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Writer's pictureJohn Philbin

Natural Insect Repellent

It's still scorchio if you're using your garden in the evenings keep those pesky bugs

at bay with the scent of Eucalyptus Citriadora & Spanish Rosemary. Both of these essential oils act as an excellent insect repellent especially for keeping annoying midges away. Blended with the finest ingredients this scent is sure to make your garden time a relaxing time. Oil of lemon eucalyptus contains a substance called para-Menthane-3,8-diol (PMD), a naturally occurring compound obtained from the spent distillation of leaves of the Corymbia citriadora tree (also known as Eucalyptus citriadora or lemon eucalyptus tree). PMD is also synthesized in the laboratory.

A 2011 article from Malaria Journal stated that “PMD is the only plant-based repellent that has been advocated for use in disease-endemic areas by the CDC due to its proven clinical efficacy to prevent malaria and is considered to pose no risk to human health.


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