I have a great one if anyone wants: lemon balm essential oil. My little girl is allergic to mosquito bites, they get huge like chicken pox. I don’t want to put any neurotoxins into her bloodstream (anything you put on your skin goes right in).
I mix it two ways. With water in a little plastic spray bottle, enough drops in about a cup or so of water so that when you spray it on your arm the scent remains nicely. This can be sprayed on in seconds as someone races out the door. Mosquitos do not like it. The water version only lasts less than an hour.
For a longer time exposed to mosquitoes, get a little metal or ceramic cosmetic tin, or even an empty cosmetic tin from old cosmetics, mix up some natural Shea butter and coconut oil, about 3:1 in a little bowl, put in 30-40 drops of lemon balm (can add some drops of eucalyptus oil as well), and when smooth spread into the tin. Depending on your home’s temp, it may need to be kept in the fridge for consistency, or taken out with enough time to get it spreadable. Spread it over all exposed areas, not super close to eyes, and it lasts a few hours.
Totally natural but she doesn’t get bitten - mosquitos just don’t like that scent. It smells great to us.
Don’t feel forced to put neurotoxins on your skin. Gd always has a better way.
I wonder if Lemon Extract, like in your kitchen spice rack, would work?..................