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Mosquitoes can give us sleepless nights. Due to sleeplessness, you may feel irritated next day as well. It is always better to look for some homemade medication rather than that of the mosquito killers that are readily available in the store. Homemade repellents are easy to use and at the same time, they will work more effectively than that of the chemicals.
Few Of The Homemade Mosquito Repellents That Can Offer You The Peaceful Sleep
Alcohol Clove And Baby Oil
This is one of the best mosquito repellent that you can prepare at home without much efforts. Add half a liter alcohol and 100 grams of clove together. Let the clove marinate well in the alcohol mixture for a minimum of 4 days. Stir the mixture, twice or thrice in a day. On the fourth day, add baby oil to this mixture and stir well. Your mosquito repellent is ready. Take few drops of this oil as and when required and apply this on hands and legs. This will help you to keep mosquitoes away from you for complete night.
Camphor
This is one of the natural mosquito repellents that can be used by anybody and everybody. You can just place few camphor tablets in different corners of the house. This will ensure that the mosquito stays away from your house. To make this better, you can heat few camphor tablets in baby oil and apply few drops of oil, every night before going to bed. This will help you to keep the mosquitoes away from your bed.
Neem Oil
If you are not willing to put in much efforts but expecting great results then it’s time to try neem oil. Just apply few drops of neem oil on your arms and legs, before going to bed. This will act as a mosquito repellent for a complete night.
Garlic
Garlic juice can also help you to get rid of the excess mosquitoes in the house. It is better that you apply few drops of garlic juice on your hands and legs so that the mosquitoes can stay away from your bed. You can add some water to this concentration so that you can reduce the strength of the garlic juice. If you think that there are excess mosquitoes in your house then you can strip few pieces of cotton cloth and dip it in the garlic juice. Hang this cotton strips in different corners of your house. This will act as a mosquito repellent and keep mosquitoes away for at least four to five hours.
Kerosene
This is one of the best ways by which you can keep mosquitoes outside your house. Take little kerosene in a bowl and similarly, also take a small piece of cotton cloth. Dip the cotton cloth in the kerosene and then apply it window sills. The smell of the kerosene will keep ants, spiders, fleas and also mosquitoes at bay.
Alcohol And Peppermint Oil
Alcohol and peppermint oil can safeguard you from the excess mosquitoes that are sucking your blood on daily basis. Mix alcohol and peppermint oil. Mix 50 ml of peppermint oil with 500 ml of alcohol. Apply this mixture on the window and door sills. This will ensure that the mosquitoes and fleas are repelled from the outdoors itself. To add on, you can also apply few drops of peppermint oil on your hands and legs so that none of the mosquitoes bites you.