Murphy's Naturals Mosquito & Tick Bug Repellent Spray, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus for Skin + Outdoor Gear, 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 residue CONS: -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!

This works great! I live in South Carolina, where the mosquitos are pretty bad in the summer. I don’t want to use harsh chemicals, so I gave this a try and I’m glad I did! It’s as good as the harsh stuff in my experience. I have bought this twice. It kinda smell like lemon pledge, but the smell isn’t offensive or too overwhelming.

Was skeptical. I’m usually the one who gets mauled by every bug in the evening. Went outside tonight and did not get one bug bite. It did not feel greasy and didn’t notice it. There is a strong smell but I liked it. Reminds me of turpentine. 4/5 due to it being so expensive. Otherwise I will be getting it a lot.

I’m allergic to mosquitoes so I wear spray often. This is the best spray ever. It smells like lemongrass and not like most bug repellents. I’ve never had issues with mosquitoes when using this!

Naturaaal!!! So good. I would out this on and no mosquitos at all. To the point where everyone would take some from me. My baby reacted so well to it and plus side… it didnt guve me a headache from the smell. Actually the smell was yummy

Works Great! Definitely kept the mosquitos away I love that it's natural.

It works okay and helps a bit with mosquitoes, but it’s not super strong. I like that it’s natural and doesn’t smell too bad, but I still got a few bites. It’s fine for light use, just don’t expect it to work perfectly.

We can only share one experience with this product, but it was a good one! Last year we cruised from San Francisco to Miami through the Panama Canal. One of our ports of call was Puntarenas, Costa Rica, with an excursion to the rain forest high in the San Luis Natural Park. This repellent went along. There were plenty of mosquitos and gnats in the air, and some of our companions were complaining, but we had no bites at all. Didn't even have to shoo insects away. The hike took about two hours and the spray seemed to be effective for that entire time.