Four simple methods to make your own mosquito coils

In summer, it is inevitable to be bitten by mosquitoes, so many families will choose mosquito coils. There are many types of mosquito coils, including electric mosquito coils and ordinary mosquito coils. No matter what kind of mosquito coil it is, it will have a certain impact on health. At this time, you can make your own mosquito coils, which are pure natural, green, environmentally friendly, pollution-free, and will not cause health problems. For example, you can use chestnut flowers or moxa sticks.

Four simple methods to make your own mosquito coils

1. Chestnut flower

When the chestnut flowers bloom, braid the chestnut flower spikes into long braids and dry them. When there are many mosquitoes in the summer, take a braid and light it. The wisps of green smoke reveal a special fragrance, and mosquitoes dare not invade. You can save mosquito repellent and electric mosquito coils, and it is extremely environmentally friendly. If you don’t believe it, you can try it.

2. Moxa sticks

Take old moxa leaves, repeatedly dry and pound them, screen them clean, remove impurities, and make them soft and fine like cotton to become moxa wool. The moxa wool is wrapped in cotton paper to make a long cylindrical roll, which becomes moxa sticks. The lit moxa stick can emit a special fragrance, which can repel mosquitoes.

3. Cattail

It is the fruit spike of the Typha longicornis plant of the Typhaceae family or many other plants of the same genus. Light the dried cattail flowers, the mosquitoes disappear, and the house is filled with fragrance.

4. Tea leaves and orange peel

Burning dried tea leaves and orange peels can repel mosquitoes.

The harm of mosquito coils

The main ingredients of most mosquito coils are adhesives, pesticides and other additives. The smoke from burning mosquito coils contains many substances that are harmful to our bodies and may cause diseases such as asthma.

When the smoke from mosquito coils is inhaled into our lungs, it will irritate the upper respiratory tract and cause nervous system poisoning.

The harm of electric mosquito coils

The smell of electric mosquito coils is not suitable for people with allergies, and electric mosquito coils are prone to leakage. The quality of some mosquito coils and mosquito coil solutions is often not up to standard. Improper choices can easily endanger our health.

However, when purchasing electric mosquito coils, you can choose low-toxic and non-irritating products, and you can also choose some more reliable brands, so that the safety guarantee is relatively high.