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58 of 58 found the following review helpful:
 It Totally Keeps Away Bugs Jul 25, 2009
By L. Gildart
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.
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
 Better than Badger Balm : Overall, Reasonably Effective Aug 11, 2010
By goonius
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.
17 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 good product but buy elsewhere May 27, 2011
By J~
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.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Not worth the money! May 17, 2011
By K. Graves
"Mama to Meredith"
I am surprised to see so many good reviews for this product. It's chemical free, so I was happy to spend a little extra money on it, but it's not worth even half of what I spent because it just didn't work for us. Not only did it not repel the mosquitoes, but it actually seemed to attract them. My husband and I tried it while sitting on our back patio in Florida in the spring and we both noticed more mosquitoes landing on us once we'd sprayed ourselves with this. No way I'm trying it on my kids now! Off to try and find something else that's chemical free that is actually effective.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
excellent, non-toxic, non-poison Jun 02, 2009
By Karen
LOVE this product! Can spray on me or my toddler son and we don't worry about it hurting us, getting it on hands, etc. I even can spray my hair with it! Also don't have to worry about washing our sprayed clothes separately. Not flamable. Keeps the mosquitos gnats blackflies at bay. Must reapply often for it to work, which can be a pain. Gentile citronella scent on application but doesn't linger. Doesn't bother my sensitive skin or my son's. Easily washes off with water or in the laundry. Highly recommend.
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