Aromatherapy Blogs - All Natural Recipes for Killing Flies and Pests Using Essential Oils

We all love summer, the long warm sunny days and everything else that comes with it. But of course that means it's time for the creepy crawly insects to start reappearing from their winter hiatus. Which isn't so much fun for us.

Always being bitten or is your house surrounded by pest in the warmer months? Here's 22 essential oil that are a natural insecticide:

Aniseed Essential Oil
Cajeput Essential Oil
Camphor Essential Oil
Cardamom Essential Oil
Cedarwood Essential Oil
Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil
Citronella Essential Oil
Clove Essential Oil
Eucalyptus Essential Oil
Fennel Seed Essential Oil
Geranium Essential Oil
Lavandin Essential Oil
Lavender Essential Oil
Lemongrass Essential Oil
Menthol Essential Oil
Neem Essential Oil
Patchoulli Essential Oil
Peppermint Essential Oil
Rosemary Essential Oil
Sweet Orange Essential Oil
Thyme Essential Oil
Tomar Seed Essential Oil

Seriously Killer Recipes:

Been bitten?

This Super easy, natural remedy will help soothe the bite and relieve discomfort. Blend together and apply on the bite every few hours for best results.

5 drops of Geranium Essential
5 mL of Jojoba Oil

This mist spray will help protect you from those nasty pests:

100 drops of Cajeput Essential Oil
100 drops of Lavender Essential Oil
100 drops of Patchouli Essential Oil
5mL of Jojoba Oil
60mL of Witch Hazel

Mix together in a clean bottle and spray on exposed areas of the body before going outside.

Candles:

You gotta love candles! They create such a delightful and wonderfully scented atmosphere. They can also help protect you from insects buy placing just a few drops of Citronella Essential Oil into the candle before lighting!

Natural Foundation Spray:

Looking for a safe effective natural alternative to insects, then look no further than natures very own essential oils!

10 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
10 drops of Citronella Essential Oil
5 drops of Aniseed Essential Oil

Blend together in a mist bottle and leave overnight. The next day you'll have a deadly effective bug repellent.

Need empty bottles? Fear not!

Packaging bottles

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* This information is not a substitute for medication / medical advice and is not intended to cure, diagnose or treat medical conditions. Keep away from children at all times.