My name is Sarah - also known as “Miss Sarah” to the many students at the local elementary school I work at. I have been a Paraprofessional since 2010 and absolutely love it! Having the ability to work with kids and being given the opportunity to have a positive impact on a child’s life has been extremely rewarding!

As anyone who works with or has school-aged children knows, however, there are times throughout the school year when two words are uttered that cause more stress than “school project”. Lice outbreak. As a mom, the overwhelming thought of combing through every strand of my child’s hair and cleaning every inch of my home from top to bottom was enough for me to know that I wanted to be at the (much easier) preventative end of things. “Miss Sarah’s Botanicals” was created out of a desire to provide a natural and safe way to repel lice, using organic, wild harvested and found-in-nature ingredients. No harsh chemicals here! The ingredients used have been specifically chosen based on their reputation as being natural lice repellants.

I have recently decided to expand my line to DEET-free insect repellant after a less-than-pleasant experience with a tick last summer. My then-5th grade daughter spent a week at summer camp, sleeping in a teepee outdoors (how cool!). A few days after she came home she asked me to pull a piece of chocolate out of the back of her hair. All I can say is if chocolate has 8 legs and squirms, I'm never eating or touching chocolate again! Luckily, it wasn't the kind of tick that causes Lyme disease. Whew!

After talk began again about where to go for summer camp this year, I knew I had to do something, and that's when my idea for a DEET-free line of outdoor bug repellants came to me. Again, all of the ingredients in this line have been specifically chosen for their ability to naturally repel mosquitos, biting flies, gnats and ticks. Ingredients like (in both Essential Oil and Hydrosol-forms): Lemon-Eucalyptus, Citronella, Catnip (yes, catnip), Litsea, Geranium, Sweet Orange, Lavender and Witch Hazel. And as always, all of these ingredients are either Certified Organic or Wild Harvested.

But why stop there? Shouldn't our four-legged friends have the opportunity to be protected from fleas and ticks using natural ingredients? Why, yes! Repel fleas and ticks with my Certified Organic Neem Tea Spray for cats and my All-Natural Flea & Tick Repellant Spray for Dogs.