Benefits of Homemade Mosquito and Ticks repellent Soap
No Harsh Chemicals. DEET is a chemical that is used as an active ingredient in many insect repellents. It has contradictory reports regarding its safety.
Better for your skin. People with sensitive skin should rejoice to know that natural repellents are better for your skin
Natural alternatives work better.
Better for your body. It smells better. Peppermint oil is a natural energizer.
Healthy for pets. It is safe for your family, pets, and the environment
DEET for Children
Do not use mosquitoes or tick repellents that contain DEET for kids of 6 months and less. Instead, use a fine mesh netting to cover your baby’s stroller or playpen if they are outside.
The maximum concentration of 10% DEET should be used for kids of 6 months to 2 years (One application per day 2.5 hours to 4.5 hours)
The maximum concentration of 10% DEET should be used for kids from 2 to 12 years old (No more than three applications per day, 2.5 hours to 4.5 hours) The maximum concentration of 30% DEET should be used for kids over 12 years (5 to 8 hours)
Although DEET is not a known danger to unborn babies or breastfed infants, pregnant or breastfeeding women may consider other solutions, such as wearing protective clothing and avoiding exposure to mosquitos and ticks.
Types of Mosquitoes and how they can harm you
Culex Mosquitoes
West Nile Virus
Anopheles Mosquitoes
Malaria
Aedes Mosquitoes
Dengue
Yellow Fever
Types of ticks and how they can harm you
American Dog Tick
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Tularemia
Ehrlichiosis
Lone Star Tick
Tularemia
Ehrlichiosis
Deer Tick
Lyme
Brown Dog Tick
Winter tick
Monsters that don’t hide under your beds but around you!
Ticks
Ticks can be found in stone walls because they are fully moisturized
They are found in overgrown shrubs. Trim off such shrubs if they grow on your personal property.
Clear away any leaf piles or litter, next time you mauve your lawn. Ticks are abundant in such rubbish.
Avoid high wooded and tall grassy area without proper full clothing. Don’t let your children and pets play in such areas.
Dog Ticks are often found in your house furniture, behind hanging draperies on your walls and under rugs. Clean all these spaces regularly and use sprays and powders to kill these monsters.
Mosquitoes
Avoid going near ponds and marshes at night time. Prohibit your children from playing near such areas at evening time as mosquitoes prefer to stay closer to water spaces because they are their breeding grounds.
Dengue spreading mosquito often lays its eggs in clean water containers, so don’t let any such clean water remain uncovered.
Thoroughly check your kitchens or washrooms for any mosquito nets.
Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide, heat and light. They actually hide under your bed! They hide behind your furniture and in your room drawers to attack at night!
Gear up to fight the little monsters!
Wear clothes which fully cover your skin.
Bed nets.
Protection from ticks
Stay alert
Remove standing water
Apply repellents.
HOW TO SAFELY APPLY INSECT REPELLENT:
Put on sunscreen first.
Don’t apply repellents under your clothes.
Don’t spray directly onto face; instead, spray your hands and rub repellent on your face.
Avoid your eyes and mouth.
Don’t apply on injured or irritated skin.
Don’t allow children to apply repellent themselves.
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