June 8, 2007

Beetle Juice

Zosimos Botanicals Insect Repellent

Summer is all about being one with nature: buying fresh produce, catching fireflies, sunbathing. But everyone’s favorite season also entails chemicals galore: sunscreen, spray tans, highlights.

Thankfully, Zosimos Botanicals can help turn you back into an earth angel with its all-natural insect repellents and ointment.

The local skin care and cosmetics line includes gentle, chemical-free bug sprays and salve from plant-based raw ingredients. And they’re handcrafted in small batches to control the quality.

Try the Bug-Away Spray, with citronella, witch hazel, and apple cider vinegar, or the Brazilian Rainforest Spray that’s got eucalyptus, bergamot, and andiroba oil. And if you weren’t quick enough with the spray, you can soothe bites with the Sting Salve, made from lavender, German chamomile, wintergreen, and helichrysum.

They come in both large bottles and pocket size, so you can always be protected.

After all, nature’s calling.

Available online at zosimosbotanicals.com.