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Home / Brands / Badger / Badger Bug Spray, DEET-Free Citronella, Non-Toxic, Family Size, 8 fl oz | All-natural mosquito repellent with organic essential oils; effective 3 hours, vegan, aluminum bottle
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“Maker page: "Active Ingredients: Organic Soybean Oil, Organic Castor Oil, Organic Citronella Oil, Organic Cedar Oil, Organic Lemongrass Oil, Organic Rosemary Oil, Organic Geranium Oil, Organic Peppermint Oil. Inactive Ingredients: Water, Organic Wintergreen Oil." Smallflower (4 fl oz): "Active Ingredients: 23% Soybean Oil, 10% Castor Oil, and Essential Oils of 4% Citronella, 2% Cedar, 2% Lemongrass, 1.5% Rosemary, 1% Geranium, and 1% Peppermint. Inactive Ingredients: Water and 0.5% Wintergreen." Maker's lab-test wording: "The Anti-Bug Spray provided a narrow range of 3 to 4 hours of protection, with an average of 3.4 hours." Directions: "Adult supervision is recommended when using this product on children." Badger's FAQ calls these "minimum risk bug repellents" limited to ingredients "allowed under the EPA's 25B exempt policy."”
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