California Baby Bug Repellant Spray, 6.5 Ounce

by California Baby

Product Features

• 6.5 ounce spray
• Smells nice and have natural citronella candle scent
• Non-toxic ,non-chemical, non-invasive and non-irritating
• Vegetable and plant based ingredients
• Safe and gentle

Product Description

Developed by a mother, California Baby has your child's best interest at heart. A natural alternative to toxic bug repellent chemicals such as DEET. We use only high quality, traditionally recommended bug repellent oils that are gentle and effective. Our natural formula contains pure essential oils like citronella and lemongrass, which are well known for their effective bug repellent properties. After years of ingredient and product research, I feel this is an excellent product!Sincerely, Jessica Developer of California Baby Purpose: Repels fleas, mosquitoes, ticks and biting flies.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001ATGBNA
• UPC: 792692002270
• Item model number: 324
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,022 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #38 in Health & Personal Care > Baby & Child Care > Health Care

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Totally Keeps Away Bugs, July 25, 2009

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This review is from: California Baby Bug Repellant Spray, 6.5 Ounce (Health and Beauty)

I used to work with horses in Minnesota in the summer. I've used every bug repellant I've ever heard of, from the most benign to the most toxic, and to be perfectly honest, the toxic ones always worked better.

But I didn't want to spray them on my son, so I bought this stuff. I checked out the corporate citizen ratings on California Baby, and they're good enough that I felt confident that their labeling and promotional materials were accurate. Which is why I didn't expect it to work very well. I thought it would be better than nothing and would cause me the least worry about my son's health, but, having been chewed alive while sitting in a citronella fog, I really expected my son to have bites at the end of our camping trip in the Green Mountains.

He didn't, and neither did I. We were quite liberal with reapplication, but the ingredients are nontoxic, so it's okay to reapply. The mist is really fine, so even after spraying both of us down pretty frequently, the bottle is hardly touched. I was totally stunned by how well it worked.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Badger Balm : Overall, Reasonably Effective, August 10, 2010

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goonius (a room in a house on a street in a city just like any other.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: California Baby Bug Repellant Spray, 6.5 Ounce (Health and Beauty)

We live in the deep, swampy Southeastern US. Going outdoors here is likely to draw a virtual cloud of mosquito activity within seconds. It's nearly impossible to escape.

We first tried Badger Balm, a repellent with similar ingredients but that was, even immediately after having been applied, totally ineffective.

Still wanting to avoid DEET-containing repellents, I opted to try California Baby's Bug Repellent. It does work, but with a couple caveats. One is that you must VERY liberally apply it, and if you've missed a spot the mosquitoes will find it. But once we did manage to get every square inch of exposed skin, the mosquitoes turned tail and ran. But they didn't go far. As you sweat (and in 100+ weather, you will sweat) the stuff seems to become diluted. So reapplication is necessary roughly every 15-20 minutes. Fortunately, the every-square-inch method didn't seem to be as crucial for successive applications... which made it somewhat less a hassle. And I suppose all-in-all it's a reasonable trade-off to the unsavory alternative: Be eaten alive. As an aside I've read elsewhere that reapplication is necessary with any non-DEET product, and that the average time before non-DEET repellents wear off is about 20 minutes. In other words, I don't think we'll find anything that works better, considering our no-DEET rule.

Two other points in favor of this Bug Repellent are the Skin Deep Rating: 0 hazard. Which is beyond fantastic. Apply and reapply without worrying about hideous long-term health effects. And the second point in its favor is that the smell is actually milder than some other all-natural sprays, I dare say it's even pleasant.

I'll definitely be buying more of this, even at the steep cost. Fortunately we can find it locally, because buying it online plus shipping would just make it unaffordable.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good product but buy elsewhere, May 27, 2011

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This review is from: California Baby Bug Repellant Spray, 6.5 Ounce (Health and Beauty)

One of the better bug repellents out there and rates well on the 'skin deep' cosmetic database and the safe mama blog. Good for everyday use when needed and has worked well for us so far.

However, Amazon is ripping you off with the price. I bought this on sale at Target for under $10...regular price $11-12 at Target. Amazon is listing this for $18.