🐜 Nana’s Ant-Repelling Trick: Vinegar + Essential Oil Spray
✅ Why It Works:
- Vinegar disrupts the ant’s scent trails, making it hard for them to return or lead others.
- Essential oils (like peppermint or tea tree) are natural repellents that ants hate due to their strong smell.
- This combo keeps ants away without toxic chemicals.
🧪 Ingredients:
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 10–15 drops of peppermint essential oil (or tea tree oil, eucalyptus, or lavender)
- (Optional) A few drops of dish soap (to help it stick to surfaces)
- Empty spray bottle
🧴 Instructions:
- Mix 1 cup of white vinegar and 1 cup of water in a spray bottle.
- Add 10–15 drops of your chosen essential oil.
- (Optional) Add a few drops of dish soap to improve adherence to surfaces.
- Shake well before each use.
🧼 How to Use It:
- Spray directly on areas where you’ve seen ants — windowsills, door frames, countertops, and baseboards.
- Wipe down the area lightly after spraying, or let it air-dry.
- Repeat daily for 3–5 days or until ants disappear.
- For prevention, spray weekly.
🏡 Extra Tip:
- Place cotton balls soaked in the mixture near ant entry points (under sinks, behind appliances, near trash cans).
This method is:
- 🧴 Eco-friendly
- 🐶 Pet-safe (if essential oils are used with care)
- 💰 Budget-friendly
- 👵 Grandma-approved