Herbal Insect Repellent

by Burt's Bees

Product Features

• 100% natural blend of bug-fighting oils
• Rosemary, lemongrass and citronella oils mix with 5 other oils that bugs hate
• To be applied on ankles, legs, arms and hairline before venturing outdoors

Product Description

Size: 4 fl oz

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New and improved!

100% Natural ~ Safe and Effective

"The Defender"

Bans the creeping, crawling, winging, stinging, sucking, bugging, biting beasties.

Burt's Bees Herbal Insect Repellent is safe enough to apply with confidence to children and pets.

Not tested on animals.
Please recycle this bottle with your aluminum cans.

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 2 x 2 inches ; 5.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CSWMCE
• UPC: 792850152991
• Item model number: 152-848
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,507 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #4 in Health & Personal Care > Health Care > First Aid > Itching & Rash Treatments > Insect & Pest Repellent
  • #18 in Health & Personal Care > Manager's Special

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alaskan Wildlife, January 11, 2007

By 

anonymous "sexychic" (smalltown, UT) - See all my reviews

I bought this bug spray to combat the amount of mosquitoes there are in the Alaskan atmosphere, and was pretty pleased with it. I especially liked the scent, which is citrus and zippy, much nicer than your typical lumberjack scented bug repellent. I wouldn't reccomend it to someone canvassing the rain forests, but it's a good basic repellent for daily use or picnics or something where you don't want to smell like you were coated in DEET beforehand. It comes in a cute metal bottle with a spray nozzle, but it doesn't produce a mist of spray, you'll actually apply this more like a handful of tanning oil or lotion, with your hand.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars review to keep the buggies away, August 9, 2004

By 

K. Rebo "housemonster" (It came from the mighty Mississippi.) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

I used this insect repellent while I was building a maze for a fundraiser. It really keeped me safe from the misquitoes of southern Mississippi. And it has no nasty chemical smell, like other repellents. It just smells of lemon oil.

It is a little oily, but alot goes a very long way.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Attracted Bugs AND Caused A Rash!, June 3, 2010

By 

Jess83 (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burt's Bees Herbal Insect Repellent -- 4 fl oz (Health and Beauty)

Well, to start, I want to say that I am a HUGE Burt's Bees fan, so when I was looking for an all natural bug repellent and found out they had one, I was very excited. Unfortunately, I really wish I had never bought it.

Positives:

-Scent: This has a really pleasant citrus scent to it that I really did like (however my husband though I smelled like I just sprayed myself in Pledge and he was NOT a fan, lol).

Negatives:

-It attracts bugs: What amazes me - having come on here to check out the reviews - is that people gave it 5-stars even after admitting it attracted beetles to them. That's astonishing really. Saying an insect repellent attracted bugs, and yeah, woohoo, go 5 out of 5 stars! Very bizarre. Ants seemed to be attracted to the scent and some black ants even bit me!! Beetles were also attracted to the scent - I felt like a giant walking insect sugar bait!

-Rash: I looked around the net, including reviews on here (wish I had done that BEFORE using it, but always had positive experiences with all other products by BB) and a rash is a common result of using this. I have a nasty rash on my arms and legs now that itch intensely - it's much worse than a normal bug bite - and had do run out and get Benadryl and hydro-cortisone cream. Now instead of a few bug bites, I have bug bites AND a huge rash.

-Oily: This is one OILY product. It's really quite disgusting how slimy and oily it is. I realize it's made with many oils, but it seems they needed to adjust the mixture if the end result looks like you just took a bath in oil. In addition, because of the extreme amount of oils in it, I also ended up getting some acne from it as well, even on my shoulders and upper arms, which is VERY abnormal, that never happens to me. So if you are someone prone to acne, DO NOT use this product. Ditto if you have sensitive skin.

-Doesn't Spray/Mist: While it shows that you can spray/mist it on, it really shoots out a thin, narrow jet stream that splatters and leaks. Because of this, you have to sit and rub it all over and it's easy to get on your clothes, permanently staining them. I ended up staining my favorite sweatshirt because of this stuff.

Overall, this only get's 1 star because, a. you cannot give zero stars and b. I'm still alive, so I guess that's a bonus. I truly hope I saved someone the pain of this product and wish I had seen these reviews before buying it as well.

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