Mosquitoes are like Yellow Jackets – they serve no known purpose, but can make a person miserable if tangled with.

By making this amazing, all-natural mosquito repellent, which you can whip up in under a half-hour, you can effectively deal with one half of the equation above.

Ingredients:

Whole Dried Cloves
Dried Rosemary
Dried Star Anise
Frankincense Resin

The Process:

Measure out 2 parts of dried clove to 1 part rosemary, 1 part star anise, and 2 parts frozen frankincense resin into separate bowls. Store the bowl of resin in the freezer until ready to grind.
Grind the cloves. Repeat with rosemary and star anise.

To work the resin, break up the frozen pieces. Start grinding the resin and stop when it begins to get gummy. Return to the freezer. It may take a few rounds of grinding before the resin is small enough to mix with the other ingredients.

Start combining ingredients. Then add the resin. Once mixing is complete, seal the incense and let it sit for one day before use.

Burning Instructions:

If you are going to burn your incense with makko, start by filling your burner almost to the top with white ash. Using your fingertip, make a shallow trail across the ash. Fill the depression with makko powder and press in lightly. Light one end of the powder trail and sprinkle incense over the top.

If you prefer charcoal as a method to burn your incense, fill the bowl of the burner almost to the top with ash. Place the charcoal atop the ash and light it. When a fine coating of gray ash covers appears on the coal add incense.

There is nothing more annoying than being swarmed by mosquitoes on a warm Summer's night.

With this all natural and pleasant smelling repellent, however, you can clear the air of mosquitoes very quickly and avoid having to rely on harsh chemicals to ward them off.

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