Although the most common is to place lavender to keep these insects away from your clothes, there are more natural options that you surely already have at home
The change of season brings with it a change of clothes. A task that if you did not do properly will bring you more than one problem. It is very common that when you store the winter clothes and take out the summer ones, or vice versa, you suddenly find that holes have appeared. The culprits of this disaster in your clothes are the moths. These larvae feed on the keratin contained in some textiles. To prevent your clothes from being damaged, there are several home remedies, in addition to the well-known lavender, to ward off moths.
These small insects that are not easily seen because they fly in the dark not only eat clothing made of natural fabrics, such as wool, silk or leather. Moths also damage wood or paper. These animals are capable of laying more than 100 eggs. And they go especially to dirty clothes with stains, traces of sweat and hair. It is important that when you go to store the clothes you make sure they are clean. Therefore, the first thing you should do to prevent moths from eating your clothes is to keep them clean, especially if you are going to change your wardrobe. You can take advantage of the change of season to do a deeper cleaning of the closet.
The most common remedy to keep moths away from your clothes is lavender, but there are more natural options if you don’t have this flower at home. You can resort to lemon or orange peel. In order not to stain the clothes, put the skin inside a small bag or sack and place it inside your closet or where you keep the clothes for the following year. In addition to lemon and orange, cedar or cloves are also effective to drive them away. Chemicals against moths are also sold in the market, such as repellents that are extracted from the camphor plant.
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