BUGZ BE GONE INSECT REPELLENT . Get superior protection without DEET! BUGz Be Gone, a 100% natural insect repellent derived from a proprietary blend of essential oils, provides a safe alternative to the harsh chemical repellents containing DEET (the toxic compound used in most commercial insect repellents). BUGz Be Gone has been successfully tested around the world in mosquito havens like India, Vietnam, Thailand, South America and the wilds of Canada. Safe for adults, children and pets, and an added benefit, it has a pleasant scent.
Better, natural ingredients: BUGz Be Gone contains a blend of 6 essential oils, including Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus and Catnip. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus is the only plant-based insect repellent recommended for protection against mosquitoes that may carry the West Nile Virus. Testers for Consumer Reports found that an Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus spray prevented bites by an aggressive mosquito species for four to seven hours, and more than 12 hours by a tamer type, outlasting DEET-based repellents.
In addition, Entomologists at Iowa State University have reported the chemical constituent in Oil of Catnip, nepetalactone, is about 10 times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET. Besides Lemon eucalyptus and catnip, BUGz Be Gone contains other essential oils with historical anecdotal uses against mosquitoes, black flies, fleas, ticks, chiggers and no-see-ums.
Combating a changing climate: The National Resource Defense Council states the latest scientific data confirm that the earth’s climate is rapidly changing. The consequences of these climate changes are warmer temperatures, heat waves, drought, wild fires and, in some areas, intense rainfall.
One of many health concerns related to this climate change is disease carrying mosquitoes are spreading as rising temperatures allow them to survive in formerly inhospitable areas. Mosquitoes carrying dengue fever viruses were previously limited to elevations of 3,300 ft. but recently appeared at 7200 ft. in the Andes Mountains of Columbia. Malaria has been detected in new higher elevation areas in Indonesia.
BUGz Be Gone is available in a 4 oz. paraben free lotion and in its original pure concentrate form. The concentrated version offers consumers the option of adding it to their own lotion or oil, sun screen or a spray bottle of water which may be used to spray on clothing, in the hair and on pets. It may also be used in an aromatherapy diffuser.