Summertime means dining outside and dining outside usually means pesky annoyances. Did you know you skin is your body’s largest organ? Most of what you apply topically gets absorbed into your bloodstream. Although I’d like us all to enjoy our backyard as much as possible this summer without being bothered by pests, the idea of putting toxic chemicals on my family’s skin to deter them is even more unappealing than the pests themselves.

I’ve found that putting one drop of Purification essential oil on the bottom of our feet before heading outside keeps things annoyance-free for all of us. I also set up a diffuser with a few drops of Purification in it near the table to keep things from buzzing nearby.

No more swatting at pests on my Little Man’s food mid-bite makes me a happy mama.