Badger Bug Repellent Tin, Organic Deet-Free Mosquito Repellent with Citronella, Family Friendly Pleasant Smelling Insect Repellent, Easy to Use Travel Size, .75 oz Tin

Great for Face Protection
I live in FL, the biting insects are miserable. I have nothing against deet, but you can’t put it on your face (I tried, burned like the dickens). I use this on my face to keep the noseeums and mosquitos at bay, and it works well. A little goes a long way.

The best!
I remember using this stuff when I was a kid and it working wonders, and then my parents couldn’t find it in stores anymore and I had to tough it out on my own. I am either VERY attractive to mosquitoes or VERY allergic to them, or likely some combination of the two, because they are a massive issue for me if I even dare to step outside the house in the summer. And then, horror of all horrors, I moved to the SOUTH and started getting absolutely eaten alive, like, bites swelling and running into each other on any exposed parts of my skin. I was reminiscing about this old badger bug balm I used to use as a kid, and my genius wife looked for it on Amazon — life changing. I was worried when I got it that either the formula would have changed, as often happens with things one has used since childhood, or that it wouldn’t work as well as I remembered it in the rosy glow of hindsight. But it works just as well as it always has! It’s a bit greasy and sticky, but it’s 1,000% worth it to not smack a mosquito every two seconds every time I brave the outdoors, and it feels way better on the skin than most other bug repellents, which are either oily or disturbingly powdery/dry. It smells amazing, and I’m not worried about any of the ingredients either sinking into my skin or being accidentally consumed if I eat while outside or sweat into my eyes or whatever, which is why I don’t feel comfortable using DEET-containing sprays on a daily basis. Any bites that make it through I treat with the 2% topical Benadryl gel, and I can survive the summer without avoiding anything that makes summer fun, and without dreading having to mow the lawn. Thank you trusty Badger!P.S., I am slightly concerned that Amazon prompted me to rate the flavor of this product as well as the scent. Please do not eat it. I am giving it five stars for flavor, however, because it’s the bug repellent I would choose to eat if I was faced with a buffet of bug repellents and told that i had to eat one of them. It would probably taste like beeswax and rosemary essential oil, if the scent is any indication. It’s never occurred to me to taste it, but I can’t say I’m not curious now. I will update my review if I decide to do so.

works great if you aren’t in some kind of hurry
I’m not gonna lie, it takes a few minutes to actually get this stuff rubbed onto my 2 year old- you have to rub your fingers in it to get it to melt onto them then rub them all over the skin (This process would be far too much work for an adult or anyone bigger than a toddler, in my opinion). BUT!!! It is the ONLY mosquito repellant I have found that WORKS, has no deet, and is safe for my son! Also, the tin is smaller than I expected- I was picturing a palm-sized tin but it’s more like a half-dollar-coin sized tin. But I’ve used it 3-4 times and it doesn’t even look like much of it is gone, so I think it will last a while!

Used this a few weeks back when i was stood next to a stream whilst Hubby was taking photos – (on the day the Sun was obscured by the Saharan dust in Derbyshire) – I was quite wrapped up but my face, ears neck and hands were exposed and I started to get bitten my midges so i applied this to my forehead, ears, neck and backs of my hand – it worked! – I lightly rubbed one finger in the pot and then swiped this across my forehead etc and repeated about 3 times to take effect – The smell is not overpowering but obviously enough to deter the midges – It appears this tin will last a fair while – You don’t have to apply it all over – And no deet or nasty chemicals – Will be buying some more of this when the tin eventually gets near empty

This stuff works and it contains no horrible chemicals. Mosquitoes seem to love biting me ( being fair haired maybe) but I had no mosquito bites this summer! The smell is nice and I just put it on my pulse points and various spots on the rest of me, no need to spread it all over yourself!I have read reviews of people who swear by it in dangerous mosquito areas, better than DEET but of course do your own research on that!It’s a small tin which fits in your pocket and lasted our family of four for 10 days. We bought one for our medical kit too. It also comes in bigger tins.