Murphy's Naturals Mosquito & Tick Bug Repellent Spray, 4 fl oz (Pack of 1)

This product deserves a 5 star rating because it is the only product that truly keeps mosquitoes away from me. I find the lemongrass fragrance to be a bit overwhelming at first but knowing that it’s the smell that keeps the mosquitoes away, makes it worth every penny. I purchased this product several times and highly recommend it to anyone who wants an insect repellent that is natural and actually works.

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I find this to be effective. I'm very pleased with this product because it gives me peace of mind to use it and I honestly hate mosquitoes. I prefer to keep my blood inside my body and I'm thankful that this product I feel safe about using on my skin and I honestly don't mind the smell. It smells somewhat pleasant, definitely a lemon eucalyptus scent. I bought this product a few years ago and I am over halfway through the second bottle now. It has lasted me a while which makes this product worth the money! Like any of these insect repellent products you do need to reapply it after swimming profusely sweating or a few hours. I have physically noticed mosquitoes coming toward me and then reversing course after they got close. I also can tell when I need to reapply it, which just goes to show it really does work!

So, I guess it works, the hour I had it on I didn't get bit. BUT, I put it on going to a cookout. It smelled soooo strong, and stayed strong. It made me nauseous, and I definately couldn't stand to eat with it on. Left early to go home and shower, even then, scrubbed my skin, twice, still could smell it.Now, I understand it has to smell to repel the bugs, so I only took away one star, but, does it also have to repel people???

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 residueCONS:-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!