Dippel's Oil, How to?

[KayakFisherFinland]

Banned by the EU of course, but ever so useful with horses in the summer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dippel's_oil

It's still sold by one company in spray bottles (Kruuse Porcivet) but price and usability with horses is a pain (they hate the spray hissing sound).

Does anyone actually know how this stuff was made? Bones I have galore, but the recipe eludes me. Could try some good old fashion cooking with a stinky twist.

 

[sandbender]

From the 1881 Household Cyclopedia...

"...Obtained from hatshorn, distilled without addition, rectifying the oil, either by a slow distillation in a retort, etc., no bigger than is necessary and saving only the first portion that comes over, or with water in a common still; it is very fine and thin, and must be kept in an opaque vessel or in a drawer, or dark place, as it is quickly discolored by light. It is antispasmodic, anodyne, and diaphoretic, taken in doses from 10 to 30 drops, in water..."

 

[birchwood]

Wouldn't you be better using Neem oil?
Eucalyptus, tea tree, citronella are all good to use in your own mixes ( not all together) although citronella based stuff is hard to get for horses over here now.
Benzyl benzoate if your horses already have a tendency to get sweet itch.
Never heard of the stuff you are talking about, it sounds pretty toxic.

 

[KayakFisherFinland]

Old time remedies, the spray stuff's the same.
Smell is meant to last for weeks.
Horses on a paddock for 3-4 months, sure they are seen daily and given their minerals and taken for a walk few times a week, but most repellents usually last for hours instead of several days.

 

[KayakFisherFinland]

Never heard of the stuff you are talking about, it sounds pretty toxic.

Not toxic, just foul smelling and the smell lasts...