More and more of us are coming to realize that conventional insect repellents are hazardous to our health and the environment, as they almost always contain hazardous chemicals like DEET. Yet mosquitoes are annoying, their bites are painful and cause swelling, and they can just about ruin an entire picnic party – what can we do to repel the bothersome bugs once and for all? Why, make your own all natural vanilla extract mosquito repellent, of course! The dangers of DEET DEET (full form: N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) is a commercial pesticide that has been made so popular around the world for repelling Continue Reading