No one wants to put unnecessary chemicals on their body, and especially not on their children. You want your bug spray to work but may not want to use ones containing so many ingredients you aren’t familiar with. Why not make your own natural bug spray using only essential oils and water?
I prefer to use Young Living essential oils for their pure properties (more on that here). All of the oils you will need to make you natural bug spray come in the Everyday Oils premium starter kit. The glass spray bottle I am using for this project also came with my premium starter kit.
To make your natural bug spray add the following into your 2oz. glass spray bottle:
12 drops of Purification oz
8 drops of Peppermint
6 drops of Lavender
4 drops of Thieves
Once all of your oils are combined in the bottle, fill the rest of the way with water. Screw on top and shake. Make sure you shake you mixture before each use.
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amber.m says
June 2, 2015 at 7:43 amI so need to try some of this! The bugs here are getting awful already! My poor kids hate it!
Claire @ A Little Claireification says
June 2, 2015 at 11:14 amIt really works – I added a little witch hazel to my recipe. Love my oils!!
lifeanchored says
June 3, 2015 at 3:15 pmI’ve read that can help with it lasting longer. I’ve just been spraying it every few hours. Next batch I’ll try the witch hazel.
Phyrra says
June 2, 2015 at 5:08 pmI need to try this. Mosquitoes always come after me.
lifeanchored says
June 3, 2015 at 3:15 pmThey love me too! This really seems to help.
Amber says
June 2, 2015 at 5:43 pmDefinitely going to try this. The bugs are especially bad this year!
lifeanchored says
June 3, 2015 at 3:14 pmIt has helped us so much and I don’t feel terrible about it being on my little guys skin!
Christine says
June 9, 2015 at 4:38 pmI’ve been looking for a natural bug spray. We live 5 minutes from a lake, and it’s mosquito season. Can’t wait to try this! Would love for you to share at the #OhMyHeartsieGirlWW party going on right now at my blog! I pin, tweet and share! Have a great week! Hope to see you there!
Christine@CherishingaSweetLife
Tanya says
June 10, 2015 at 12:28 pmI am always looking for alternatives to traditional bug spray. This Sounds perfect! Thanks for linking up to Small Victories Sunday Linkup!
Lisa @ Fun Money Mom says
June 11, 2015 at 6:39 amMy daughter and I are like giant mosquito magnets! I’ll have to give this a try! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Share The Wealth Sunday!
xoxo
Lisa
Nicole says
June 12, 2015 at 10:41 amSo I just ordered my first Essential Oils and got the order two days ago. Four oils to be exact. Guess what four? And I didn’t know about this combo as a bug spray! You can bet I am pinning this and using it. Found you at the #FridayFlash blog hop. Thanks for sharing!
Shantel says
June 12, 2015 at 1:30 pmThe mosquito’s are so bad at our house I can’t wait to try this spray!
Laura says
June 13, 2015 at 12:10 amOh yes I’m so happy I found this! I cannot stand the chemical-laden bug sprays that are everywhere. Thanks for sharing! I can smell good and keep the bugs away this summer. 🙂
Katie says
June 13, 2015 at 6:13 pmThis is so great!! Way better than dumping chemicals all over my kiddos. Thanks for sharing on DIY Inspired. Pinning 🙂
Katie
Jennifer says
June 14, 2015 at 12:03 amWhat a great idea! Regular bug sprays smell awful, so this is a great alternative.
By the way, I’d like to invite you to post on my new blog hop that is open all weekend, if you’re interested.
Jennifer
Kathleen says
June 15, 2015 at 8:41 amWhat a wonderful idea, I hate to think what we are rubbing into the skin of ourselves and much worse young children. Thanks for bringing this idea to #HomeMattersParty
Kathleen