Natural Mosquito Repellents

By Jordan Miller;

Mosquitoes can be a nuisance when trying to enjoy the outdoors, especially if you’re trying to host guests.  The faint buzzing reminds us of those pesky pricks we receive when we least expect it. Soon thereafter the itching and swelling begins as our bodies react to the foreign attack. Sometimes deadly, the mosquito bite is more of a nuisance than anything. The itch and swelling can last anywhere from a couple of days to a few weeks.  As with health, in order to avoid mosquito bites, we have to exercise prevention as a first step. This includes ridding our environment of many of the things that draw mosquitoes. Furthermore, rather than use some of the more commercial mosquito repellent varieties, which contain deet (a deadly neurotoxin), we should take advantage of the many safe alternatives that are easily available to us today.