Non Toxic Anti-Mosquito Recipes: Take Yo’ Azz Outside! But Don’t Get All Bit Up

I was workin’ in the garden, burning calories ‘n stuff, while posing as a weed-harvesting slave. But (gasp!), no. I’m not talking about marijuana harvesting. It’s those dang pesky garden weeds that make my flower beds look all trashy.

So I was pulling out the weeds to re-beautify the landscape when those bastard mosquitoes started chewing on my flesh. I forgot to use protection! Since I’m all about being natural and healthy, and kinda organic, I can’t see using those commercialized mosquito repellents that contain the neurotoxin, DEET.

DEET is the active ingredient in many anti-mosquito body products that prevent them from snacking on your azz like some chicken & biscuits. But DEET is also a pesticide, so why would you spray/smather that stuff on the bodies of you and your family? It’s absorbed by the skin and into the bloodstream. It’s part of the same family of chemicals found in paint solvent. (Sigh. Why the does FDA approve this crap for human use?)

Mosquitoes are attracted to floral-ish perfumes, dark clothing, sweaty funk, and the carbon dioxide we give off as we breathe. So some keys are to wear light clothing, hold your breath and make yourself as aromatically un-appealing to the mosquitoes as you garden, exercise and play outdoors.

The site right here lists a host of natural ingredients that those pests hate to deal with, like lavender, eucalyptus, catnip, thyme, lemongrass oil, mineral oil and more. Read that site for a natural homemade recipe, and you can certainly Google a bunch more recipes to find one with ingredients you might already have on hand.

Then there’s the OFF! Clip On Repellent (coupon link) you can get that doesn’t involve any spraying on your body at all – just clip it on your clothes and it creates a force field around you (although I’m still wondering if the scent the clip gives off is toxic to us in anyway?).  I’ve been using DEET-free Bullfrog for years, and there’s always the good ‘ole Avon Skin So Soft that will do the trick. Based on Livestrong’s breakdown of Skin So Soft ingredients, you might wanna pick some of that up, yet Avon now has a specialized line of bug repellents as well.

What good is it to be working on your fitness if you’re gonna be smathering DEET-pesticides on your body? Take yo’ azz outside for some physical activity, but use these natural tips so you don’t get all bit up, okay?

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