The warm weather is coming and so are the bugs! Many commercial repellents contain DEET, which is a toxic chemical. Your skin absorbs everything you put on it and carries it to the rest of your body, so if you choose to buy mosquito repellent, check the ingredients and go natural. Or you can make your own!

2 ½ teaspoons of any mixture of the following essential oils: basil, catnip, cedarwood, citronella, juniper, lemon, lemongrass, myrrh, pine, rose geranium or rosemary.
½ cup of 190-proof grain alcohol (such as high quality vodka)
½ cup filtered water

Put this mixture in a small spray bottle, shake it up and you’re set.