All Terrain Herbal Armor DEET-Free Natural Insect Repellent Pump Spray - 4 fl. oz.
When you're hiking in the deep wood or lounging in the backyard and want effective bug protection without DEET, All Terrain Herbal Armor Natural Insect Repellent pump spray is an ideal choice.
- 100% DEET-free, GMO-free formula is a mixture of 6 essential oils (soybean, citronella, peppermint, cedar, lemongrass and geranium)
- Non-irritating formula is great for children and those with sensitive skin
- Natural spray protects you from mosquitoes and other pesky insects
Made in USA.
| Best Use | Backpacking Camping Hiking |
|---|---|
| Active Ingredient(s) | Soybean oil, citronella oil, peppermint oil, cedar oil, lemongrass oil, geranium oil |
| Volume | 4 fluid ounces |
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National Park Approved
I just did a 2 week road trip and went to 6 national parks hiking in areas heavily infested with mosquitoes. Everywhere from Banff down to Crater Lake to Glacier. We watched the mosquitoes get close to us and then repel away. We came home with one bite! One!! We wanted something without DEET that was safe for my kids! This smelled strong like citronella but hey I'll take that over the chemical smell of DEET. This stuff was great!! I'm buying it from now on. No more Off! For us!!
It worked in the Amazon!
Wore this on our trip to the Amazon. I'm one of those people who is usually mosquito candy. Early in the trip, when we got back to the lodge after a long day in the jungle, I took off my shoes and socks and slipped on my flip flops, but forgot to reapply. After a couple of hours I had one bite - on my foot, where I did NOT apply the repellant. I was more diligent afterward and I managed to come back from the jungle without any more bites! The smell can be pretty strong - I don't mind it but I know a lot of people do. It's definitely oily, but it's not like they didn't warn you with the ingredient list.
It kinda works
I really wanted this to work, because DEET can cause neurological problems. I ended up doing an inadvertent test with this product and with no bug spray in the woods. Since I live in a mosquito infested area, with no spray I got three bites in less than 30 seconds. With this spray, I got two bites in 10 minutes. So it will prevent some, but not all mosquito bites. I wouldn't count on it protecting against ticks if you live in an area with Lyme disease, though.
It works!
My friends brought this on a trip to Yosemite. I urged them to get something without DEET. Who needs DEET in places without malaria and such? DEET eats away plastics and contaminates water sources. You don't want to cover yourself in DEET first, go for a swim and then drink water you (or someone else upstream) just swam in, yuk! This product works! It smells just you would expect from a natural bug repellent and isn't greasy at all. I wish the bottle came without the spray nozzle though, because it doesn't really spray (more like a squirt) and adds unnecessary weight.
This stuff rocks!
When my outdoor-averse husband decided to take up hiking this summer, I was stunned and underprepared. I didn't have hiking gear anymore and had to buy everything new (go REI Outlet!). I hadn't used bug repellent in ages but remembered hating it. Sticky, smelly, ineffective. I checked all of the outdoor recreation stores and websites and it seemed like there was a good consensus that this one worked without the DEET. I was sold. Glad I was, too! After our first outing in the Pikes Peak area, my husband (who elected not to wear it), was eaten alive by bugs. I didn't have a single bite. The bottle now lives in his car. I can't say how well it works in seriously infested wetlands, but in the Colorado mountains, it's plenty good. Smells nice, too, and is minimally sticky.
Very effective while hiking! Mosquitoes dislike!
Deerflies ignore this stuff, but I absolutley love it for hiking in case you find little patches of marshside trails. It's great because the mosquitoes stay off when you apply and then it's gone in 20 minutes. Obviously, a good impetus to keep up your hiking pace! For the temporary trailside fix, I love it and have been using it since 2006. Bonus tip: apply it to the top of your hat and the back and shoulders of your shirt, and clothing and the effects are longer than on the skin. Also, slather it right on your ears--no more annoying hum and buzz.
Good but not for WI woods in June
I used this product last summer for camping and hiking in Wisconsin. It has a pleasant fragrance and worked great for several hours in normal circumstances. It could not, however, repel the ungodly swarm of mosquitoes we encountered during an early-season camping trip in a heavily wooded lake area in central WI. But to be fair, the conventional repellents containing DEET did not do much better in that situation.
good for casual use
People tell me I smell like a citronella candle when I use this stuff, but that's not a bad thing. It's pretty easy to apply. You do have to rub it in after you spray to cover more area. I've found it to be effective against mosquitos on day hikes and in the backyard. I wouldn't trust it in the back country for ticks, chiggers, swarms of mosquitos, etc. I just love this stuff for everyday use because I don't feel like a walking toxic cloud of DEET.
Works great!
I can attest to this working very well. I have used just about every poison on the skin out there. Since I can no longer tolerate deet, this stuff works better. Permethrin on the clothes, herbal armor on the skin. The only draw back is you have to be diligent about reapplying it every 3 hours.
Effecitve only in some situations
This product works great when there are just a few mosquitoes here and there, however, it is not enough when backpacking, camping, or fishing where there are tons of mosquitoes. It may be fine to use hiking while on the move under the cover of trees (it can increase sun burning in open sunlight) but once you're sitting still at a camp site at dawn or dusk, it won't be effective, not even close. Personally, I'll be carrying this product as my first line of defense and only switch to a DEET product when the mosquitoes get thick. Just make sure you read up on DEET--how to use it, toxicology, effects as a solvent, and environmental impacts--prior to using it. In short: do not rely on this product for situations in which there are a lot of mosquitoes. If there are few to moderate amounts of mosquitoes in the area--it's a great DEET free product.