Locally Made Organic Insect Repellents

It's rainy season once again! And with rain comes... MOSQUITOES! During rainy season, we see an increase in dengue cases all over the country and everyone can be a victim, young and old, and even celebrities. Remember when the taping of the now defunct series "Be Careful with my Heart" got affected when the lead star Jodi Sta. Maria suffered from dengue? It goes to show that dengue chooses no one. So it is always important that we protect ourselves and our loved ones from these dangerous creatures.

There are many ways to prevent dengue outbreak. One of course is to keep our surroundings clean. Breeding places of mosquitoes must be destroyed. Also, we need to avoid areas that are infested with mosquitoes. But sometimes we fail to realize that the danger is lurking just inside the comforts of our home. With this, we need to to make sure that our home is indeed a safe haven for everyone especially for our little ones and that they are always protected wherever part of the house they may be.

In my case, insect repellent products such as lotions, sprays and patches are a must-have. I used to buy chemical insect repellents since they are widely available in my area and they were the most popular back then. But when I learned and tried organic insect repellent products, I never looked back. I prefer organic over chemical or synthetic products because they are safer for humans particularly now that I use them to my son as well.

In case you weren't aware, there are lots of organic insect repellent products from local companies. Find out more about them...

MILEA

Organic Citronella Insect Repellent

Ingredients:
Lemongrass Distillate & Oil, Citronella Oil, Eucalyptus Oil
Size options:
Water-based
     50 ml - Php 70
     100 ml - Php 125
Oil-based
     50 ml - Php 105
     100 ml - Php 195
Lotion
     100 g - Php 195

Baby Bug Away Cream Insect Repellent Lotion
Ingredients:
Water (Aqua), sunflower oil, andiroba oil, natural beeswax, olive emulsifiers, carrot extract, eucalyptus oil, gluconolactone and sodium benzoate (certified organic preservative)
Size options:
     60 g - Php 195
     110 g - Php 275
     1 kg - Php 2350

Php 200 off your first purchase (minimum order of Php 500) when you use the coupon code here.

HUMAN HEART NATURE

Bug Shield DEET-Free Oil
Ingredients:
Sunflower seed oil, soy bean oil, citronella essential oil, orange essential oil, eucalyptus essential oil, glyceryl caprylate (coconut, palm and glycerin derived)
Size options:
     50 ml - Php 99.75
     100 ml - Php 169.75

Bug Shield DEET-Free Lotion
Ingredients:
Water, stearyl alcohol (coconut-derived), citronella essential oil, soybean oil, orange essential oil, cetearyl glucoside (plant-derived), cetearyl alcohol (plant-derived), dicaprylyl ether (vegetable-derived), eucalyptus essential oil, xanthan gum, glyceryl caprylate (coconut, palm and glycerin-derived)
Size options:
     50 ml - Php 99.75

Bug Shield Oil G6PD-Friendly

Ingredients:

Sunflower seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citronella essential oil, orange peel oil, eucalyptus essential oil, glyceryl caprylate

Size options:

     100 ml - PHP 169.75

MESSY BESSY

Bug Repellent Cologne
Ingredients:
Purified Water, Sugarcane Alcohol, Citronella, Andiroba, Essential Oils (Bergamot, Vanilla, and Eucalyptus).
Size options:

     200 ml - Php 190.00

Insect Repellent
Ingredients:
Purified Water, Sugarcane Alcohol, Andiroba Oil, Essential Oils (Eucalyptus and Green Tea)
Size options:
     50 ml - Php 135
     250 ml - Php 330.00

INDIGO BABY

Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me Milk Lotion Insect Repellent
Size options:
     20 ml - Php 75
     60 ml - Php 200
     300 ml - Php 815

ZENUTRIENTS

Citronella Spray 
Size options:
     100ml - Php 234
     1 liter - Php 1433

Eucalyptus & Lemongrass Bug Repellent Spray
Size options:
     100 ml - Php 160
     1 liter - Php 2085

Citronella Peppermint Lotion
Size options:
     50ml - Php 130

GIGA

GIGA Natural Insect Repellants

Have you tried any of the products mentioned? Please let us know what you think about it.