Best DYI Mosquito Repellent

Mosquitoes are a pain! They can ruin your picnic, sports event, gardening, hike or fun in the ski! And if you’ve ever been anywhere in the tropics, you know there’s no way you can enjoy an evening outdoors in a pair of shorts of a cute little summer dress because they will attack you and use your body as a Thanksgiving feast!

Sadly, plenty of the popular mosquito repellents out there are made with chemicals that will get into your body through the pores of your skin, eyes and nose. It’s literally like voluntarily spraying yourself with a pesticide… no thank you!

Fortunately there are natural alternatives to the toxic and chemical laden commercial mosquito repellents. Today’s video will show you one of my favorites (and one that my family in Puerto Rico uses regularly):


1.5 ounces vodka or tequila, 25 drops peppermint essential oil and 1 teaspoon of jojoba oil.



Will you try it? Let me know in the comments below the video!

Essential Oils for Digestive Health

Essential oils are very effective because they provide fast-acting results, such as symptom relief and antimicrobial effects.

This is awesome news for your belly troubles.

Obviously diet and lifestyle are an important part of the equation but the oils can become an amazing assistant that can help you get to your goals of never having digestive issues again, much faster.



Use capsules when you need the oil to make it to the stomach

Best Oils: peppermint, clove, ginger, oregano,  tea tree, thyme.

Best For: indigestion, nausea, IBS,

Carrier oil options: coconut, almond, sesame, sunflower


For massages and rub downs.

Best Oils: peppermint,  ginger, caraway, coriander, fennel, citrus, thyme

Best For: indigestion, constipation, stomach aches, nausea

Carrier oil options: coconut, almond, sesame, sunflower



To diffuse in a bowl or put in your hand and inhale.

Best Oils: citrus, ginger, fennel, peppermint, clove, cinnamon

Best For: indigestion, constipation, stomach aches, nausea

Carrier oil options: coconut, almond, sesame, sunflower

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