Murphy's Naturals Mosquito Repellent Balm for Outdoor Patio, Hiking, Camping, Plant-Based with Cedarwood, Lemongrass & Rosemary, 2 oz

I have tried SO many sprays, balms, wipes, etc. None have compared to this one! My Husband and I went to Cozumel with friends on a cruise. I always worry about mosquito bites because I have CRACK BLOOD to them and they can swarm you. I took another bug repellent with me that has worked before, but also brought this as a back up. We went to see some ancient ruins and it was very muggy that day. The other (Spray) "all natural repellent," FAILED. My friend shouted out, "OMG the mosquitos are swarming you" and then everyone was going OMG. I pulled out the Murphy's mosquito repellent and started applying. Within about a minute to 2 mins they couldn't even find me and starting biting others in our group. LOL. The scent is not over powering at all and even with severe allergies (including eczema) this DOES NOT cause any itching. I even slept all night with it on my skin and still no itching and no tearing up of my skin. This stuff is AMAZING! I never leave my house without it. I take mini's of the repellent with me. You can pop a little bit into the microwave and melt it down to pour into other mini containers. Like: An oval lip balm tube (friends preferred the mini stick method of application) or empty eyeshadow (I prefer this method) for the pocket! The Tin works well for me and the solid makes it so much easier to travel with as you do not have to get it out for TSA pre-checks. The Murphy's bite relief and soothing balm works great too if you happen to get bit. A+ all around on these items.

This stuff works fantastically for any pesty bugs. I can walk out in any outdoor situation and not have even a hint of a bug coming near me. (Not even a quick buzz by my ear!) It always feels like that magical brief time when it’s too early to have bugs in Spring, and too late to have bugs later in the fall all the time! When I’m gardening or weeding I do not have to wear my hat with mosquito/gnat netting with this on! I have never used a balm for bug control (usually a spray) so I wondered about how that would go. I just take a little bit and lightly rub together in my hands like an ointment and smooth it over my head, neck areas/body including lightly on my clothing. It does not stain or leave grease marks on clothing. This works so great! I was impressed how little you need for it to be effective! I would say the amount is less than the size of a pencil eraser that I use. It feels like as long as it’s on me, the bugs are repelled so I just have to have a basic hint of it all over, not smeared in every place like icing on a cake. Then the cherry on top is that this scent smells SO pretty, I seriously would wear it as a perfume because I enjoy the scent so much. It’s just beautiful and I don’t have to put up with the gross feeling of standard bug spray anymore where you feel like you just took a gross chemical bath. I really love this natural bug balm! Amazing! Will definitely be using it for years if able!

I have not tried this yet in a natural environment but, it works well on city mosquitoes. It feels like it may help my painful hands.

Great product..works great

The title says it all. My Husband bought this for me bc we were heading to a very mosquito heavy area and he knows I hate chemical bug sprays. He was very skeptical at first but this stuff works so well that he was singing it's praises 2 days into the trip. We went hiking in WI pretty much every day and everyone we were with got bit to smithereens, except whoever used this product. I didn't get a single bite the entire week and a half trip. Cannot recommend this product enough. I love it so much I've basically just incorporated it as part of my daily maintenance routine. It goes on after sunscreen and I'm set for the day. It even has a really pleasant lemongrass scent! Oh and it lasts FOREVER. We used this stuff heavily, every day, multiple times a day and we didn't even put a dent in the container. wish I could give this more than 5 stars.

Because I got the small container, there’s barely room to get a good grip on the base to pull the lid off. It’s maybe a 3/4 to 1 inch tall, and a little less than half of that is the bottom, and the top is slightly bigger. I don’t know if I’m just an idiot, but unless you have Incredible Hulk grip strength, you’re going to hurt your fingers trying to get the lid off. I’ve tried pushing the top up from the bottom, grabbing the whole lid and lifting, lifting up on side, pushing up in one spot…I’ve even had other people try to open it and struggle. Product works great as far as I can tell and smells good, as long as you’re ok with the lemongrass scent. I also have super sensitive skin and it doesn’t bother me or burn at all. Good luck. I’d buy it again in a bigger, easier to open container 😵‍💫

I finally tried this balm and was pleasantly surprised! I was at an outdoor music performance in a wooded area surrounded by grass, trees and those fun skeeters. There were others there using heavy duty Hunter’s deet of some obscene percentage and me with the balm. Let’s say the balm out performed the toxic sprays. They were all bitten and I came out with one bite on my finger, where I had not intentionally rubbed the balm. Please note that I also rubbed the balm into my palms and ran it across my t shirt, jeans, ears and neck. I was about to reorder but see they’ve changed the ingredients. I’m unsure of this new one but the one with 3 main oils: Rosemary, Lemongrass & Peppermint work. Smelled amazing & No allergic reactions either. Hopefully someone will mention if the new one is as effective and pleasant smelling. 👉🏼update: I did reorder and it appears the ingredients are the same. The only difference is that the older tin and design did not include the words “cedarwood oil”. After holding both up I could see they’re the same product. 😄

This is a great product. It is all natural, there is no deet and it works better than other products that contain deet. Its long lasting, even though the hot summer sweating days. I originally got this to use on my 140 lb giant tortious, and it works great on him, but I use it too.