Mosquito Citronella Essential Oil

Mosquito citronella oil is the main ingredient remedies for bloodsucking insects for children from a year, products for people with sensitive skin. Modern products with oil content are available as bracelets, napkins, records, buttons, stickersliquids.

Action funds

Mosquito citronella essential oil has a deterrent effect. Insects feel it from a distance of about 1 m. A stable protective effect acts in a radius of 50 cm.

Citronella is a cereal plant with a smell similar to citrus fruits. The aroma is extremely rich, thick, intrusive. The properties of citronella to repel mosquitoes became known in 1948, then the product was registered in the USA as a natural, safe repellent.

On a note!

Oil-based products are manufactured all over the world and are in great demand. Use recommended exclusively for outdoor mosquito protection.

Effect on mosquitoes and the human body

Strong aroma clogs insect receptors that try to find the source of blood. Unbearable aroma repels mosquitoes and makes you fly away without having achieved your goal. Strength depends on the concentration of the active component. Protection weakens with time, the average duration of the effect is 4 hours.

A person also feels an obsessive aroma, but he acts on it differently. The first notes of citrus facilitate breathing, contribute to the activation of the brain. The following woody notes calm the nervous system, eliminate headaches, normalize mental activity, improve memory, attention.

A strong concentration of citronella odor negatively affects the well-being of a person, especially young children. Shortness of breath, dizziness, weakness, headache begin. When in contact with the body for longer than the prescribed time, the likelihood of an allergic reaction increases.

Application rules

Mosquito citronella is used outdoors to avoid a high concentration of components in the inhaled air. It is allowed to wear funds no more than 8 hours.

• To increase the effectiveness of the essential oil it is allowed to wear several accessories at once, soaked in the active substance in two copies.
• You can treat the skin with napkins after 4 hours, no more than 2 times a day.
• Pregnant women, children under 1 year of age should use citronella oil with extreme caution.
• Pure oil in its pure form is not recommended for dripping onto the skin; an allergic reaction is highly likely.
• To protect the premises, a few drops of oil are dripped onto an aroma lamp, a lamp bulb, and a wax candle. The smell will begin to spread indoors when heated.

It is contraindicated in case of individual intolerance.

Natural repellent is used in different variations, they buy ready-made products or the oil itself. Reviews on the effectiveness of funds describe in detail its use.

Efficiency

In the evening I light the aroma lamp, I drip 5 drops of oil. The smell well calms the nervous system, adds energy, relieves fatigue. Mosquitoes runs in 15 minutes. I use it simple folk remedy even with windows open.Before going to bed, half an hour is enough.

Anna, Tver

I bought Gardex mosquito repellent bracelet to kid. When his action ceased, she was in no hurry to throw it away. Soaked a napkin, stuffed it into an accessory, used it further. The action is even stronger than in the purchased product. Can be updated daily. For evening walks around the city, near the house - the best tool, about mosquito bites can be forgotten.

Inna, Moscow

Used to have use vanilla from mosquitoes. Bred it with water and used this substance as repellent. But friends suggested a less laborious and budgetary way. I buy odorless baby wipes at the pharmacy. At home, before a walk, I drip citronella oil on them, wipe the child's arms, legs, neck. We walk calmly for 3 hours. If I see that mosquitoes began to annoy, I repeat again. For the evening of protection enough. After water procedures, the aroma disappears.

Ksenia, Rostov-on-Don

The effectiveness and safety of citronella oil has been proven repeatedly. The action is confirmed by manufacturers and buyers. However, if you don’t like the smell of this product, you can use other mosquito essential oils.