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Re: [RC] [RC] HELP!: home made bug spray - Maryanne GabbaniWe use all of the oils on our horses here in Egypt. We've had good effects with Geranium, Tea Tree, and Lavender mixed with water and vinegar. We wipe it on or spray it. Citronella can be very drying. We have found that the Eucalyptus seems to work better with the donkeys than the horses. For some reason, maybe a combination between the smell of donkeys and the herbs, adding lemon eucalyptus is good for humans and donkeys.In terms of oils, we've found that almond oil is good on horses and seems to bother the bugs on it's own, though it is a bit expensive. I've used olive oil on the horses with no ill effects, and we are currently making our own (not essential) lavender oil by running lavender plants through the blender with sunflower oil and then sitting it in the sun for a couple of months. I have about 6 litres brewing on the barbecue right now. Maryanne Maryanne Stroud Gabbani msgabbani@xxxxxxxxx Egypt Face to Face www.alsorat.com Weblogs: Living In Egypt miloflamingo.blogspot.com Cairo/Giza Daily Photo cairogizadailyphoto.blogspot.com Turn Right At The Sarcophagus haramlik.blogspot.com Da Moose Is Loose (a blog for kids) mstroud.blogspot.com Photos of Egypt: http://www.flickr.com/photos/livinginegypt/ On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Jen Simons <jksimons@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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