I made something :)

So remember way back when I posted about wanting to be less mainstream? I've realized how many chemicals we put in and on our bodies. Who knows what the long term affects of some of those are? (I'm still not quite ready to totally give up fast food though)
2 weeks ago, I made my own bug spray. It doesn't prevent bites, but it's awesome if you've been bitten. I'm not sure if it will work on fire ant bites, but I'm willing to try anything, lol.
We are putting our pool up this weekend, so I suspect there will be mosquitoes in our future...lots of opportunity to test the lineament!
I made this by putting a handful of catnip and rosemary in a jar. Then I added a pinch of calendula and comfrey, and a few drops of tea tree oil and citronella. I poured rubbing alcohol over the whole thing (to the tops of the herbs) and sealed it. I turned it every other day or so. A friend of mine said that making your own remedies is empowering. She's right! I can't wait to use it, have it work, and think "I made that!" How amazing.
Other things I want to make:
~Healing salve
~Elderberry juice (GREAT for respiratory issues)
There's other stuff I want to make, but it's not so much home remedy type stuff