Insect bites and scratches can cause occasional gripes for us humans but can annoy our four-legged counterparts as well. Show your pets some love with this plant-based bug repellant! Your canine (and feline) domestics will surely delight in this all-natural insect spray, very obnoxious to mites and ticks but very friendly for your pet’s skin. Its herbaceous scent will make you hug and smooch your furry companion more! This recipe by Voyageur Soap and Candle Company Ltd. (http://www.voyageursoapandcandle.com/Recipes_Resources_s/109.htm) contains potent ingredients like pennyroyal, citronella, and lemongrass that shoo away parasites. Aloe vera provides moisture while vegetable glycerin serves as humectant. Recipe yields 500 grams.
Ingredients:
Weight (in %) For 500 gm.
Pennyroyal decoction 93% 465 gm.
Polysorbate 20 2% 10 gm.
Aloe Vera 1% 5 gm.
Vegetable glycerin 3% 15 gm.
Germall preservative 0.4% 2 gm.
Benzoin essential oil 0.12% 0.5 gm./13 drops
Cedarwood essential oil 0.12% 0.5 gm./13 drops
Citronella essential oil 0.12% 0.5 gm./13 drops
Lemongrass essential oil 0.12% 0.5 gm./13 drops
Pine essential oil 0.12% 0.5 gm./13 drops
Method:
Stir all the ingredients well in a disinfected beaker until everything is blended. Pour into bottle mists.
Stir all the ingredients well in a disinfected beaker until everything is blended. Pour into bottle mists.
