Herbal Armor Insect Repellent Spray

We were in the Adirondacks for a week at the end of black fly season, mosquito season and deer fly season. We were outdoors a lot, on lakes, fishing. We had everything. High and medium percentage DEET's, Picaridin, a couple other herbals and other sprays and then there was this stuff. I started out with this. First, you have to be comfortable smelling like a lemon plantation. But I don't mind the smell at all, and I applied very liberally to exposed skin. It seems to work well. I had bugs all around me but very few landed and none bit. Now, it seemed to wear off relatively faster than DEET, but reapplication is not an issue since it's harmless (I think). A couple of good applications seemed to do the trick. Now I have to admit that I'm OK with DEET and when the bugs are bad and I fall back on it just because reapplying in a kayak can be a pain. The 40% DEET, or the 98% DEET stuff... that works real well and needs no reapplying for hours. But for health's sake, I used this stuff as much as possible and it is the best of the botanical/herbal oil repellents I've used. Oh, and for the record, deerflies and horse flies don't much care what repellent you're using. If they're on you, they're gonna bite no matter what you're wearing. Edit: A season later. Black flies were much worse this year. While this stuff worked during the middle of the day, we relied much more on the 40% Deet during the early and late day. It lasts longer and the bugs refuse to land on it. So I would say this is a good repellant unless the bugs are extremely heavy. In my book, that is swarms. At that point, my hat, my shirt collars, my cuffs and socks are pretty liberally sprayed with this herbal armor and smell of lemon/citronella. The bugs don't like to land on it and cloth seems to hold the repellant longer than my skin. But for exposed skin, 40% deet did the trick. I think we used repel. Nets over the hats and face in the late evening also. But if the net touches the face, or blackflies get under the net, the deet seems to do the trick. I still think this is herbal a good product and the children all used this almost exclusively during the day with no bites except in areas they forgot to spray. But for super heavily swarming blackflies, deet/nets are better defense.

Bought this stuff a while back and I absolutely love it. Living in Florida with thousands of mosquitos is unbearable sometimes, and this stuff keeps them at bay without covering ourselves with burning and stinging chemically spray that gets in your mouth and makes you cough. You spray a few squirts onto your arms and legs, and then have to rub it in with your hands. This is more of a liquidy-lotion type product, rather than a thin can style spray - which I prefer, because you have way more control. No more holding your breath and closing your eyes while you blindly spray yourself with one of those cans of "Off!" and then run away from the fume cloud to catch a fresh breath. It is highly scented, so be aware of that. Smells mostly like lemongrass and citronella (which of course, are some of the main ingredients). I have very sensitive skin and this hasn't given me any issues. It does/can attract honeybees, but they'll just come up to you and realize you're not a flower and fly away. (Just let them be, don't swat at them! They're quite friendly). I recommend reapplying after a while, especially if you've been sweating. But if you do that you won't have any issues. If a mosquito is really desperate/already in the area, it may land on you - but if you wear it from the start it definitely helps and keeps them away. Other flying bugs as well avoid the scent (including no-see-ums / Ceratopogonidae). Overall, great value for the price! Comes in a nice big bottle, I've still got plenty left. Hope this review is helpful!

This didn’t cause me any skin irritation or breakouts like bug spray sometimes does to me.. it smells way less “chemically” than normal bug spray and seemed to work good

I hate to put on bug repellent that not only has nasty chemicals in it but also smells bad. When I saw this natural herbal insect repellent I knew I needed some of it, since the mosquitos love my blood O+ and I am always getting bit like crazy when outdoors at dawn or dusk and live in a rural area. I have not used any of this product yet but will be soon since it is starting to warm up here in Colorado now and the bugs are starting to come out. This repellent has a good smell and the oils that are in it like peppermint, citronella and lemongrass I know repell mosquitos, so I will have no issue with using this stuff. Hopefully now I can do chores outside around the house and not have to worry about getting all bit up anymore! The price is cheap for the amount that you get and it comes in an easy spray pump bottle. I recommend this product to everyone else who has O+ blood!

I work in my garden and have many deer around I ve used this stuff for years I put it over my whole body and very rare do I get a tick on me

Me agrado mucho el olor a citronella y fue un producto muy util en la playa

I'm someone who has severe allergy to mosquitos bite. Every time one bites me, I have to go to the ER. It's that extreme. I found this and it changed my life. No mosquito approached me ( and they love my blood), the smell is so lemonish and I like it, 0 allergic reaction to any ingredient ( and I have a super sensitive skin), and the best part is it really soothes the old mosquito bites. The size for the price is excellent. I will never stop buying this. It saved my life 🥺😍

Must buy!

Good insect repellant, keeps bugs and mosquitos away

I used this recently when I went up to the west of Scotland, where the midges habitually eat me alive. I didn’t get bit once! It’s a strong smell, but it unpleasant and I much preferred using this to deet, which never seemed to work for me anyway. My new “go to”!