Means from mosquitoes: how to enjoy in nature?
The modern market offers quite effective funds from bloodsuckers, but what to do, refusing away from civilization? We study folk remedies from mosquitoes
With the onset of summer days, we have to be exhausted not only from the stuffiness and heat, but also from the increased attention of such annoying insects like mosquitoes. In their ability to spoil a romantic evening by the fire, turn long-awaited fishing or overnight stay in a country house into torture. Not only that the mosquito buzz is scary and nervous, so also the seats of bites will be incredibly itching and burning as in fire.
Naturally, the desire to get rid of the like «Neighborhood» will be incredibly acute, but what to do if the usual means of protection against mosquitoes remained at home or not at all were bought in stock? It remains either «feed» raiders, or try folk remedies from mosquitoes.
Outdoor fight
Smoking curtain – this is what helps to keep the impressions of dinner on the banks of the river or overnight stay in the tent is not the edge of the forest.
To do this, it will be necessary in advance the pine branches and fir cones, the bark of juniper and other fuel, which, burning in the fire, will highlight not only dense smoke in the air, but also aromatic resins.
It pleases that at all you do not need to sit in close proximity to the fire: the flavors will spread a few meters around.
If communication with nature is broken by mosquito packs, and the desires or plans to mess around with the fire was not initially, such funds from the bites of mosquitoes in nature, like: foliage elderberry and cherry, as well as mint feline.
All these plants can be collected in the meadows, in the forest and even the nearest summer cottage. Green is crushed before the appearance of juice, which is rubbed all the open areas of the body. Similar «armor» just enough for a couple of hours.
Being Nbut Nature with the purpose of holding a tourist campaign, man is almost impossible to do without special cosmetics from insects. And if such was not in the backpack, then the problem can be solved by the fact that it is still located. It’s about garlic and onions whose juice and need to grasp the most «buses» Skin areas.
It is clear that the acquiredmb will not like all those who are from you at a distance of less than a meter, but the mosquitoes will start flying away for a kilometer. The duration of such protection is about 2 hours.
From future insect bites, you can protect the body by brandy or vodka. Naturally, in the campaign or in nature, the alcohol is better to use, but when it comes to death and life, the choice is small. Especially inspires the fact that brandy scares the mosquitoes at least 7 hours, and the budget tincture of 3-4.
Another disastrous habit that helps survive mosquito attacks is tobacco. If you do not regret the pack of cigarettes, and scatter their contents on the floor of the tent, you can safely sleep throughout the night.
Mosquitoes in the house: Resistance measures
Usually mosquitoes on dacha Or in the apartment become unexpected and sudden guests who violate the usual peace and comfort.
And if the saving repellents did not turn to hand, the remedy for mosquitoes can be prepared right at the cottage:
The smell of lavender oil, roses, chamomile or cedar – this is what makes insects promptly change the location of the dislocation. For this, it is quite enough to apply a few drops of funds to open areas of the skin;
- Camfar is an unique tool that helps from mosquito bites. It does not need to get rid of it, it is enough to boil some water and dissolve this substance in it in the number of several drops. The couple enriched with the aroma will begin to rise and spread around the room, expelled from it of bloodsuckers. You can also simply set fire to the camphor in the pile, and walk with her room;
- In the case of mosquito invasion in the house should always hang a bouquet of dried Caucasian chamomile. If it is crushed, and the resulting powder scatter on all rooms, it will be possible to forget about insect at least a week;
- To the one who disassembled in the seasonings, and at all is very lucky, because in his collection necessarily an anise. His seeds, poured on a split frying pan, begin to exude a strong spicy fragrance, which mosquitoes are not transferred to the spirit.
Homemade repellents
How did our ancestors saved from mosquitoes who not only did not know about the existence of special cosmetics, but also Apple vinegar Did your own hands?
It turns out that all those herbal tinctures and fumigation entered the struggle, some of which are already described above. So, for example, special «Thermoidency» Valerian root is famous, a tablespoon of which should be pouring 20 ml of boiling water, and put for 30 minutes in a tightly twisting thermos.
The resulting water is moisturized those parts of the body that most suffer from bites. Similarly, preparing the infusions of the roots of dusty, pine needles, cedar cones and even the juice of immature tomatoes.
The hunters who had to have a long transition along the taiga, always held a container with fish oil, thunderstorms of the children of the past, which now become a real deficit today became a real deficit. And if it was not possible to find it, it was not possible to use the following recipe: pour a tablespoon of dried cloves 100 ml of chilled water.
Liquid to bring to the boiling point and give it to cool in room conditions. The decoction is mixed with any cologne, and the means from mosquitoes is applied to the body with an interval of 7-8 hours.
Well, if there is a desire to scare the mosquitoes tasty and aroma, you can just mix baby cream and vanilla. We wish you a pleasant rest, and let the annoying buzzing do not disturb your ear!