Re: natural fly spray (fwd)

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You can find the original recipe in the Ridecamp Archives (that's where I
got it), but here's my modified version (I'm a pinch-of-this cook, so
amounts are not precise)

1 TB Eucalyptus Oil
1 to 2 TB Citronella Oil
1 TB Camphor Oil
1/3 to 1/2 cup hair conditioner (I use the cheapest Suave)
1/3 to 1/2 cup baby oil
1 cup Pine Sol (original formula)
fill remainder of 32 oz bottle with water

I increased the citronella a little when I reduced the pine sol content

If you decide to play with the recipe, remember that you must have an
emulsifier to break down the oils, mixing the ingredients into a solution,
and enabling you to spray this as a fine mist. Pine Sol has a lot of
emulsifier; the hair conditioner has some too (the Suave I used has quite
a bit, other brands not so much).

Glenda & Lakota (the best-smelling horse at the barn!)

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