If the mosquitos by you are anything like they are here, you want relief. And you want it yesterday! You want those bugs to get away and stop biting. My sister put together an essential oil bug spray recipe and I only slightly tweaked it to include oils from the premium starter kit (and one additional optional one) and it’s been working!
We have a big backyard with a lot of trees and leaves…aka places where mosquitos like to breed. Couple that with woods behind our house a a creek and it’s a haven for those little blood suckers.
Honestly, if they just took my blood, I’d be fine, it’s that dang stuff they put in me to stop my bleeding that makes me itch and whelp up that I dislike.
And the girls and I are like a buffet for the mosquitos, so I knew I needed something that worked!
As an added bonus is smells great and moisturizes your skin.
You will need a 2oz spray bottle, fractionated coconut oil, lemongrass essential oil (optional), tea tree essential oil, lavender essential oil, Thieves essential oil and Purification essential oil.
Using the below recipe, with fractionated coconut oil to dilute has been best for us. We’ve tried diluting with water and other things, but well, water and oil don’t mix, so you are constantly shaking and hoping the oil will come out in the sprayer with the water.
Diluting in oil means it will mix. Plus, the coconut oil leaves your skin nice and soft! This combination also smells great! However, if you don’t want to use coconut oil, you can also use witch hazel
, just remember that you will need to shake to mix before applying.
DIY ESSENTIAL OIL CAMPING Bug SPRAY
A DIY camping spray with essential oils and more that should scare the bugs away.
Materials
Instructions
- Place the essential oils drop-wise into a 2oz glass spray bottle.
- Dilute with fractionated coconut oil to fill the container.
- Spray on skin and rub in.
Click the image below for more information, or shoot me an email at krystyn at reallyareyouserious dot com and we can chat! I’d love to talk with you about essential oils and bringing them into your home!
Krystyn has been blogging since 2005. She is a sarcasm-loving, straight-shooting, jeans and t-shirts wearing, wife and mom of four girls (ages 14, 12, 9 and 7). She blogs about life as a mom and wife and includes funny stories, family travel, fitness, recipes, STEM and more. She currently resides in the Atlanta, Georgia suburbs.
Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says
I was surprised how well it worked! I’m a magnet for mosquitos, and I didn’t get bit once, and neither did Red. I’ve had some “natural” and even some commercial sprays not work this well!
Amanda Dawson says
We know the benefits of essential oil. A few years ago I have started using essential oil. And it has incredible results.
Maureen says
I have made this bug spray before and I LOVE it! It really works! I love that I can use this on my kiddos and feel that it is safe for them!
Maureen
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Yami says
Hi! What could I use if I don’t have purification oil?
Krystyn says
Hi Yami. I’m not sure of the ratio, but Purification is a mixture of Citronella, Lavandin, Lemongrass, Rosemary, Myrtle, and Tea Tree. You already have a couple of those from the other oils, so I’d at last add citronella, rosemary and myrtle if you can get your hands on it. Definitely you want to add citronella and rosemary.
Melissa says
Hi there, I’m just wondering if I can use water as a base? Or avacado oil? I’m guessing fractionated coconut oil is much thinner and spritzable? Thanks!
Krystyn says
Hi Melissa…you could use water as a base, but the essential oils won’t mix in with it, so you’ll have to shake vigorously every time. You might have better luck with rubbing alcohol and a shake?
You could use avocado oil, but yeah it’s thick and it’s going to be harder to rub in and likely leave you feeling oily.