@modpod > Permethrin is a chemical categorized in the pyrethroid insecticide group.[28] The chemicals in the pyrethroid family are created to emulate the chemicals found in the chrysanthemum flower.[28]
chrysanthemums... I knew it was a flower couldn't remember which one.
@modpod > Aromatic Scent: Geranium Egyptian Essential Oil has a green, rosy-sweet, minty scent.
Sounds pleasant. I wonder how it mixes with black pepper. Seems they are both good for neuropathy which means maybe a soap made with both could be a triple threat (clean, deter insects, and help improve nerve function)
@BowsacNoodle@modpod yeah I usually use essential oils in my soaps rather than just fragrances because you actually get the aromatherapy benefits, especially if you use them as a whole body soap (I even wash my hair using bar soap).
I am thinking I might give a geranium and lemongrass soap a try (geranium sounds much more pleasant than citronella) with black pepper.
I also might when I run out of beard oil make my own instead of buying another bottle. If I don't use it my beard gets all tangled so it serves both as a "cologne" of sorts and a conditioner for my beard.
@thatguyoverthere@modpod >green, rosy-sweet, minty scent. Reminds me Drakkar Noir or something. There's a reason people use cheap perfume in swamp country as a big repellent. Good perfume works even better, since it has decent concentrations of essential oils. Perhaps a diy essential oil cologne would be a better solution for bugs and have a more pleasant aromatic aura.
@thatguyoverthere@modpod Extract yes. Safe for cats and dogs, which is great and rare. >Geraniol is a common terpene in plants. Given the name, I'd assume it was first discovered in or isolated from geraniums. Mosquitoes 'eat' plants when they're not looking for blood meal, so it's reasonable that some plants would have a higher natural resistance than others.
@modpod@thatguyoverthere You can use any carrier you want, within reason. Ethanol works because it's cheap, colorless, and dissolves fairly quickly. As long as your fragrance and oil concentrations are high enough, you don't get the high potency for an hour followed by nothing afterwards. Nonpolar solvents take too long to dissolve and don't release the esters into the air around you. Coconut oil is good because it's heavy and polar, but it has its own noticable fragrance and it's messy.
@modpod@thatguyoverthere For medicinal use, but not for insect repellent. While you can make your blood and secretions less palatable to blood suckers, simply breathing is enough to attract them and the hungry ones won't care either way.
@modpod@thatguyoverthere I'll give it a try. I normally avoid oils without carriers because of how rough they can be on the skin. Normally I stick to picaridin because it works on black flies, ticks, and mosquitos.