It's summer and after finding a interesting Reddit Post about the Citronella "scented" outdoor candles I wanted to talk about Bug Repellents, what's in them, what you know and may NOT know about DEET and whether or not a clinical study can prove that Essential Oils are as effective (but SAFER!) than the leading bug repellents!

As always here are some of my references

Consumer Report's Article in the Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/chemical-based-insect-repellents-work-but-you-may-want-to-try-safer-alternatives/2014/06/23/e676875c-d789-11e3-95d3-3bcd77cd4e11_story.html

Clinical Study on Efficacy of Bug Repellents:

https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/17/1/24/2996380

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