Part of life on the road is always going to involve the insects, especially the pesky Mozzies, for us conventional mozzie spray was never an option! We have made many concious choices about being a low tox family and this trip was never a reaskn to change that. We thought we were prepared to address them with our doTERRA TerraArmour essential oil blend which was made for this very purpose, however we soon discovered while at our first stop at Cedar Grove camp ground in the Amamoor State Forest, that it really wasnt going to cut it for bush camping and while we were in Poona visiting my Grandma we also found we needed to experiment again for the Sand flies as well as the mozzies.
So first I made a blend using this mix of oils and it seemed to stand up to the mozzies quite well.
I used 3 drops patchouli 15 drops purify 5 basil 3 lemongrass 3 Arborvitae In the empty 30ml TerraArmour bottle and topped up with Fractionated Coconut oil. This Blend held up well for the Mozzies but when we got to Poona we found it wasnt standing up to the Sandflies so I added to this blend and this was my final recipe that i stick to now when ever we need it.
This blend is also great for the Insect Bites or you can dab with a little Lavender or Manuka or Peppermint or have a roller bottle made up with these 3 Oils diluted I would do 4 drops of each in a 10ml roller bottle
These oils can also be used in a diffuser to deter Mozzies from your tent or sitting area just a few drops of a few of them or 1-2 of each if you wish to use them all. If you are set up with 240v power you can get USB or 12v diffusers. (we stock USB and 240v diffusers if you need one please contact us about).
If you have a doTERRA wholesale membership you can order these from your personal shop, if you dont have a wholesale membership account yet you can click join and save on my website, or you can also shop at retail here as well.
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