Ingredients / Lemon Eucalyptus
Lemon Eucalyptus
Corymbia citriodora · OLE / PMD
The one plant-based repellent the CDC lists alongside DEET. Its refined form, oil of lemon eucalyptus (PMD), is the lead in our bug spray.
What the research says
Oil of lemon eucalyptus is the only botanical repellent the CDC recommends on par with DEET for mosquitoes that can carry disease. We round it out with lemongrass, eucalyptus, and citronella essential oils in a witch hazel and glycerin base for backyard evenings.
Source: Study: plant-based repellents incl. lemon eucalyptus (PMC)
Educational information about the plant, not medical advice. KBA & Co products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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