Bug repellent essential oil blends

Citronella, lemongrass, lemon eucalyptus, geranium — scents mosquitoes and bugs dislike, while people find them pleasant.

Diffuse it on the balcony, porch or in the bedroom in the evening; keep the window screens shut for best results.

Oils that show up most in this group

CitronellaLavenderLemongrassPeppermintGeraniumLemon EucalyptusTea TreeEucalyptusCedarwoodPatchouli

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• breaking up with mosquitoesSpearmint · Peppermint · Citronella · Lemongrass
• mosquitoes, go elsewhereWhite Tea · Citronella · Lemon
• bite-free balconyWhite Tea · Lemon Eucalyptus · Lavender
• mosquitoes leave empty-handedWhite Tea · Lemongrass · Lemon Leaf · Basil
• balcony chill, no bitesWhite Tea · Citronella · Geranium · Pomelo
• mosquitoes, kindly retreatBlack Tea · Citronella · Ginger Grass · Lemon
• picking greens in the gardenLavender · Rosemary · Peppermint
• gentle bug deterrentLavender · Ylang Ylang · Roman Chamomile
• late-night binge watchLavender · Tea Tree · Peppermint
• balcony, no mosquito dramaLemon Leaf · Citronella · Tea Tree · Rosemary
• breeze without the bitesGreen Tea · Citronella · Lemon Eucalyptus
• camping minus the bitesLemon Leaf · Cajeput · Lemon Eucalyptus
• countryside summer, zero bitesCajeput · Citronella · Holy Basil
• grandma's old wardrobeLavender · Rosemary · Camphor
• mosquitoes fear the woodsPo Mu · Citronella · Tea Tree
• mosquitoes flee the betelCitronella · Betel Leaf · Lemon Eucalyptus
• mosquitoes take the long waySmilax · Citronella · Lemon · Patchouli
• mosquitoes, take another routeGreen Tea · Lemongrass · Lemon Leaf
• one sniff and mosquitoes swerveLemongrass · Holy Basil · Lemon
• pomelo on mosquito dutyPomelo · Palmarosa · Lemon Eucalyptus · Tea Tree
• summer night, no bitesCajeput · Lemongrass · Lemon Eucalyptus
• triple grass mosquito banGinger Grass · Citronella · Lemongrass
• welcome to the new placeGinger Grass · Sweet Orange · Holy Basil · Lemon
• up all night swattingCitronella · Peppermint · Lavender
• baby sleeps bite-freeLavender · Geranium · Patchouli
• chill, no bitesCitronella · Lemongrass · Eucalyptus
• laundry off the line at duskPeppermint · Rosemary · Thyme
• 2am mosquito huntCitronella · Lavender
• dress on, worry offCitronella · Lemongrass · Lavender
• afternoon soccer pitchLemon Eucalyptus · Geranium · Lavender
• hammock at grandma'sCitronella · Lemongrass · Lavender · Eucalyptus
• lights off, buzz onLavender · Cedarwood · Peppermint
• peaceful, no buzzingGeranium · Lavender · Citronella
• see ya, mosquitoesCitronella · Tea Tree · Lemongrass · Peppermint
• sidewalk cafe stoolCitronella · Lemongrass · Tea Tree · Lavender · Peppermint
• angry grass energyCitronella · Lemongrass
• backyard safe zoneCitronella · Rosemary
• bug-free and fragrantLemon Eucalyptus · Lavender
• buzz-free and rechargedCitronella · Lavender · Spearmint
• cot nap at noonPeppermint · Roman Chamomile
• cozy spice, zero bitesCinnamon · Cedarwood · Lavender
• family-wide bug shieldLemongrass · Thyme · Eucalyptus · Basil
• lemongrass sends them packingCitronella · Lemongrass · Lemon
• pocket bug balmLavender · Palmarosa · Patchouli · Geranium · Tea Tree
• porch study groupLavender · Citronella · Tea Tree
• porch tea timeCitronella · Lemongrass · Lemon Eucalyptus · Lavender
• short outfit, full confidenceLemon Eucalyptus · Geranium
• sleek skin, zero spotsPeppermint · Lemongrass · Cedarwood
• sleeping on the porchCitronella · Geranium · Lemongrass · Tea Tree
• street-side snail feastCitronella · Lemongrass · Peppermint
• back from walking the dogPeppermint · Clary Sage · Lemon · Citronella
• backyard garden partyCitronella · Tea Tree · Eucalyptus · Lemongrass
• bye bye mosquitoesLemon Eucalyptus · Peppermint · Lavender · Thyme
• candlelit, minus the buzzCitronella · Lemongrass · Tea Tree
• cinnamon nostalgia, bug-freeSweet Orange · Cinnamon · Cedarwood · Lemon
• day hike, no worriesCitronella · Lavender · Patchouli · Geranium
• evening tutoring pickupCitronella · Lemon Eucalyptus · Patchouli · Lavender
• flawless skin, no bitesYlang Ylang · Citronella · Lemon Eucalyptus
• garden wedding guardPeppermint · Rosemary · Citronella · Lemongrass
• grudge match with mosquitoesLavender · Geranium · Lemongrass · Citronella · Patchouli
• herb garden bug guardLavender · Spearmint · Basil · Rosemary
• itching is so last seasonRosemary · Citronella · Tea Tree
• itchy leg aftermathPeppermint · Spearmint · Lemongrass
• lakeside fishing afternoonPatchouli · Juniper · Lemongrass
• mood killer for mosquitoesCitronella · Peppermint
• mosquito lockdownGeranium · Cedarwood · Peppermint
• mosquito, step asideLavender · Peppermint · Lemongrass · Lemon Eucalyptus
• mosquitoes know the way outGeranium · Citronella
• mosquitoes out, me inPeppermint · Citronella · Tea Tree
• mosquitoes permanently blockedCedarwood · Eucalyptus · Geranium · Sweet Orange
• night market snackingLavender · Lemongrass · Peppermint · Thyme
• no mosquitoes, no dramaCitronella · Lavender · Cedarwood · Geranium
• no way in for bugsCitronella · Eucalyptus · Patchouli
• nobody bites me, thanksLemongrass · Thyme · Basil
• rooftop breeze nightCitronella · Cedarwood
• shorts on, evening strollCitronella · Lemon Eucalyptus · Tea Tree · Lavender
• squad hangout outdoorsCitronella · Lemongrass · Peppermint · Thyme
• studying by the windowYlang Ylang · Eucalyptus · Lemongrass · Tea Tree
• summer night power outageCitronella · Geranium · Lemongrass · Sweet Orange
• summer night, no itchingEucalyptus · Rosemary · Lemongrass
• sweet-natured bug deterrentRoman Chamomile · Lavender · Holy Basil
• the art of dodging bitesTea Tree · Turmeric · Geranium · Citronella · Lemongrass
• the buzzing finally stopsLavender · Tea Tree · Peppermint · Lemongrass
• weekend night outEucalyptus · Citronella · Sweet Orange
• Saturday riverside rideLemongrass · Thyme · Basil · Peppermint · Lavender
• a message to mosquitoesPine · Citronella · Lemon Eucalyptus
• all-grass lineupPalmarosa · Citronella · Lemongrass
• ankles off the menuCitronella · Peppermint · Tea Tree · Bergamot
• ants marching on the tableCinnamon · Tea Tree · Basil
• backyard barbecueCitronella · Lemongrass · Lavender · Cedarwood
• backyard movie nightGeranium · Citronella · Eucalyptus · Lavender · Rosemary
• balcony plant potsPatchouli · Cinnamon
• basement parking garagePeppermint · Eucalyptus · Patchouli · Tea Tree · Geranium
• basil on bug dutyLavender · Tea Tree · Basil
• beach flip-flop chillPatchouli · Cedarwood · Sweet Orange · Lavender · Geranium
• bitten through the netLavender · Lemon Eucalyptus · Patchouli · Cajeput
• buzzing right by my earLemon Eucalyptus · Lemongrass · Cedarwood · Geranium · Thyme · Peppermint
• campsite bug patrolCedarwood · Lemon Eucalyptus · Lavender · Rosemary · Lemongrass · Lemon
• canal-side rainy seasonLemon · Citronella
• cat wants the balconyEucalyptus · Geranium · Tea Tree · Patchouli · Cedarwood · Citronella
• cinnamon says scramPatchouli · Geranium · Peppermint · Lemongrass · Cinnamon
• citrus picnic coolerCitronella · Sweet Orange · Lemon · Bergamot
• class field tripLemongrass · Peppermint · Lavender · Cedarwood
• even mosquitoes abstainLemongrass · Rosemary · Thyme · Peppermint
• fruit flies on the fruit bowlBasil · Citronella · Eucalyptus
• full armor modeLavender · Tea Tree · Citronella · Lemongrass · Geranium
• goodbye, don't come backLemon Eucalyptus · Lavender · Peppermint · Lemongrass · Geranium
• grandma's garden in the rainGeranium · Ylang Ylang · Lavender · Cinnamon
• grassy slap for mosquitoesCitronella · Lavender · Peppermint · Tea Tree
• ground-floor mosquito magnetCitronella · Tea Tree · Eucalyptus
• happy camper, local editionCedarwood · Sweet Orange · Lemon Eucalyptus
• hello summer, bye bugsLemon Eucalyptus · Sweet Orange · Tea Tree · Spearmint
• homemade bug spray batchGeranium · Citronella · Lemon Eucalyptus · Lavender · Rosemary
• invisible to mosquitoesCitronella · Lemon Eucalyptus · Lavender · Cedarwood
• jungle trek, zero bitesLemon Eucalyptus · Geranium · Lavender · Peppermint
• juniper shuts them downJuniper · Citronella
• kids in the backyardSpearmint · Lavender · Geranium · Patchouli
• lakeside sunset check-inCitronella · Lemongrass · Lemon · Eucalyptus
• minimalist studio guardGeranium · Citronella · Eucalyptus
• mosquito firewallCitronella · Lemon Eucalyptus · Geranium · Cedarwood
• mosquito season skincareTea Tree · Patchouli · Lavender · Geranium · Rosemary
• mosquito-free balconyLavender · Lemongrass · Cedarwood · Geranium · Peppermint
• mosquitoes accept defeatCitronella · Sweet Orange · Lavender
• mosquitoes go bankruptLavender · Eucalyptus · Citronella
• mosquitoes not allowedCitronella · Sweet Orange · Lime
• mosquitoes off duty tonightCitronella · Sweet Orange
• mosquitoes see themselves outTea Tree · Eucalyptus · Peppermint · Lemon Eucalyptus · Myrrh
• mosquitoes, stop flirtingGeranium · Cedarwood · Citronella · Lemongrass
• motorbike trip through the woodsCitronella · Lemongrass · Lemon Eucalyptus · Peppermint
• mountain tent nightCitronella · Cypress · Eucalyptus · Pine
• night fishing with dadCitronella · Cedarwood · Lemongrass · Lavender · Eucalyptus · Thyme
• night run, no bitesTea Tree · Lavender · Lemongrass · Citronella · Eucalyptus
• night-shift bodyguardCitronella · Cedarwood · Patchouli · Bergamot
• no buzzing at bedtimeLavender · Tea Tree · Lemongrass · Peppermint · Roman Chamomile
• no red dots, just peaceGeranium · Eucalyptus · Lemon · Lavender · Rosemary
• no-mosquito zonePeppermint · Lemongrass · Tea Tree · Citronella · Eucalyptus
• our house, no mosquitoesCedarwood · Lavender · Lemongrass · Rosemary
• outdoor date, no scratchingGeranium · Lemongrass · Lemon Eucalyptus
• park date with the crushCitronella · Peppermint · Lemongrass · Lavender
• picnic without scratchingCitronella · Eucalyptus · Rosemary
• pine trail campingCitronella · Pine · Lemon · Lavender
• pitching the tentEucalyptus · Peppermint · Lemon Eucalyptus
• please log out, mosquitoesCitronella · Cedarwood · Patchouli
• porch at night vibesCitronella · Lavender · Geranium · Sweet Orange
• porch evenings, no bitesHoly Basil · Lavender
• porch sitting, bite-freeThyme · Lemongrass · Geranium
• pretty, no bite marksGeranium · Lavender · Rosemary · Patchouli
• quiet as a templeCitronella · Tea Tree · Lemongrass · Lavender
• rooftop drinks till lateCitronella · Lemongrass · Eucalyptus · Cedarwood
• seeing the mosquitoes outEucalyptus · Rosemary · Geranium
• sitting outside, fearlessLemongrass · Lemon Eucalyptus · Tea Tree · Basil
• smarter than a mosquitoCedarwood · Pine · Lemon Eucalyptus · Thyme
• smooth skin, no bitesLavender · Lemon Eucalyptus · Lemongrass
• soft scent, bugs drift offCitronella · Rosemary · Peppermint
• spiders in the ceiling cornerPeppermint · Cinnamon · Sweet Orange · Rosemary
• staying cool in bug seasonTea Tree · Geranium · Peppermint
• stroller walk at duskGeranium · Citronella · Lemon Eucalyptus · Lavender · Spearmint · Patchouli
• sweet but scary to bugsCitronella · Geranium · Lemon
• this room is bite-freeLemongrass · Eucalyptus · Peppermint · Tea Tree
• travel-size bug kitCitronella · Geranium · Lemon Eucalyptus · Spearmint · Patchouli
• tropical resort glowYlang Ylang · Citronella · Patchouli
• vanilla sweet, bugs retreatVanilla · Cedarwood · Geranium · Lemon Eucalyptus
• waiting at the night bus stopLemon Eucalyptus · Citronella · Lavender
• waiting for the deliveryTea Tree · Frankincense · Peppermint
• watering plants at sundownCitronella · Eucalyptus · Lavender · Lemon