Tick me off

A Mosquito and Tick repellent you can make at home that really works.
Recently we had the Soiled Sport mobile command center parked at Long Point Provincial Park.
To say they have a mosquito and tick problem would be a gross understatement.
Not only did Siri act like a Swiffer for ticks each day but we would have to do a body check every time we ventured out to make sure they did not find a hiding place on us.
And they did, those ugly little buggers.
So, at a store in Port Rowan they had a sign saying they had a sure thing for repelling ticks and mosquito's using geranium essential oil and a base oil to mix it with.
So I decided to give it a try.
The geranium essential oil cost me $14.95 for a small 10ml bottle, and as the base oil I used a travel size bottle of unscented baby oil for $2.99.
(they recommended using olive oil to keep it all natural)
The idea of using the base oil is that only a few drops of the geranium oil is required and putting it directly on the skin would be way to concentrated.
So as per directions of drops of geranium essential oil to base oil bottle size, in my case 50 drops into the baby oil. You then shake well and apply to the exposed skin.
It worked very well and even the most determined mosquito seemed to give up shorty after being close to my exposed skin.
We also applied to Siri's ears and around her neck area, and seemed to keep all those varmints away.

It has a mild herb like smell, so no worries about having to smell like a chemical pit or a cheap perfume.