-40 minutes of protection). This oil has been used throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America since the 1980’s.!! The authors of the study note that the oils just need to be applied more often.[i]
The CDC (Centre for Disease Control) also reported that lemon eucalyptus oil also known as Eucalyptus citriadora provides protection similar to repellents with low concentrations of DEET.[ii] The CDC has given its approval for lemon eucalyptus as an effective repellent.
Dr. Joseph Mercola reported another study that showed cinnamaldehyde, the chief constituent found in cinnamon leaf oil, to be effective as a pesticide—without the risk of negative health and environmental consequences.[iii]
BEWARE! Not all essential oils are created equal and many companies take short cuts by cutting their oils with chemical solvents and the like. Purity and quality is absolutely critical in order to obtain maximum results. Whatever is applied to your skin is also absorbed throughout your bloodstream. Using high quality, authentic, untampered with, all organic essential oils is the best way to go.
The same little bottle can give protection in a room, on the balcony, in a car, on the body and even on our clothes…plus the essential oils can help you to deal with encountered trouble. And essential oils are helpful to the environment- they increase atmospheric oxygen at the same time. “Go Green by Going ‘Scents-able’ this summer!”
Essential Oils to Use
As a general rule, use Lemongrass or Citronella or Cinnamon oil to keep insects at bay by airborne methods, paper strips at the windows, on light bulbs, etc. Thieves Oil blend contains Cinnamon oil and is a great oil to deter insects. Use Lavender oil to deter insects from landing on your skin.
Lavender and Peppermint help to reduce insect-bite-induced itching and infection. Your home diffuser will be a major help in keeping your home, cottage or hotel room safe and insect free. Carry these oils with you at all times during the summer months especially while travelling or even for your jogging or walks outdoors.
Make Your Own Effective Insect Deterrent:
Combine: 4 drops Thyme, 8 drops Lemongrass, 4 drops Lavender, 4 drops Peppermint,
Dab neat on neck and legs or add to spray bottle and spray. Ankles are a prime target for mosquitoes. Cover the ankles with cotton socks and add a drop of Lavender or Purification Special Essential oil blend by Young Living (contains citronella) to the tops of the socks. Put drops of essential oils on bottom of pant legs.
Other Mosquito Deterrents
Combine Lemon, Peppermint, Eucalyptus and Lemongrass
Single oils: Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Lemon, Lavender, Cedarwood, Idaho Tansy, Rosemary, or Patchouli. Use the Ecuadorian oil – Palo Santo by Young Living that is well known and well used in Ecuador to ward off mosquitoes and other insects.
Other Special Oil Blends: Purification, Thieves or Melrose Blends work very well. Make your own by combining Lemongrass with Citronella and Idaho Tansy in water! Spray where needed. There are a number of essential oils that work very well in keeping you safe and toxic-free. Just remember to apply more often. More ideas are contained in my ‘Vibrational Cleaning’ books.
1 Qualls, WA. "Field evaluation of commercial repellents against the floodwater mosquito Psorophora columbiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in St. Johns County, Florida." Journal of Medical Entomology. no. 6 (2011): 1247-1249. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22238886 (accessed April 9, 2013).
2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Insect Repellent Use and Safety." Accessed April 9, 2013. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/insect_repellent.htm.
3 Mercola, Joseph. "Cinnamon Oil Better for Killing Mosquitoes Than DEET." Mercola.com, August 07, 2004. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/08/07/cinnamon-oil-deet.aspx (accessed April 9, 2013).
Now here is a simple and great idea for those summer BBQ days!
Watch the video below! EASY to do!
