How to Scare Ants Away. Using Essential Oils

3 Materials
3 Minutes
Easy

Hello everyone

my sweet old neighbour had a problem with ants.

Wanting to remove them, But without any harm.

I said i would look it up.

So

Peppermint essential oil is a repellent to ants an other insects. I was mostly interested in the ants. But mosquitos are a insect that hate peppermint also Interesting!

Ants hate the smell of mint. It won't harm the ants or the nests. They will keep away from the area's wherever you place your peppermint bombs I'll call them..

I had the oil an all my supply's an got to work.

This is my secound batch that i've made. It is very effective,

my friend is happy an her home smells lovley.

And there is no ants :)

The natural way to remove ants

You will need

* spary bottle

*Essential oil peppermint

*Pinecones (opional)

*Cotton balls

*Distilled water

*Airtight ounce bags (optional)

Adding the magic


I added my distilled water and 25drops of peppermint, tightly put the lid back on an give a good shake.


Below are some pinecones that's been infused for 24 hours in a dark room with peppermint.

Soaked pinecones

These have had 5 drops of peppermint added to each an put back into the bag Leaving overnight.

They can be placed around the home where ants like to vist. They will stop coming

Cotton balls infused with oil

I've added 3drops to each cotton ball.

Pinecones holds the smell much longer. Makeing them Last much longer.

All done an ready to lay anyway infected with ants


The spray, i srayed around the base boards an window's and any area that the ants had been seen,

Leaving it to dry naturally. Then i left my peppermint balls in every little place ants like to vist.


Today i have been over.

No ants an the house smells lovley.

This batch can be for my other neighbour who seen this magic happen as she helped me spraying and laying the balls around the house and also as a prob with ants.

This can be a gift for helping me with our friend.

Very easy to make an is very natural.

Again this don't kill the ants but they will not return.

So it dose kill the problem :)

Suggested materials:
  • Peppermint essential oil   (Amazon)
  • Spray bottle   (My home)
  • Pincones   (Woods)
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  • Thea Thea on Apr 28, 2022

    Definitely going to try this because ants are the bane of my life. But may I also suggest that you proof read your posts at least once.

  • Sorry thea. I'm not perfect

    This was a old project.

    Proof read.

    I'll try, with this one when I've time.


    On a better note peppermint will only scare not kill Ants. Thanks



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