Sea To Summit Citronella Wilderness Wash

A little goes a very long way, smells good, and works like a charm!

Great for motorcycle camping trips. Just a few drops is great for shampoo, body wash & dishes. A small squirt is great for washing clothes. Rinses easily. Citronella smells good & seems to keep bugs away (that might be wishful thinking). I buy a large bottle & refill smaller one before my trips (pop out insert in screw cap with a knife to refill). I prefer citronella over the blue one. I can make a small bottle last a few weeks.

I’m starting to carry this with my shower kit. After a salty day at the beach, I like to rinse off before driving home. This is biodegradable, smells good, and jus a little bit works great

This soap smells great, and is perfect to have in case you need it. The container is durable so if traveling, you don't have to worry about it being crushed and exploding in your bag. Only reason I gave it four stars is because the low-sudsing is very frustrating at times, especially when hand washing clothes. It feels like the soap just dissipates very quickly and I have to use a lot to actually get things clean. All in all, good for its uses.

I don't mind citronella at all (have it as an essential oil I wash my backpacking gear with), but it doesn't smell like that. Whatever is in this smells absolutely awful. Made the mistake of washing my hands with it, and unsuccessfully scrubbed my hands for 10 minutes trying to get it off. Tossed the full bottle immediately in the garbage.Maybe I'm an outlier and the smell doesn't bother most people, or I somehow got a bad bottle.

Worked well and a little went a long way. Dries your hair out a bit, so I used a tea tree conditioner and that helped keep the bugs away

Maybe if you wanna save the environment, don't charge people nearly $7 for something they could slip into a wallet. And your wipes are even worse. Yeesh. Ridiculous. Next time I'll go with regular soap and save the planet some other way.

First, there's no type "A" or type "B" citronella! There are about 4 types of citronella (that I know of) and 2 are used for commercial citronella production. The principal chemical constituents of citronella oil are citronellol and geraniol. Citronellol is what makes it effective as a mosquito repellent and there is about TWICE as much citronellol in the Java type as the Ceylon type making it preferred, however, that also makes the Java type more toxic (category III = slightly toxic) compared to the Ceylon type (category IV = practically non-toxic).Second, citronella oil does NOT "dry the skin" (hint... "OIL"). If a commercial product drys the skin it's likely it's one of the other components in the product. Citronella oil is volatile/unstable, meaning it will evaporate readily, which is why you need a stabilizing, carrier oil/mix (typically anywhere from 0.5% to 10%), so in mosquito-infested areas, you WILL need to reapply! (you may want to use a citronella candle or two and/or a smoky fire on the trail). How often you need to reapply depends mostly on the mix used in making the application and the application type. Lotions are longer lasting than sprays, but generally, protection will last anywhere from about 30 minutes for soaps to about 3 hours for lotions. As to the mix or “recipe”, it can be as simple as 15 drops lavender oil, 10 drops citronella oil, 5 drops lemon oil (mix, put in a spray bottle, fill the rest with water. Shake and spray away from eyes) or something more complicated.If I'm on the trail, and I expect mosquitoes, I use a citronella candle in the tent and a smoky fire outside the tent, along with all the usual precautions. Since mosquitoes find you by sense of smell, washing helps make it more difficult for mosquitoes to find you. Washing with a citronella product can only help.