Herbal Armor DEET-Free Pump Spray 8oz. Insect Repellent - Value Size, Plant-Based and All-Natural Bug Repellent for Outdoor Protection, Safe for Family and Pets

Bought this stuff a while back and I absolutely love it. Living in Florida with thousands of mosquitos is unbearable sometimes, and this stuff keeps them at bay without covering ourselves with burning and stinging chemically spray that gets in your mouth and makes you cough. You spray a few squirts onto your arms and legs, and then have to rub it in with your hands. This is more of a liquidy-lotion type product, rather than a thin can style spray - which I prefer, because you have way more control. No more holding your breath and closing your eyes while you blindly spray yourself with one of those cans of "Off!" and then run away from the fume cloud to catch a fresh breath. It is highly scented, so be aware of that. Smells mostly like lemongrass and citronella (which of course, are some of the main ingredients). I have very sensitive skin and this hasn't given me any issues. It does/can attract honeybees, but they'll just come up to you and realize you're not a flower and fly away. (Just let them be, don't swat at them! They're quite friendly). I recommend reapplying after a while, especially if you've been sweating. But if you do that you won't have any issues. If a mosquito is really desperate/already in the area, it may land on you - but if you wear it from the start it definitely helps and keeps them away. Other flying bugs as well avoid the scent (including no-see-ums / Ceratopogonidae). Overall, great value for the price! Comes in a nice big bottle, I've still got plenty left. Hope this review is helpful!

This stuff works wonders and doesn’t reek of artificial fragrance —- life saver!

This didn’t cause me any skin irritation or breakouts like bug spray sometimes does to me.. it smells way less “chemically” than normal bug spray and seemed to work good

We were in the Adirondacks for a week at the end of black fly season, mosquito season and deer fly season. We were outdoors a lot, on lakes, fishing. We had everything. High and medium percentage DEET's, Picaridin, a couple other herbals and other sprays and then there was this stuff. I started out with this. First, you have to be comfortable smelling like a lemon plantation. But I don't mind the smell at all, and I applied very liberally to exposed skin. It seems to work well. I had bugs all around me but very few landed and none bit. Now, it seemed to wear off relatively faster than DEET, but reapplication is not an issue since it's harmless (I think). A couple of good applications seemed to do the trick. Now I have to admit that I'm OK with DEET and when the bugs are bad and I fall back on it just because reapplying in a kayak can be a pain. The 40% DEET, or the 98% DEET stuff... that works real well and needs no reapplying for hours. But for health's sake, I used this stuff as much as possible and it is the best of the botanical/herbal oil repellents I've used. Oh, and for the record, deerflies and horse flies don't much care what repellent you're using. If they're on you, they're gonna bite no matter what you're wearing. Edit: A season later. Black flies were much worse this year. While this stuff worked during the middle of the day, we relied much more on the 40% Deet during the early and late day. It lasts longer and the bugs refuse to land on it. So I would say this is a good repellant unless the bugs are extremely heavy. In my book, that is swarms. At that point, my hat, my shirt collars, my cuffs and socks are pretty liberally sprayed with this herbal armor and smell of lemon/citronella. The bugs don't like to land on it and cloth seems to hold the repellant longer than my skin. But for exposed skin, 40% deet did the trick. I think we used repel. Nets over the hats and face in the late evening also. But if the net touches the face, or blackflies get under the net, the deet seems to do the trick. I still think this is herbal a good product and the children all used this almost exclusively during the day with no bites except in areas they forgot to spray. But for super heavily swarming blackflies, deet/nets are better defense.

I have never been bitten while wearing this, and mosquitoes usually love me! The smell is powerful, but natural, and I kind of like it. If they ever stop making it I will be heartbroken.

I was beginning to think that somehow, we just didn't have mosquitos in our backyard this year. Then I went out this morning without this stuff on, got bitten up, and realized that this is just 50,000 x better than any bug repellent I've ever used. Apparently, this stuff makes you so repulsive to mosquitos that you won't even see them around you. They'll stay fifty yards away, because you'll just be that disgusting to them. The only complaint I have is that the bottle is a little difficult to use. It's thick and doesn't spray very well, and you have to kind of spray it in one spot and then spread it around. It would probably be better as a lotion instead of a spray, since that's how you have to use it anyway. (It's effectiveness almost entirely makes up for that one flaw, though.) It does smell very strongly of citronella, which I don't mind, especially since the mosquitos do!

It seems environmentally friendly and contains a good number of insect repelling herbs, but doesn't work well and it doesn't last long. You still get beaten and you have to reapply every 15 minutes. It has a smell of the traditional DEET repellents, but much milder.

Me agrado mucho el olor a citronella y fue un producto muy util en la playa

I'm someone who has severe allergy to mosquitos bite. Every time one bites me, I have to go to the ER. It's that extreme. I found this and it changed my life. No mosquito approached me ( and they love my blood), the smell is so lemonish and I like it, 0 allergic reaction to any ingredient ( and I have a super sensitive skin), and the best part is it really soothes the old mosquito bites. The size for the price is excellent. I will never stop buying this. It saved my life 🥺😍

Must buy!

Good insect repellant, keeps bugs and mosquitos away

I used this recently when I went up to the west of Scotland, where the midges habitually eat me alive. I didn’t get bit once! It’s a strong smell, but it unpleasant and I much preferred using this to deet, which never seemed to work for me anyway. My new “go to”!