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Here's Some Natural Mosquito Repellents And Info On DEET

celticeagle @celticeagle (189819) • Boise, Idaho 24 Feb 17

I'm finding that DEET, or diethy-meta-toluamide, is something to be aware of. It is the most popular ingredient in many commercial mosquito repellent products. I have posted here about it before. It used to be so easy to just go...

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Wow! Whoda thunk catnip does so much?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 13 Feb 13

I was looking for some natural mosquito repellants when I came across an article about the benefits of catnip. I was quite amazed! It not only makes cats EXTREMELY happy, but it's good for migraines, tummyaches, insomnia,...

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Bug Repellent, Deet-free alternatives

Nykkee @Nykkee (2522) • Canada 4 Jun 08

We live in an are that has an absolute tonne of black flies and mosquitos. I am allergic to thier bites and when I get bit the bites swell up live big hives. I went to Walmart yesterday to get some bug repellent but I was scared...

Have you ever heard of Neem?

Neriz69 @Neriz69 (1091) • Philippines 12 May 08

It's a tree in India that a natural insect repellent. India has been using this tree for almost 4000 years already. But it's just now that they using it commercially. Here in the Philippines where Dengue is prevalent, Neem has...