In the summer, mosquitoes multiply very quickly, especially when the weather is wet. Many families use mosquito nets, mosquito sprays, and mosquito scents to kill this hateful creature. However, using incense or mosquito repellent is not considered safe when there are young children in the house. Therefore, many people want to find ways to repel mosquitoes using natural ingredients that are not harmful to health.

You can refer to one of the natural ways to repel mosquitoes below.

Steam the house with wormwood leaves

First, you need to prepare a handful of dried wormwood leaves. Then, fold the wormwood leaves into a small bunch.

Prepare a porcelain bowl. Light the wormwood leaves and put them in a bowl.

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Place the bowl of dried wormwood in a place with a lot of mosquitoes (note to keep the bowl in a safe location and watch for the wormwood leaves to burn out). The smoke and smell from the wormwood leaves will help repel mosquitoes without being toxic to humans.

Wipe the house with wormwood leaf water

You can do it in another way, which is to take wormwood water to clean the house.

Take a handful of wormwood and put it in boiling water. Soak for the essence in wormwood to dissolve in water, then filter the residue. Using wormwood water to clean the house not only helps fresh air, has a pleasant scent, but also repels mosquitoes extremely effectively.

Make mosquito repellent with wormwood leaves

You can boil water of wormwood leaves, let it cool and put it in a spray bottle. Use this water to spray on hands and feet when leaving the house. Mosquitoes don't like the smell of wormwood, so they will try to stay away from you.

Soak your feet with wormwood leaves

You can use boiled wormwood leaves to soak your feet; The effect of warming the body, promoting blood circulation, reducing headaches ... At the same time, this way also helps mosquitoes not to come close to you.

Make mugwort pillow

Dry the wormwood leaves and put them in the pillow. The special aroma of wormwood leaves will help disinfect, disinfect, repel mosquitoes, calm nerves, reduce fatigue, and improve sleep quality. This is suitable for both adults and children.

Some other ways to repel mosquitoes

In addition to using wormwood leaves to repel mosquitoes, you can refer to other ways to repel mosquitoes with other natural materials below.

Repel mosquitoes with coffee grounds

Dry coffee grounds and then pour into foil (or empty water cans and light them on fire). Place coffee in the corner of the house, under the bed so that the smell of coffee spreads everywhere. When burning, remember to open the door so that the house can be ventilated. The scent and smoke emitted from the coffee grounds will keep mosquitoes away.

Note, when burning, coffee grounds do not create a flame, so it is necessary to pay attention to safety to avoid causing a fire.

Repel mosquitoes with wind oil

Wind oil is an effective mosquito repellent. You can apply the oil directly to the skin. The smell of oil will make mosquitoes "dodge" away from you.

Alternatively, you can open the lid of the oil bottle and place it in a well-ventilated corner of the room. The scent of the oil will keep mosquitoes out of the house.

Applying a wind oil on the fan blades also helps spread the scent of the oil, helping to repel mosquitoes.

Use essential oils against mosquitoes