DIY Tea Tree Oil Insect Repellent @ Hua Lu Flower Home in Taiwan

Another advantage for taking the tour package route is that you are forced to take part in activities you would usually avoid; for example, if not for this Taiwan package, I doubt I would ever sign up for a class on making our very own Tea Tree Oil Insect Repellent! 

After going through an informative outdoor session on plants and herbs, we were brought into an indoor setting where ingredients were tidily placed and apportioned for each of us. 

There were empty bottles, spray caps, alcohol, plain water and two plants that I assumed to be tea tree leaves and fir. Another important ingredient was a small bottle of essential oil that's shared among the 19 of us! 

First step, roll up the tea leave and drop it into the empty bottle.   

Pluck the tiny branches from the fir, stuff them into the bottle and then fill up with the alcohol until you reach the 90% mark. Some agaration would be expected although the trainer would advise it's somewhere near the first marking on top of the bottle.

Add 10 drops of the eucalyptus essential oil. 

I am a stickler for following instructions; nothing more, nothing less. 

Fill up the brim, with water!

Done! You can't use it as an insect repellent at this moment; there's a need to wait for around a week. If you can't resist, its current state can only be used as a hand sanitizer, which I presume was the result of the high alcohol content.

Dad with his finished product. Since this was hands-on, I presume he would remember this activity. But apparently, he forgot about it when he returned to Singapore! 

Group photo!

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