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Garlic can be used as an insect repellent by cutting it or blending it and applying it on plants. When it is absorbed, garlic extract gives those plants a long-lasting case of 'garlic breath' and insects can not stand it.
Garlic, citronella, and other "odorants" are not as effective as DEET repellent sprays (e.g. Off products), which actually mask what attracts mosquitos: the scent of lactic acid and the CO2 you exhale. Mosquitoes will home in on both. An oily repellent product is not much more effective than a non-oily one, because the bugs will find unprotected areas.
The oils and minerals in garlic are absorbed into the bloodstream and it's very healthy for you. Sometime if you eat a lot of garlic, your perspiration will smell of it. It is an effective repellent for mosquitoes and fleas.
Lemon is a natural repellent for cockroaches, however lemon grass is not. You can try using garlic cloves, and catnip as a repellent as well.
yes you can make insect repellent as an investigatory project.. this is one of the example : NATURAL INSECT REPELLENT materials: cacao leaves garlic eucalyptus oil olive oil PROCEDURE boil the cacao leaves grind the garlic and mix the eucalyptus oil to the olive oil and mix it to the boil cacao leaves
Easy. You need lemongrass, garlic, olive oil and eucalyptus oil 1. chop the garlic 2. clean then boil the lemongrass 3. put water on the garlic 4. distill the garlic 5. mix the lemongrass' boiled water and the garlic's water. 6. mix the eucalyptus and olive oil. 7. mix, mix, mix 8. put it on a container. That's it :) -kyra
A good cat repellent spray would be the Mega Sonic Cat Repellent. It is entirely harmless to cats yet will still keep them away, and if you wish to, you can also spread garlic around your garden to keep them away.
Garlic's health benefits and medicinal properties have long been known (1). Garlic has long been considered a herbal "wonder drug", with a reputation in folklore for preventing everything from the common cold and flu to the Plague! It has been used extensively in herbal medicine (phytotherapy, sometimes spelt phitotherapy). Raw garlic is used by some to treat the symptoms of acne and there is some evidence that it can assist in managing high cholesterol levels. It can even be effective as a natural mosquito repellent.*Edit*Plus it helps keep vampires away.
Well one thing we need to note is that when a mosquito bites you, it sucks your blood and injects some of its parasites into you. A parasite is something that isn't at all good for us humans, and when a mosquito bites us, the parasites go into our blood and goes all the way to out liver where it kills red blood cells and causes us harm.
1. Boil cacao leaves on a shallow pan for 20 minutes. Separate the juice and leaves. Set aside 2. Finely chop the garlic and add the cacao juice. Set aside 3. Mix the essential oil together and pour onto the prepared juice. 4. Let it stand for at least 10 minutes to incorporate well. 5. Using funnel, pour over the liquid into a sprayer. Let it cool completely before using your natural insect repellant.
Chili's and chili powder are common ingredients found in many natural insect repellents. Chili's have been shown to repel mosquitoes, flies and other insects, along with garlic and garlic powder.
Diatomaceous earth is a cockroach repellent. They can not stand to walk on it so anywhere it is place the cockroaches will keep away from.