Tuesday, November 8, 2016

An Ounce of Prevention

 I'm still battling the moth issue even though I haven't seen any other evidence of damage. I'm not taking any chances.



 I'm washing my socks in this lovely soap I made last year from lavender essential oil and lanolin. This the last little bit of it so I need to get on making more before I use it up. Six weeks is a long time to wait for it.




 My bathroom looks like a laundry at the moment.  I am trying to give my socks a good going over and scrubbing every time I wear them.



 I've also been giving them a tiny spritz of essential oils mixed in distilled water as they dry for added protection.




Mmmm....they smell good. Now if it only keeps the nasty buggys away.
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11 comments:

  1. SummerNovember 8, 2016 at 5:16 AM

    Hope the oils help to keep them away ♥

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  2. Princess LongballNovember 8, 2016 at 8:35 AM

    Great ideas!
    M

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  3. Delighted HandsNovember 8, 2016 at 9:57 AM

    Nasty moths! I had a bad attack this summer; I bought the pheromone attracting tent and it has sticky insides and captures them. That's how I knew I had a problem-it went from 2 to 50 bugs one week! They were in my unwashed Angora yarn. What a mess. All the washed wool was fine, gratefully, but not that one.
    Grrrr!

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  4. VeraNovember 8, 2016 at 10:14 AM

    Really like the idea of the essential oil spray...what's the ratio of essential oil to distilled water?

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    1. AraigneeNovember 8, 2016 at 1:38 PM

      I add enough drops of oil to be able to smell it in the water. Just a few drops really.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 8, 2016 at 10:59 AM

    I hope so .... .nobody got time for MOTHS!

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  6. BetsyNovember 8, 2016 at 12:55 PM

    These are great ideas. I haven't read any blogs since last Friday and I think I may have missed something so I'll need to go back and read yours! Hope the bugs, (moths??) stay away.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  7. LilbitbritNovember 8, 2016 at 1:11 PM

    Moths have to be the most absolute disaster in a wool oriented house. They have eaten holes in woolen blankets, fine wool shawls from Europe, cashmere jumpers and numerous other items in my household. If it's wool it goes in a zip up plastic bag, I just have to. So I am feeling the pain. That lovely lavender soap sounds wonderful, just the thing.
    Christy
    Lilbitbrit

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  8. kathy bNovember 8, 2016 at 1:41 PM

    This is a good reminder to me DEB! I unpacked the winter hats and I should put them into something safe with a cedar block or something!

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  9. WanderingcatstudioNovember 8, 2016 at 6:00 PM

    Darn - I knew I should have saved my lavender trimmings for something! I could have made moth sachets!

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  10. The Well Fed WheelNovember 9, 2016 at 1:49 AM

    Now if there was only a spray to make these horrible election results to go away

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