It’s that time of year again when spiders start moving into our homes! If you don’t like spiders, then you’re probably doing everything to stop them from coming in.
While keeping the windows and doors closed helps, some spiders still manage to make their way in. So on top of your other preventative measures, you should also try this spider repellent.
Made with natural peppermint essential oil, this simple recipe will help deter those creep crawlies and keep your home spider free!
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How Does Peppermint Oil Repel Spiders?
Spiders don’t like strong odours, especially peppermint. The main component of peppermint essential oil is menthol, which overwhelms spiders.
Spiders actually smell and taste with their legs, so when the menthol floods their sensors, it becomes too overwhelming and irritating, causing the spider to avoid those areas.
Spider Repellent Recipe
Ingredients
Method
1. Weigh your ingredients
- Weigh your water in a jug.
- Put your gloves and safety glasses on. In a separate jug, weigh the geogard ultra.
- In another jug, weigh the polysorbate 80 and peppermint essential oil.
2. Mix your ingredients together
- Add the geogard ultra into the water.
- Mix thoroughly with a whisk until it has dissolved. This takes a few minutes.
- Add the polysorbate 80 and essential oil mixture into the water and mix well until combined.
- If it foams too much during mixing, leave it for a few hours before bottling.
- Once everything has combined, pour it into a spray bottle and now it is ready to use!
How To Use It
The peppermint repellent should be sprayed anywhere indoors where spiders may enter from or places they may hide. Some places you can apply the spray around doors and windows, behind furniture and in the corners of rooms.
We recommend using the spray once a week to start with. If you find spiders keep making their way in, try applying the spray every few days.
Remember, this repellent alone may not completely deter all spiders. It is best used with other measures to keep spiders out like keeping doors and windows shut and dusting and vacuuming regularly.
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Now you know how to keep spiders out of your home, why not try more recipes?
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