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 spray delivers! I have tried making my own mosquito and tick repellents. I refuse to put deet on anymore and really nothing has come close to this spray. I love it. I just received two more bottles and it’s only June. I use it on the whole family including the Grandbabies. And I’d say I do not mind the smell, nothing like Deet and not greasy or the feel that you now need to jump in the shower!!

Used this on a 4 day camping trip in Virginia - only got 2 mosquito bites!! Functions great but loses a star because the smell is SO overpowering and it’s very greasy once you put it on

I used this spray for the first time over the holiday weekend and loved it. I am a human that mosquitos tend to enjoy biting and it has been difficult to find a spray that works for me. This spray worked great and I will continue using all summer. The other families that we were camping with tried and it loved it too. I love the eucalyptus smell; however a couple people stated the smell was strong. I will purchase again!

Seems to work well keeping mosquitos away, the scent is natural and it doesnt have strong chemicals.