How to Make Natural Ants Repellent Liquid
How to Make Natural Ants Repellent Liquid. - Is there a natural liquid ant repellent without chemicals?. Ants often swallow food and also make the skin itchy, apparently there is a way to get rid of and kill ants without chemicals that are harmful to our health.
How to Make Natural Ants Repellent Liquid
You can make this liquid ant repellent at home yourself. Curious?. Please see how to make a natural but effective ant repellent and repellent liquid.
Tools and Materials for Making Natural Ants-Repellent Liquid
- 120 ml of clean water;
- 120 ml of aloe vera liquid (can use witch hazel);
- 2 teaspoons of castile soap (all-purpose natural soap);
- 50 drops of citrus-scented essential oil (for example, sweet orange, grapefruit, or lemon);
- 30 drops of peppermint essential oil;
- 20 drops of clove fragrance essential oil;
- 240 ml spray bottle;
How To Make Natural Ingredients Ants Repellent Liquid
- Get a spray bottle that has been washed clean;
- Pour the entire liquid into a spray bottle;
- Close the bottle then shake it so that all the ingredients are evenly mixed.
- The ant killer spray is ready to use.
You can spray this liquid anywhere when you find ants. Whether it's on
windows, floors, doors, and other places where these animals often hide.
Apart from being an ant repellent, this liquid is also useful for cleaning
household surfaces in your home. Not only makes it clean, the furniture also
smells good. As a side note, keep this liquid away from children as well as
animals.
Even though it is made from natural ingredients, to maintain its quality, do
not keep the bottle filled with this liquid close to heat and sunlight.
Better put it in the refrigerator a little way away from food.
The combination of peppermint, clove, and citrus oil forms a natural
pesticide that can effectively kill ants.
Citrus oil contains d-limonene which is poisonous to ants.
In addition, the content of d-limonene also functions to erase the chemical
traces that ants leave along the way to give signals to the herd.
The limonene content of citrus fruits is very high, around 80% -95%.
Meanwhile, cloves oil has a role in eradicating insects because it contains
the compound eugenol.
Then, peppermint itself gives a fresh feel that is typical of natural
insecticides. This fresh scented leaf is also able to erase the chemical
traces of the ants.
Furthermore, the multipurpose liquid soap contained in this natural
ant-repellent liquid can make the remaining liquid that is sprayed not
slippery. The soap also acts as a good disinfectant.
Make it easy to make this natural ant cleaner and repellent?
