Re: catnip instead of deet

[Guest guest]

This is great news. I wish I had known it a day sooner. Went to a

full moon wedding last night and the area of land where the ceremony

was being held was vibrant with mosquitos. I had Citronella spray on

and it wasn't doing a thing..in fact I think it was attracting them.

Then after the ceremony and before the reception I got an old non-

aerosol pump of deet to spray on ... got a little in my mouth pppttt!

The bugs stayed away after I put on deet but I still came home with

more bites than you would believe. One of those little suckers even

got down the front of my dress and took a bite from one of my....well

you get the idea. I wonder if crunching and soaking catnip herb in

an oil would be enough to get the necessary potency out of the herb.

Excuse me while I go scratch. D.

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> NEWS RELEASE FROM THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY:

> " Catnip Repels Mosquitoes More Effectively Than DEET "

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[Guest guest]

oldglory@... wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I love this idea BUT, have you checked the price of Catnip essential

> oil? $9.72 for 1/6 of an OUNCE! WOW, I need to change professions!

>

> Here is the website page to see the Catnip essential oil at 80 to 90%

> active ingredient.

> http://www.essential-oil.org/shop/oilsc.htm

>

> Baugh

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Yes it is pricey but a little goes a long way. For me I have found that

changing my diet was the best mosquito deterrent. I used to wear a sign

that said " Mosquito Diner 24/7 " LOL After changing my diet to vegan and

cleansing my body a fair amount they seemed not to bother me anymore.

Either that or if they did chomp on me my body didn't react with all the

histamine anymore.

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Peace, love and light,

Don Quai

" Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal

and wakes in man. "

[Guest guest]

It might... I want to try boiling some catnip in water and letting it sit.. and using it as a spray after I test the catnip oil...

Suzi Ybarra <deuteronomy2929@...> wrote:

My wife asked me if just rubbing the crushed fresh catnip on the skin would work. Any one with any ideas?

nkbaker2001 <nkbaker2001@...> wrote:

Great Suzi,let us know how the catnip works. I got some, put haven't done anything with it yet. Kathe

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[Guest guest]

Kathe,

would you like to do a cup of tea and strain and spritz it on and see how it works?

I'm running experiments here.. lol... if these two don't work.. I'm going for alcohol next...nkbaker2001 <nkbaker2001@...> wrote:

Great Suzi,let us know how the catnip works. I got some, put haven't done anything with it yet. Kathe