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Easy and Effective DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray Ingredients+ FREE Printable

December 27, 2019 by Kelly 4 Comments

This post contains affiliate links. My kids and I love to hang out in the yard. This is especially true of Caitlin. She loves to chill in her hammock with our dog Elivs and listen to music. She will swing and sing in that hammock for hours! The only two things that would get her to want to come in the house is food or the bugs getting to her.

It seems no matter that bug repellent we try, nothing has worked as well as we would like. Until, that is, I decided to make my own DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray. I love to buy alll natural and organic when I can, but it can be pricey. I love that this homemade product is safe, cheap to make and works like a charm! The kids spray it on before they play a game with their Homemade Sponge Water Bombs! A cheap and easy to make boredom buster!

What To Do When You Can’t Find What You Want…

I love summer, but hate those pesky biting insects! You can keep the bugs away with this easy, affordable and effective DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray.

I began to do some research and I found many essential oils can repel insects, especially those pesky mosquitos. It seems Caitlin can get a huge mosquito bite just by walking within 100 yards of one! The other night she walked the dog and came back with several bites.

I found a basic recipe DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Sprayor a bug repellent spray and added several essential oils and came up with something that really works. You can keep the bugs away with the easy, affordable and effective DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray.

Make It Yourself!!

DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray Ingredients

To make this Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray, you just need a few supplies. It takes just a few monutes to make and you are ready to zap those pesky insects! We have several small spray bottles with this DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray. We take it to the park, the lake, the pool, when we go camping and so many other places. We even keep a bottle in the car! Here is how you can make your own!

You can purchase the products I use from Amazon by clicking the Amazon buttons under each of the pictures below!

     

DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray Ingredients

What you will need to make your DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray:

• 1/4 cup witch hazel
• 1/4 cup distilled water
• 10-15 drops lemongrass essential oil
• 10-15 drops citronella essential oil
• 10-15 drops lavender essential oil
• 10-15 drops patchouli essential oil
• 2-3 drops Argan oil
• 1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil

DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray Step 1

Step 1: Add witch hazel to bowl

DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray Step 2

Step 2: Add distilled water to bowl

DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray Step 3

Steps 3-6: Add essential oils to bowl

DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray Step 4

Step 7: Add Vitamin E oil

DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray Step 8

Step 8: Add Argan oil

DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray Step

Step 9: Mix ingredients together

DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray Step 10

Step 10: Pour mixture into spray bottle.

DIY Essential Oils Bug Repellent Spray

Step 11: Spray before heading out into nature ? Re-apply as necessary. This oil is safe for all skin types. For kids under 10, decrease drops of essential oils from 10-15 to 5. Make your own Bug Off printable stickers using the 2″ round avery labels and this document or by clicking the image below. I print mine via the www.avery.com/templates website.

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Which pesky insects give you trouble in the summer months? Have you tried essential oils? Let me know in the comments below!

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Comments

  1. Peggy Nunn says

    July 6, 2018 at 8:28 am

    Thank you for this information. The bugs LOVE my husband and he always gets eaten when he goes out. I will try this now.

    Reply
  2. Sarah L says

    July 6, 2018 at 9:16 pm

    This is so much better than the sprays you can buy. I love how versatile essential oils are.

    Reply
  3. Mary Songer says

    July 12, 2018 at 1:15 am

    I’m going to try this one. Mosquitoes love me and make it tough to sit outside. We just redid our deck and I’d like to enjoy it. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  4. Lynne B says

    August 19, 2018 at 12:02 pm

    I’ve never tried a natural bug repellent or a DIY one. If they are effective, I’d much rather use them instead of chemical ones.

    Reply

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