Natural moth repellent

Dried Lavender and Cedar are both natural moth deterrents

Have you got moths – read on to find out more about natural moth repellent products! Clothes moths seem to be in every household these days and they particularly like to eat natural fibres like wool. They’re quite hard to eradicate, so it’s best to stop them getting a foot-hold in the first place! Luckily nature is on hand as insects find Lavender unpleasant, and Cedar has been used for centuries to keep moths at bay. You can read more on the blog at driedflowercraft.co.uk about clothes moths and how to get rid of them. But here we’re just going to talk about the natural products we sell that might be useful to stop them setting up home.

Dried Lavender clothes moth repellent

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Lavender bags for moths

A simple and inexpensive way you can deter moths from your clothes is to add a little lavender bag to every drawer and cupboard. We think if you can smell the lavender, the moths will be able to as well, so just give the bags a sniff every few weeks and if you can no longer detect the floral scent, just give them a squeeze to release more of the natural essential oils.

We have a wide range of lavender bags in various sizes and designs, and many of them have a choice of pack sizes, so you can save by buying a multipack. The mini organza lavender bags in the pic above are available in 27 colours and are under £1 each, even cheaper if you buy a pack of ten.

If you’d rather make your own natural lavender bags, we recommend this highly fragrant dried lavender. It has a good, strong smell and it’s long-lasting (we use it in all our lavender bags except the ones labelled “lavender potpourri”). Do take the time to read the reviews if you’re not sure – our customers think it’s outstanding!

Natural Lavender potpourri

If you really want to pack a punch, try our own natural lavender potpourri which we make in Sussex using pure lavender essential oil. Again, if you put this into bags in your drawers, you can just squeeze it to release more fragrance from time to time.

But if you feel your lavender grains or potpourri needs refreshing, just add a drop or two of Lavender essential oil.

Lavender isn’t just a moth repellent, it’s a freshener too! It adds a lovely fresh floral scent to small spaces.

Fabric bags

Or maybe you’ve harvested your own lavender and are just looking for little bags to put them in. You can find these in our fabric bags department.

Cedar for clothes moths

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In the old days wardrobes were made out of cedar wood as a natural way of keeping clothes moths at bay. These days you can still get little wooden blocks to add to your hangers. But why bother when there’s Cedarwood essential oil which can be added to anything you like as a moth deterrent? We’ve discovered these pretty Cedar roses which don’t have any natural scent but take the fragrance well.

You can buy these woodroses fragranced by us in Sussex loose in packs of ten or fifty. The scent should last a few weeks and you can refresh it by adding a drop of the essential oil to each one.

Or buy three scented cedar roses in an organza bag. The great thing about the fabric bags is that you can use the drawstrings as a hanging loop in your wardrobe or cupboard.

Double whammy – Lavender and Cedar bag

The large bag below is 15cm across, would be great for a large wardrobe, and contains a few handfuls of handmade lavender potpourri and five scented cedar roses. The blue dried lavender bunch behind it comes from Provence.

We hope we’ve given you a few ideas for natural moth repellents. It doesn’t have to be all about the chemicals! We think these items smell great and are pretty too.

The small print… Essential oils (and products containing them) should be kept out of reach of children and animals and may cause an allergic reaction. The oil may mark synthetic and polished surfaces and textiles. Scented bags only work in small spaces and can’t kill or eradicate moths – you need to do that first if you already have them.