The Best Essential Oil Mosquito Repellent

How I found the best essential oil mosquito repellent and chose other natural products!

For our family summer time = bug time. We find ourselves covered in bug bites. Finding an essential oil mosquito repellent became my mission. Natural products are my passion! We needed to find a product we could trust.

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Do essential oils for mosquitoes work?

I've tried diy mosquito repellent and even homemade bug spray and while they worked OK, we still found we needed something a little bit stronger. The one thing we did not want in any of our products was DEET. DEET is the most common active ingredient in most standard insect repellents. I have done some research to find out, is DEET safe?

After reading how DEET can impact your nervous system there was no way I was going to put it on myself or my kids! After doing my own research (which I suggest you do as well!) I decided to look for a more natural mosquito repellent. I'm looking for a product that helps me to ward off bugs, but isn't harmful to my kids or pets!

A few years ago I got a huge bug bite on my leg that sent me to urgent care on our family vacation. Not fun! I knew I needed to find a product that would fit all of our bug-fighting requirements. Buzz Away Extreme is a plant-based, natural alternative mosquito and tick repellent. Lemongrass, peppermint, geranium and cedarwood oil are essential oils that repel bugs. They are all found in Buzz Away Extreme! I found Buzz Away Extreme and other natural products by visiting Quantum Health.

When we headed to the beach this past week, I packed both Buzz Away Extreme spray and Buzz Away Extreme wipes. I was shocked at how well it warded off the bugs! The Hilton Head bugs didn't know what they had coming! I got two bites the one morning that I forgot to spray myself with Buzz Away. My favorite thing about Buzz Away is that it's long lasting. You can spray it and have protection from mosquitoes for up to four hours.

Here are the steps I use to select natural health products for my family

Read the label! You will want to read what is in the product. If an ingredient is listed and I don't recognize it, I will Google it to see what it is.
Think about where you are buying it. There are certain stores that I know have strict guidelines on what they allow in their products. If the product is sold at one of these stores, I trust it for my family.
Use apps to scan your product and compare it's ingredients to other options. Once you are able to get a rating on it, you will be able to see if it's safe for your family!

By doing a little research you will be able to slowly replace products for more natural ones. Using plant based and natural products has made a huge impact on my family's health!

Have you made steps to find more natural products? Tell me about it in the comments!