Murphy's Naturals Mosquito & Tick Bug Repellent Spray, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus for Skin + Outdoor Gear, DEET-Free, 4 Ounce Pump, 2-Pack

Initially, I bought this for a friend who reacts extremely badly to mosquito bites. Where we live, there are a *lot* of mosquitoes, ticks, and biting flies in the warmer months. Before, we just always covered ourselves in a 30-40% deet spray. (The tick-borne illnesses in our region especially make this a necessity.) Even with the deet though, it is unpleasant to go outside in summer because the deet spray doesn't really seem to deter the biting flies which just zoom around and around us in threatening circles.My friend, though, is a mosquito magnet, and gets numerous bites every time they go outside in the warmer months. When they get bitten by mosquitoes, the bites often become huge welts, which become infected, and can take weeks to heal.This spray has been a game changer. Neither one of us has been bitten by anything since we started using this spray, and mosquitoes and biting flies don't come anywhere near us.It has a strong scent that reminds me of lemons, but in a pleasant way. We will definitely be buying this again!The only con is that it's a pump spray, so when i try to spray my feet and legs, I have to keep turning the bottle right side up, and pump it a few times, to fill the little straw inside back up, so that it will spray properly upside down.

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!

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.

Whoa!! is all I have to say instead of putting this on my skin. I spray it on my Tyvek onesie when I have to go outside and clean all the balls and put the food out but let me tell you there have been a couple of times. I just grabbed this. Can we had a couple of wasps that wanted to make mess on our indoor porch and one spray flew them away !! lol!! it’s an excellent bug repellent. Let me tell you they do not like the smell of this. It’s ultra strong and potent!!

Bought as a recommendation from an influencer for a cleaner alternative to the typical bug spray. Which was a big thing for me. It does the job. I will say the smell is strong but it smells more like eucalyptus or something, instead of the chemically smell you get with others.

I use this during Summer and Fall . Put on my legs, arms and chest daily to keep chiggers away and mosquitos. We live in a wooded area so these critters are around always! I am 71 now so I guess my defense from these critters is necessary!

This seems to work as well as other natural solutions I've tried for mosquitos, but it has the added bonus of smelling great. I keep one in my bathroom and one by the back door.

I've used Murphy's oil of lemon eucalyptus twice in an area with clouds of mosquitoes and havent been bitten. I was fly fishing and had waders and a light jacket on so the only exposed skin was my face and hands. Previous outings in the same area using another product resulted in mutiple bites on my face and hands. I am very pleased with the product.