Guest guest Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 You might check with Marge at Natures Gift. She carries it, and her website has great info and descriptions. It says that it can be very sedating in small quantities. She is very knowledgable, and could point you in the right direction. (not affliliated with Nature's Gift, just a happy customer of theres!) Lemon Eucalyptus HI...I am having a couple of people ask me about products containing Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil...I guess it is supposed to help repel the mosquitos that can cause the West Nile Virus....does anyone have any info on this? Like % 's to use in a spray or cream, etc? I don't have a lot of experience in using essential oils and want to make something effective but not toxic! Thanks for any help! Robyn in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 You might check with Marge at Natures Gift. She carries it, and her website has great info and descriptions. It says that it can be very sedating in small quantities. She is very knowledgable, and could point you in the right direction. (not affliliated with Nature's Gift, just a happy customer of theres!) Lemon Eucalyptus HI...I am having a couple of people ask me about products containing Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil...I guess it is supposed to help repel the mosquitos that can cause the West Nile Virus....does anyone have any info on this? Like % 's to use in a spray or cream, etc? I don't have a lot of experience in using essential oils and want to make something effective but not toxic! Thanks for any help! Robyn in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 You might check with Marge at Natures Gift. She carries it, and her website has great info and descriptions. It says that it can be very sedating in small quantities. She is very knowledgable, and could point you in the right direction. (not affliliated with Nature's Gift, just a happy customer of theres!) Lemon Eucalyptus HI...I am having a couple of people ask me about products containing Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil...I guess it is supposed to help repel the mosquitos that can cause the West Nile Virus....does anyone have any info on this? Like % 's to use in a spray or cream, etc? I don't have a lot of experience in using essential oils and want to make something effective but not toxic! Thanks for any help! Robyn in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Robyn, I was reading on another group this morning that had this post...I bet your customers are getting their info from this source or something quite similar! *************************************** Just wondering if anyone can help. Eucalyptus citriodora seems to be in the news lately and there is a site http://www.drugstore.com/qxp75478_333181_sespider/repel/ selling an insect repellent and it states " Active ingredients: Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus 30% (Approx 65% p-menthane-3,8-diol). I find it difficult to imagine anything containing 30% Lemon Eucalyptus -the smell would just about knock you out, never mind the mozzies. But my info says that citronellal is the major component of E.citriodora, with small traces of citronellol, isopulegol and trace amounts os alpha-pinene, linalool and beta-caryphyllene.--- ******************************* good luck, I haven't followed this up just passing it on to ya! Markey :-) Garden of Wisdom HI...I am having a couple of people ask me about products containing Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Robyn, I was reading on another group this morning that had this post...I bet your customers are getting their info from this source or something quite similar! *************************************** Just wondering if anyone can help. Eucalyptus citriodora seems to be in the news lately and there is a site http://www.drugstore.com/qxp75478_333181_sespider/repel/ selling an insect repellent and it states " Active ingredients: Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus 30% (Approx 65% p-menthane-3,8-diol). I find it difficult to imagine anything containing 30% Lemon Eucalyptus -the smell would just about knock you out, never mind the mozzies. But my info says that citronellal is the major component of E.citriodora, with small traces of citronellol, isopulegol and trace amounts os alpha-pinene, linalool and beta-caryphyllene.--- ******************************* good luck, I haven't followed this up just passing it on to ya! Markey :-) Garden of Wisdom HI...I am having a couple of people ask me about products containing Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Robyn, I was reading on another group this morning that had this post...I bet your customers are getting their info from this source or something quite similar! *************************************** Just wondering if anyone can help. Eucalyptus citriodora seems to be in the news lately and there is a site http://www.drugstore.com/qxp75478_333181_sespider/repel/ selling an insect repellent and it states " Active ingredients: Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus 30% (Approx 65% p-menthane-3,8-diol). I find it difficult to imagine anything containing 30% Lemon Eucalyptus -the smell would just about knock you out, never mind the mozzies. But my info says that citronellal is the major component of E.citriodora, with small traces of citronellol, isopulegol and trace amounts os alpha-pinene, linalool and beta-caryphyllene.--- ******************************* good luck, I haven't followed this up just passing it on to ya! Markey :-) Garden of Wisdom HI...I am having a couple of people ask me about products containing Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Robyn, I just got this news article in my email about the ability of catnip to repel bugs. I know alot of people are already using catnip for that purpose. Sorry to post the entire thing, but there was no link associated with it. Sagescript Institute, LLC Microbiology Assays http://www.sagescript.com CATNIP DRIVES CATS WILD, BUT DRIVES MOSQUITOES AWAY AMES, Iowa -- Although it drives cats wild, catnip appears to be a big turn-off for mosquitoes. In research conducted at Iowa State University, catnip was 10 times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than the compound used in most commercial bug repellents. The finding was reported today at the 222nd national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Chicago. and Coats studied the effect of nepetalactone on mosquitoes. Nepetalactone is an essential oil in catnip that gives the plant its odor. In past studies, the researchers had found that catnip oils could repel cockroaches. recently left a post- doctoral research position at Iowa State and is now working as an entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service in Starkville, Miss. Coats is the chair of ISU's Department of Entomology. The researchers placed groups of 20 mosquitoes in a glass tube treated on one side with a high dose of nepetalactone. After 10 minutes, an average of 80 percent of the mosquitoes had moved to the untreated side of the tube. In a low-dose test, an average of 75 percent moved to the untreated side. The researchers conducted similar tests with DEET (diethyl-meta- toluamide), the compound used in many commercial repellents. In those tests, 55 to 60 percent of the insects moved away from the treated side. In the laboratory, repellency is measured on a scale from 100 percent (all mosquitoes repelled) to -100 percent (all mosquitoes attracted). In the ISU tests, catnip ratings ranged from 49 to 59 percent at high doses, and 39 to 53 percent at low doses. said it took about a tenth as much nepetalactone to have the same repellency as DEET. " In other words, nepetalactone is about 10 times more effective than DEET, " he said. " Most commercial insect repellents contain about 5 to 25 percent DEET. Presumably, much less catnip oil would be needed to achieve the same repellency as a DEET- based repellent. " Why catnip repels mosquitoes remains a mystery. " It might simply be an irritant, " said , " or they just don't like the smell. " No animal or human tests are scheduled for nepetalactone, although is hopeful that will take place in the future. Iowa State has submitted a patent application for the use of catnip compounds as insect repellents. The project was funded by the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station. Catnip is a perennial herb in the mint family and grows wild in most parts of the United States. It also is cultivated for commercial use. It's primarily known for its stimulating effect on cats, although some people use the leaves in tea, as a meat tenderizer and as a folk treatment for fevers, colds, cramps and migraines. The plant also is used to make light yellow dye. > HI...I am having a couple of people ask me about products containing > Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil...I guess it is supposed to help repel the > mosquitos that can cause the West Nile Virus....does anyone have any info > on this? Like % 's to use in a spray or cream, etc? I don't have a lot > of experience in using essential oils and want to make something > effective but not toxic! Thanks for any help! Robyn in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 At 12:17 PM 5/1/2005, you wrote: >HI...I am having a couple of people ask me about products containing >Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil...I guess it is supposed to help repel the >mosquitos that can cause the West Nile Virus....does anyone have any info >on this? Like % 's to use in a spray or cream, etc? I don't have a lot >of experience in using essential oils and want to make something >effective but not toxic! Thanks for any help! Robyn in AZ you wouldn't want to use more than perhaps 2.5% total essential oils... and lemon euc is a top note, really fleeting. you probably need to use some deeper, base notes to anchor it.... (choose ones that are reputed also to have insect repellant properties.) Celebrating 10 years online. Supplying pure Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Accessories, Information and more! Visit us at: <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 At 12:17 PM 5/1/2005, you wrote: >HI...I am having a couple of people ask me about products containing >Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil...I guess it is supposed to help repel the >mosquitos that can cause the West Nile Virus....does anyone have any info >on this? Like % 's to use in a spray or cream, etc? I don't have a lot >of experience in using essential oils and want to make something >effective but not toxic! Thanks for any help! Robyn in AZ you wouldn't want to use more than perhaps 2.5% total essential oils... and lemon euc is a top note, really fleeting. you probably need to use some deeper, base notes to anchor it.... (choose ones that are reputed also to have insect repellant properties.) Celebrating 10 years online. Supplying pure Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Accessories, Information and more! Visit us at: <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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