In this article:
Recipes to make your own all natural, non-toxic, herbal and homeopathic flea, tick, mosquito:
- Repellent topical sprays;
- Rubs;
- Dips;
- Rinse;
- Collar Drops
- Spot-on Drops
1.1 Fresh Lemon Spray (for cats and dogs)
Fresh lemons and water make an excellent non-toxic easy to make mosquito spray with a refreshing scent. See the recipe here.
1.2 Almond, Garlic, Lemon Oil-Based
Sprays
Sprays
Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Almond Oil,Citrus Spray (for dogs only)
Pour the following ingredients in a spray bottle…
- 1 cup of water;
- 2 cups of organic apple cider vinegar;
- 2 tbs sweet almond oil or:
- 2 tbs lemon oil (see recipe below), or;
- 2 tbs garlic oil (see recipe below;
- Both almond oil and garlic contain sulfur - sulfur repels many types of insects including mosquitoes;
- 2 tbs of fresh squeezed lemon juice;
- Mosquitoes do not like citrus, especially lemon;
- do not use this spray on cats if you use lemon essential oil instead of fresh lemon!
- Shake well, and;
- Spritz your dog’s fur.
Make your own lemon oil…
- You will need 2 lemons and 1 cup of olive oil.
- Preparation;
- Peel the rind from the lemons;
- Place oil and lemon rinds in a sauce pan;
- Place on a very low heat for 20 minutes;
- Allow to cool;
- Strain and pour into a bottle.
Make your own garlic oil…
- To prepare garlic oil you will need:
- A small, clean wide-mouth glass jar;
- Cheesecloth or other breathable clean cloth;
- Elastic band or string;
- Amber, brown or blue storage bottle;
- Garlic cloves;
- Virgin, or extra virgin olive oil (cold-pressed olive oil).
- Preparation:
- Remove the outer skin (also called paper) from the garlic cloves;
- Cut the garlic cloves into thin slices;
- Put the sliced garlic in the jar, leave a little space at the top of the jar empty;
- Pour the olive oil into the jar, making sure to add enough oil to completely cover the garlic - make sure that you leave some empty space at the top of the jar;
- Cover the top of the jar with a few layers of cheesecloth:
- Stretch the cheesecloth so it lays flat on top of the lid - if the cloth touches the oil it will absorb the oil and make a mess;
- Secure the cloth with string or an elastic band;
- Let the garlic/oil filled jar sit top cure, in a warm location for 10 to 14 days;
- Once the curing period is over, separate the garlic from the oil by straining the oil into an amber, brown or blue storage bottle;
- Store the Garlic Oil in the refrigerator.
1.3 Neam Oil-Based Sprays and Rubs
Organic 1Neem Oil Spray (for dogs only)
- You will need…
- ½ once (2.5 ml) organic neem oil;
- If you want to make a stronger replant use 1 once (5 ml neem oil);
- ½ once (2 ml) organic glycerine or organic Castile soap;
- 2 cups (.5 litre) warm water;
- Mixing bowl;
- Spray bottle.
- Preparation…
- Pour the glycerine soap and warm water into the bowl – mix the resulting liquid;
- Slowly add the neem oil , mixing as you add the neem to the soap/water mixture;
- Pour the resulting liquid into a spray bottle;
- Spritz your dog’s fur.
1 Caution for Neem Oil:
