Catnip: Ewwwwww!

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Too funny about the catnip! I, too, thinks it reeks. And some of you

have read my previous posts that I had a l oz bottle of catnip break in shipment

to my house. I opened the box inside, and discovered the catnip everywhere

inside the box, all over everything, including the other stuff I had bought.

As I'm picking through it all, the aroma is quickly filling the house! House

smelled of catnip for a while....didn't see many bugs during that time, tho.

 

Reading all the research that it's such a wonderful bug repellent was

encouraging, then after smelling it, I couldn't fathom putting it on my skin.

Great, it keeps the critters away, but would repel everybody ELSE, also! I

didn't even bother trying to mask the scent, I just mixed it up with some other

bug-repeling oils and sprinkled it OUTside around my doors and windows. I

would think citrus oils would improve it, but, then, you wouldn't want to put

that on your skin. Butch's ideas sound good, but I'm not terribly fond of the

smell of those oils, either. So if anybody comes up with a skin-safe blend

that doesn't stink, but includes catnip, I'd love to hear it!

Christy

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Butch Owen

Friday, July 18, 2003 3:46 PM

Catnip: Ewwwwww!

 

 

Hey Sherri,

 

> Help!

>

> I'm heading out to the woods and want to keep from being eaten alive.

> After reading about catnip oil (thx for the info Butch), I got some.

> Tonite I finally opened it. Yuck!!! Is it just me or does this stuff

> smell absolutely awful? I measured out a 2% dilution in fractionated

> coconut oil, but it still smells really strong (and really awful).

> Any suggestions about what I might add to mask it? I don't know if

> I'll be able to stand the smell of myself if I wear it.

 

Funny this is .. some folks (including me) think it stinks .. but some

of the ladies on the Alaska Soap List said it was not bad at all. Now I

would rather smell a dead rat 6 days ripe than I would Poison Perfume -

but I reckon some folks like it cause they foul the air with it often.

 

And even I think it doesn't smell so bad after a few minutes.

 

I know a lady who is mixing a tad of Lemon Eucalyptus, Citronella and

Cedarwood, Atlas with the Catnip .. she says its still very effective

but smells nicer.

 

I have used it at 5% in Fractionated Coconut and not been bothered by

the odor. Now many folks like Patchouli .. think it smells spicey and

flowery and such - some even register it similar to eucalyptus. I'm

with them that say it smells like dead hippies. ;-p

 

> Sherri

 

Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

[Guest guest]

Hey Sherri,

 

> Help!

>

> I'm heading out to the woods and want to keep from being eaten alive.

> After reading about catnip oil (thx for the info Butch), I got some.

> Tonite I finally opened it. Yuck!!! Is it just me or does this stuff

> smell absolutely awful? I measured out a 2% dilution in fractionated

> coconut oil, but it still smells really strong (and really awful).

> Any suggestions about what I might add to mask it? I don't know if

> I'll be able to stand the smell of myself if I wear it.

 

Funny this is .. some folks (including me) think it stinks .. but some

of the ladies on the Alaska Soap List said it was not bad at all. Now I

would rather smell a dead rat 6 days ripe than I would Poison Perfume -

but I reckon some folks like it cause they foul the air with it often.

 

And even I think it doesn't smell so bad after a few minutes.

 

I know a lady who is mixing a tad of Lemon Eucalyptus, Citronella and

Cedarwood, Atlas with the Catnip .. she says its still very effective

but smells nicer.

 

I have used it at 5% in Fractionated Coconut and not been bothered by

the odor. Now many folks like Patchouli .. think it smells spicey and

flowery and such - some even register it similar to eucalyptus. I'm

with them that say it smells like dead hippies. ;-p

 

> Sherri

 

Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com