Murphy's Naturals Mosquito & Tick Bug Repellent Spray, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus for Skin + Outdoor Gear, DEET-Free, 4 Ounce Pump, 2-Pack

Ok, I basically never leave reviews, because I just don't have the time. But knowing how much I rely on others' reviews to help me find things that work, I feel it my duty to share.I bought this a month ago for my 3- and 4-year-old kids, especially. We live in DC (which is a swampy, humid, mosquito-breeding steamroom in the summer), and the mosquitoes are just awful and relentless. My kids love to play outside, both at their daycare and at home, but they've just been getting eaten alive, and my daughter gets really bad reaction and swelling when she gets bitten. It's been so bad that, prior to using Murphy's Repellant, they'd only stay in the yard a couple minutes before coming inside, covered in painful mosquito bites. I'd been using a different repellant (Sallye Ander No-Bite-Me Bug Repellent Cream - 2 oz, Natural, Safe for Kids & Infants, Anti-Itch, Moisturizing, Lemongrass & Mint Scent), which smelled pretty good but was sadly not very effective. Back to the drawing board, I did more research and found Murphy's. The reviews seemed promising, but honestly, I've tried so many non-DEET repellants over the years and none of them have worked very well and are always a disappointment. So I didn't have high hopes for this one.Well, my kids' skin doesn't lie! This stuff has worked shockingly well! We apply it in the morning around 8 am before heading to their daycare (they spend a lot of time outdoors there at the on-site playgrounds). It is effective up through pick up, which is around 4:30/5pm. Then if they want to play outside when we get home, we do have to reapply one time, but that will last them the rest of the evening. It's like...night and day. When my daughter has it on, she plays happily outside. When she doesn't, if she plays outside anyway, she comes in crying in 5 minutes from 5-10 painful mosquito bites. My son doesn't get so upset by bites, but I can see them on his skin when he gets them, and since we started using this, he very rarely has bites on him.Here's a quick pro/con list.PRO:-WORKS (at least for us)-Effective even in humid, mosquito-swarming environments-Easy to apply, and after several minutes, it soaks in completely and leaves no greasy or unpleasant residueCONS:-the smell is rather strong when applying and for about 10 minutes after application (but it does dissipate)-it's a bit pricey (but worth it, since it works!)I hope this review is helpful to other folks looking for EFFECTIVE, non-DEET, non-greasy mosquito repellant!

(4oz Pump, 2-Pack)... Does it work perfectly? No. Will mosquitoes sting you sometimes even though you you spray this stuff on? Yes!I don't know what all the factors contributing to some mosquitoes being more aggressive than others are... Maybe the scent emanating from people's skin? The amount of CO2 or heat given off by the human body? The breed of mosquito? Dunno, but I think this stuff works the majority of the time.I read a few bad reviews criticizing this repellent 1) not working 2) smelling awful 3) feeling bad on the skin 4) criticism regarding 70% being "other ingredients" (and assuming they are dangerous), and so forth.To me, this does not smell badly, especially if you are familiar with the powerful smells of some essential oils; the two that this contains happen to be strong-smelling oils.To me, this feels a little oily, but it's bearable.Accusing the company of using dangerous chemicals in the "other ingredients" because "OTHERWISE they would have listed the names," seemed a little unfair - so I looked them up on their website.The the "Inert ingredients" are just Water and Corn Ethanol.To me, not lathering myself in toxic chemicals to ward off the mosquitoes is more important than anything else. Having it successfully keep away the mosquitoes 85-90% of the time, is also ok with me. I seem to attract more of them than others, unfortunately.People wanting something more effective may want to stick with DEET products, and just take the chance of the longterm negative impact on their health.Yes, I would recommend this and have already made additional purchases of the product.

It actually works!Smells natural.Clean ingredients. Just essential oils, water, and alcohol.Safe on gear and clothes.It can feel a little oily on your skin but overall best natural bug spray I've used!

So we now have both indigenous and imported mosquitos in much of the lower USA. The so called Asian mosquitos are commonly called ankle biters for obvious reasons. They are active in the day and at night the native ones take over which means 24/7 biting. I have found out I'm sensitive to the ankle biters so a simple bite can swell up into a quarter sized itching annoyance. Not good. Trying to stay away from extra chemicals so out of desperation I tried this product. You spray it on your skin b/f exiting the house and supposedly it keeps the biters away. Well much to my surprise, it does! I spay on exposed skin, a lite spurtz over clothes and even one above my head so the scent is in hair area (be sure to keep eyes closed and do NOT breathe in the spray!). I don't think this would work if you were swimming but I use this b/f going outside to garden or do other outdoor activities and it really works. Lasts for me appx 5-6 hours unless it's really hot and I'm sweating like a horse in which case only lasts appx 3 hours but I'm usually showering a/f heavy nasty humid outdoor activity anyways, so no problem. The only caveat I'd warn people about is if you (like an ankle biter) hate the smell of eucalyptus and/or lemon. This product is basically a spray of those essential oils and it is very scented. Personally I love the smell but some people might not. Last summer I only had a few bites and they were on areas where I had been wearing thin clothing. This year my practice, like I mentioned, is a light spirtz over clothed areas and no bites yet. So I'm definitely happy with the product and have a bottle indoors and outdoors!

Works great. Strong yet pleasant smell hides humans from mosquitos!

The repellent smells very good and works very well!

This product has a funny odor but it works so well . I was outside one evening for several hours and did not receive a single mosquito bite.