Repel pests, stay green

By Mir

July 20, 2009

If there’s one thing I’ve learned through our camping adventures this summer, it’s that nothing will inspire me to ditch my “green” ways quicker than insects that bite. But after that first DEET-filled day, the guilt set in, and I started looking for healthier alternatives that actually work.

Enter EcoSMART. It turns out that you really can have environmentally sensitive insect repellents! Thank goodness. My guilt is soothed, my children remain unbitten, and life is good.

For today’s contest, one lucky Want Not reader is going to receive an EcoSMART value bundle (winner’s choice). This is a great way to introduce yourself to a variety of their products, and free is our very favorite price, right? Right!

Want to win? First go read the contest rules and regulations, then come back here and leave a comment on this post by 11:59 p.m. Eastern (8:59 p.m. Pacific) on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 to be entered. The winner will be determined by random number generation and greenness of aura. (Wait. Is a green aura good? Maybe that’s not a great idea….)

Ready? Go!

316 Comments

Susan on July 20, 2009 at 1:12 pm

booo for bugs!
robyn on July 20, 2009 at 1:13 pm

Winning this might mean that my family agrees to go camping again this summer! Whee!
Chris on July 20, 2009 at 1:13 pm

I am so green you’d think I was about to be sick. I am so green shamrocks pale next to me. I am so green….
Shanee on July 20, 2009 at 1:14 pm

Ohh me please!
Rikki on July 20, 2009 at 1:15 pm

how fabulous!
Marie on July 20, 2009 at 1:15 pm

i want to be deet free
Ani on July 20, 2009 at 1:15 pm

help me rid myself of deet. 🙂
Brenda on July 20, 2009 at 1:19 pm

I hate bugs!!
Amelia on July 20, 2009 at 1:21 pm

seriously? how much do i love that you have introduced this to me? my child has the most sensitive skin in america (excepting maybe chickadee’s), and we live in the buggiest area on the planet. would love some of this stuff…am checking it out either way!
Jess on July 20, 2009 at 1:24 pm

Oh my goodness this would be perfect! I have been wondering what to do about my nine month old and the insects we are sure to encounter in Maine in a few weeks. This would be wonderful!
Rachel Brown on July 20, 2009 at 1:24 pm

Going camping, need the bug spray.
cocosmom on July 20, 2009 at 1:25 pm

Oh please be me! I have 2 little kids and a huge mosquito ridden lawn. they peer out the window, begging to go out….please Mir, let them go out!!!
Sharon on July 20, 2009 at 1:27 pm

Count me in!
Stephanie on July 20, 2009 at 1:28 pm

Oooo! So allergic to insect bites and stings! Pick me! Pick me!
Firelady on July 20, 2009 at 1:32 pm

I’m headed to the great outdoors and will need this.
Rosie on July 20, 2009 at 1:35 pm

I’d love to try it out.
Summer on July 20, 2009 at 1:37 pm

Mir, you know how to scratch my itch.

My SHOPPING itch. Don’t look at me like that.
Keesha on July 20, 2009 at 1:37 pm

Sounds like a great product!
Beth on July 20, 2009 at 1:38 pm

Oh, I’d love to try these products!
Ches on July 20, 2009 at 1:38 pm

oh pick me please
Patricia on July 20, 2009 at 1:39 pm

Pesky pests make me crazy!
BB on July 20, 2009 at 1:42 pm

Pick me, the DEET fan.
Iris on July 20, 2009 at 1:42 pm

Bugs love me best (unfortunately)! Crossing my fingers…
Alanna Shaikh on July 20, 2009 at 1:45 pm

I am totally covered in mosquito bites today. I need repellent!
Sarah on July 20, 2009 at 1:45 pm

Goodness do we need this…my kids are covered in bug bites right now!!
Jessica on July 20, 2009 at 1:45 pm

Oooh! We NEED this! Pick me, please.
Momsy on July 20, 2009 at 1:45 pm

I’d love to try a deet free product that works!
Kelly on July 20, 2009 at 1:46 pm

Oh I’d love this! I hate using deet on kids.
Tracy H on July 20, 2009 at 1:47 pm

We’re taking our girls on their first camping trip next month, so this would be WONDERFUL!!!!
Leslie on July 20, 2009 at 1:49 pm

Safe Picnic Value Bundle would be perfect!
Camila on July 20, 2009 at 1:50 pm

I don’t know if its plain ignorance or just laziness, but I usually don’t carry or put on bug spray when I am out in the woods or even our backyard. There is something in me that says ‘oh well..” Sure, the red bite marks hurt and look gruesome later, but they’ll leave and it’s all part of the natural process, I figure. Of course, I do take care of my son and DH’s needs and will spray them with FamilyCare from SC Johnson. But, now that we are frequenting our local health food store, we are aware of more choices. Thanks for your suggestions too.
Kari on July 20, 2009 at 1:51 pm

The baby girl and I would love this!
Cheryl Gillespie on July 20, 2009 at 1:51 pm

Backyard bbqs by the pool would be ever so much better if I win!
Karen on July 20, 2009 at 1:51 pm

This would be nice to get.
Michelle Brannan on July 20, 2009 at 1:53 pm

I would really like to win these products
Karen R. on July 20, 2009 at 1:54 pm

Going camping soon — and the natural insect repellents I’ve tried so far seem to attract insects.
Erika on July 20, 2009 at 1:56 pm

Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy my hammock for more than April, May, and October…
Dave on July 20, 2009 at 2:02 pm

I’m just itching to see who wins this.
Heidi on July 20, 2009 at 2:02 pm

Bugs love me but the feeling isn’t mutual. Please help me break up with bugs in a healthy way!
Shari on July 20, 2009 at 2:05 pm

Sounds great, thanks!
Bernadette on July 20, 2009 at 2:07 pm

I get eaten alive by mosquitoes!
chraycee on July 20, 2009 at 2:08 pm

please let me win!
Jen R on July 20, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Ugh. Bugs love our yard. I would love a better way to avoid them!
Heidi on July 20, 2009 at 2:10 pm

The mosquitoes, they think I am delectable.
Kristina on July 20, 2009 at 2:11 pm

I do daycare and I am always looking for things like this!!
Cass on July 20, 2009 at 2:11 pm

Oooh! Living in the NorthEast after an unusually rainy spring makes bug repellent my new summer perfume. Please let me be the winner!
Julie on July 20, 2009 at 2:14 pm

Green is a pretty color.
Brielle on July 20, 2009 at 2:14 pm

OOh, I would love the safe picnic bundle, please! Itch-free picnics are the best!
Connieh30 on July 20, 2009 at 2:19 pm

Would love to be “bug Free” for the rest of the summer!!
Susan on July 20, 2009 at 2:20 pm

Me Me Me!
sarah on July 20, 2009 at 2:20 pm

Thank you. I’d love one.
Corey on July 20, 2009 at 2:21 pm

Oh, please let me win this. We have the worst mosquitoes and the seem to be actually resistant to even Deet, so I’m willing to try anything.
Janie on July 20, 2009 at 2:21 pm

In the Adirondacks bugs rein supreme. Give me DEET-free help, please!
Janie on July 20, 2009 at 2:22 pm

might make my bee sting heal better. 🙁
Karen on July 20, 2009 at 2:24 pm

Sounds nice!
tran on July 20, 2009 at 2:25 pm

Pick us!! Our family need it.
Patricia on July 20, 2009 at 2:25 pm

Awesome for our jungle of a backyard!
Tonya on July 20, 2009 at 2:25 pm

My husband was just saying that we should go camping. Bug free would be great!
Lo on July 20, 2009 at 2:30 pm

The kids already have a few bites, but better late than never!
Andrea on July 20, 2009 at 2:30 pm

My kids are bug magnets but I really hate using deet products. This looks like a winner. Feel gree to choose my number!

Thanks, Mir, for putting this product up on the blog!
Lisa on July 20, 2009 at 2:34 pm

I live in swampy florida – pick me!!
merrymishaps on July 20, 2009 at 2:37 pm

We can see a creek from our backyard. I can’t go out to water my plants without getting bitten. I would love to try this!
jackie on July 20, 2009 at 2:43 pm

what a great idea!
Michele on July 20, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Pick me for the Safe Outdoor bundle please! 🙂
Melanie on July 20, 2009 at 2:46 pm

I had to go back to Deet too, thanks for bringing this to my attention!
Anita on July 20, 2009 at 2:46 pm

i’d love to try that bug spray!
chris on July 20, 2009 at 2:47 pm

Sounds like a great product! May just have to go buy some if the number generator doesn’t like me this time. (It is a pretty number generator though, I have to say that!)
Kate on July 20, 2009 at 2:49 pm

Insects that bite make me cry. I would slather myself in 90% DEET if it would keep the bugs away. But I would be happier and healthier with something green, I know.
carla on July 20, 2009 at 2:53 pm

yeah!
Theresa on July 20, 2009 at 2:54 pm

Thank you!
Monica on July 20, 2009 at 2:55 pm

This would be great for my husband to try.
Gail on July 20, 2009 at 2:59 pm

I HATE bugs!! Thank you.
Gwen on July 20, 2009 at 3:00 pm

I would love to try that out…allergic to several kinds of bits and stings.
Makila on July 20, 2009 at 3:01 pm

Bugs bite!
kakaty on July 20, 2009 at 3:04 pm

Please oh please. I’m stratching at a dozen bites today
Jerrie on July 20, 2009 at 3:05 pm

Deet free sounds great. Bugs seem to love me. Sweet Meat???
Claire on July 20, 2009 at 3:07 pm

would love to try this!
Chrissy on July 20, 2009 at 3:11 pm

Could really use this!!! Thanks!
Veronica on July 20, 2009 at 3:12 pm

Sounds great!
Niki on July 20, 2009 at 3:12 pm

Would love to try this.
Sandra on July 20, 2009 at 3:12 pm

I love going for hikes in the woods with my kids. DEET free would be the way to go, too, of course! Woohoo!
Stacey on July 20, 2009 at 3:15 pm

Bugs love me – and I hate them!
jami anderson on July 20, 2009 at 3:16 pm

I’m itching to try it 🙂
Michelle on July 20, 2009 at 3:16 pm

I would soooo love to get this.
HeidiM on July 20, 2009 at 3:19 pm

Save my family from the mosquitos! Even if don’t win, thanks for the product info.
natasha the exile on Mom Street on July 20, 2009 at 3:21 pm

I so need this.
Lenetta @ Nettacow on July 20, 2009 at 3:23 pm

This would be AWESOME. Thanks for the chance!
Kim on July 20, 2009 at 3:23 pm

We would love this – TX summers = mosquitos!
K. F. on July 20, 2009 at 3:24 pm

Pick me!
g~ on July 20, 2009 at 3:26 pm

Okay so we just got this new puppy (even though I am…er…*NOT* an animal lover) and we have been spending SO MUCH TIME outside in the humid, mosquito-y Georgia outdoors. I have never picked so many ticks off of myself and my children. Shudder and Gross. I suppose if there is no way we can actually permanently de-bug the entire state of Georgia, I suppose a pet-and-child-friendly bug spray would be almost (okay, not really) as good. So…ahem…consider me entered.
Midj on July 20, 2009 at 3:27 pm

We use SSS by Avon here but would love to try an alternative that is green. The mother of one of the children in my childcare is in the Sustainabilty Dept here at our University and I will be passing the link along to her. Thanks!
AmieD on July 20, 2009 at 3:27 pm

please make me invisible to the state bird of SC… the Skeeter.
Katie in MA on July 20, 2009 at 3:28 pm

Do I get an extra pity vote if I tell you my kitchen is currently invaded by ants and they’re the kind that I have to let live to take the bait back? Either way, I am ALL about the bug spray this week!
Debbie on July 20, 2009 at 3:31 pm

My son can’t use DEET because of a medical condition/prescription, so this would be great for him.

Thanks, Mir!
Michele D on July 20, 2009 at 3:32 pm

My children taste oh so good to mosquitos. They have huge welts allll over them. No matter what I do. Sniff.
Katherine on July 20, 2009 at 3:32 pm

EcoSMART is my favorite. Thanks!
Lexi G on July 20, 2009 at 3:38 pm

Thanks Mir!
Nikki on July 20, 2009 at 3:42 pm

I would love to give it a try!
Courtney on July 20, 2009 at 3:43 pm

I’m a mosquito buffet over here! Please pick me!
Kel on July 20, 2009 at 3:45 pm

We would love to give it a try!
Katherine on July 20, 2009 at 3:45 pm

Being Deet free and bug free would be great!
heidi on July 20, 2009 at 3:46 pm

Despite my attempt at being green, we are not stingy with the DEET. Would love to find an alternative.
ADifferentLaura on July 20, 2009 at 3:49 pm

I’ve tried natural alternatives that don’t seem to work. I’d love to give this one a chance…
Katie on July 20, 2009 at 3:51 pm

This would be awesome for our camping trips!
NTE on July 20, 2009 at 3:52 pm

Sounds interesting – I’ll try anything to keep from being a bug’s banquet again.
Anthony on July 20, 2009 at 3:54 pm

Sounds great!
Naha on July 20, 2009 at 3:55 pm

oh yay..who likes pesky bugs anyway?
Jenn on July 20, 2009 at 3:58 pm

Oooh this would be great!!
Hollie on July 20, 2009 at 4:01 pm

Thank you for this! We moved into a new house last year and are shocked by the number of mosquito that also hang in our ‘hood.
Samantha on July 20, 2009 at 4:04 pm

Would love to try this!
robin on July 20, 2009 at 4:10 pm

i’d love it
Katherine on July 20, 2009 at 4:10 pm

As the mosquito magnet in the fam, I would love to try this freebie to see if it works.
Christina on July 20, 2009 at 4:11 pm

This sounds like a great product!
Crystal B. on July 20, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Great product. Count me in please.
Bonnie on July 20, 2009 at 4:14 pm

We would love this! Thanks Mir
KristenM on July 20, 2009 at 4:14 pm

This would be awesome! My daughter is a magnet for biting bugs, with or without bug spray!
Jean on July 20, 2009 at 4:16 pm

My husband is always looking for something new to fend off bugs. Pick us?
Jackie on July 20, 2009 at 4:21 pm

This would be great for the remainder of the summer, which will last another 5 months here in Texas!
Daisy on July 20, 2009 at 4:23 pm

Ooh, yes!! I’m in!!
Rebecca on July 20, 2009 at 4:24 pm

We could definitely use this!
Cheryl S. on July 20, 2009 at 4:24 pm

Oooh. I could save my daughter from so many “‘squito bites!”
TinaH on July 20, 2009 at 4:25 pm

we would love to try this!
Diane Du on July 20, 2009 at 4:27 pm

I would love to try this for my little ones with sensitive skin.
Kati on July 20, 2009 at 4:28 pm

Sign me up. My poor son seems to attract skeeters, and ends up with big welts all over his legs.
Joanne on July 20, 2009 at 4:33 pm

We are a tree huggong family! Fortunately we have lots of trees here in the Pacific NW! Just in case I win (fingers crossed) I will be out of town from 7/23-8/9!
Anne P on July 20, 2009 at 4:35 pm

Oh, this would be awesome. My husband is very picky about bug repellant and has yet to settle on an eco-friendly one that is satisfactory to him.
Holly on July 20, 2009 at 4:37 pm

Oh defintitely need this for around the lake and pool!
Heidi on July 20, 2009 at 4:39 pm

Very cool. It just has to be better than the useless natural kind I bought. I’d love to try it!
Ellen on July 20, 2009 at 4:42 pm

I hate bugs!
Sabrina D. on July 20, 2009 at 4:44 pm

We would love to be bug free…
VirginiaMom on July 20, 2009 at 4:55 pm

My kids need this!
Trish on July 20, 2009 at 5:02 pm

would love to try it, my poor little guy is allergic to mosquitoes
Beachgal on July 20, 2009 at 5:02 pm

I HATE bugs that bite, so count me in!!!
M on July 20, 2009 at 5:03 pm

Sounds great – was pretty much eaten alive by mosquitoes a few weeks ago!
Nikkie on July 20, 2009 at 5:05 pm

I currently have 5 mosquito bites….please pick me!
Selena on July 20, 2009 at 5:05 pm

This would be helpful for around bonfires. Thanks!
Heather on July 20, 2009 at 5:05 pm

Thanks for the chance! We’d love to be able to keep the bugs away so that we could be outside more.
Robin on July 20, 2009 at 5:08 pm

there is only a few minutes between the appearance of the mosquitos and the attack of the mosquitos areound here, it seems like they wait until my kids are prancing around trying to catch the lightning bugs to start biting them, we really need this!
Tiffany on July 20, 2009 at 5:08 pm

I hate bugs!
Jo on July 20, 2009 at 5:10 pm

THanks!!
pam on July 20, 2009 at 5:11 pm

The Mosquitos are thick around here, send help.
Erin on July 20, 2009 at 5:13 pm

Legs. Covered. In. Bug bites. Send. Help. Please!
carmie on July 20, 2009 at 5:18 pm

My wee ones and I are being eaten alive by mosquitoes and ticks. Yes, yes, yes!

Do they sell that stuff at the store?
Sagey on July 20, 2009 at 5:22 pm

Mosquitoes love me, I don’t love them!
Jimmy on July 20, 2009 at 5:27 pm

I would love to win one of the bundles.
Karen on July 20, 2009 at 5:30 pm

Me, me, me! PLEASE!!
jgem on July 20, 2009 at 5:32 pm

This would be great, thanks!
Leila on July 20, 2009 at 5:42 pm

I found out on a camping trip last year that I’m now allergic to DEET so I’d love to try this….
Stephanie on July 20, 2009 at 5:43 pm

Oh, husband is a mosquito magnet! We’d love to try this out.
Suz on July 20, 2009 at 5:50 pm

oooo Count me in. The dog loved it when I sprayed roundup in the yard. He since had about three baths just to make sure we got it all out. I’m all for finding something thats safe for him.
Pat on July 20, 2009 at 5:53 pm

I live in Arkansas and have a rice field in my backyard. I do LOVE anything that will keep those pesky mosquitos off of us. You are the BEST Mir!
Theresa on July 20, 2009 at 6:15 pm

Great, thanks!
E's Mommy on July 20, 2009 at 6:24 pm

I hate mosquitos. Sign me up.
Gennie on July 20, 2009 at 6:27 pm

Please please please?
Candi on July 20, 2009 at 6:28 pm

Be gone, bitey bugs!
ks grandma on July 20, 2009 at 6:31 pm

According to the map of insect bites on my body, it would appear that I have been a smorgasbord for the buggy world way too often this summer. Would love to try out different options to what is currently obviously (scratch, scratch) not working.
Ann on July 20, 2009 at 6:33 pm

I am very excited about trying this product. My sensitve-skinned daughter is alergic to Deet, so often she goes without any protection. We’re just coming into rainy season and then the mosiquitos take over. Thanks for the chance to win!
Sara on July 20, 2009 at 6:40 pm

Next to being debt-free, being deet free is something I would enjoy. And probably easier to achieve…
Linda L on July 20, 2009 at 6:42 pm

I’m itching to win this one! Thank you
Stacy on July 20, 2009 at 6:52 pm

My child has an issue with Deet – and I have an issue with Mosquitos. Please pick us!
Kimlarie Lloyd on July 20, 2009 at 6:53 pm

We just brought home a puppy and we are spending so much time outdoors,doing the potty training thing and would love to win!!
Christina on July 20, 2009 at 7:01 pm

I love green!
Sarah on July 20, 2009 at 7:04 pm

Boo for bugs. Hooray for green!
Ruthie on July 20, 2009 at 7:15 pm

Green is good.
Antonella on July 20, 2009 at 7:27 pm

Oooohhh. I get eaten alive by the nasty critters… still, rather than kill the entire planet, would be nice to just avoid being bitten.
Jen on July 20, 2009 at 7:42 pm

I won’t do deet, and I am one big mosquito bite all over. I really hope I win this one!
Sheila on July 20, 2009 at 7:45 pm

I’d enter this contest, if I could stop scratching long enough to type…
Julie on July 20, 2009 at 7:50 pm

My husband NEEDS this!
Jan on July 20, 2009 at 7:52 pm

The bugs LOVE me and I would LOVE to have these products! Thanks, Mir and EcoSMART!
Aimee on July 20, 2009 at 8:01 pm

We don’t use DEET so it’s always nice to find good alternatives!
Alicia on July 20, 2009 at 8:01 pm

bugs, bugs go away!
blairzoo on July 20, 2009 at 8:03 pm

Count me in. We live in Deer tick central.
Ellen on July 20, 2009 at 8:04 pm

out in the great outdoors today and really needed the bug spray.
Laura on July 20, 2009 at 8:13 pm

Oh, please! We are being eaten alive this summer!
Jamie on July 20, 2009 at 8:19 pm

Please! We have lots of mosquitoes in Texas.
Gretchen on July 20, 2009 at 8:19 pm

Green is good.
Kristin on July 20, 2009 at 8:23 pm

We live in ‘squito land…
Laura on July 20, 2009 at 8:24 pm

I’m so tired of mosquitoes around my house I am considering getting a bat box for my house. That is serious my friend.
CuriousParty on July 20, 2009 at 8:26 pm

Oh please! Our next door neighbors have “a water pond” (unkempt swamp filled with weeds) AND a baby pool constantly filled with water for their dog to play in. Can we say mosquito heaven? And now the ones on the other side have stolen the baby pool for the dog idea. Soon I won’t be able to go outside.
Andrea on July 20, 2009 at 8:30 pm

Oh, pretty please. Mosquitoes love me.
Beth S on July 20, 2009 at 8:31 pm

Another contest, yay!
Randi on July 20, 2009 at 8:39 pm

I’d really like to try this because we have the mosquitoes that a nuclear bomb couldn’t kill!! I’d love to find something that really works.
Karen on July 20, 2009 at 8:39 pm

181 comments already! Honestly, take an afternoon and spend it working and look what I nearly missed!
Jill on July 20, 2009 at 8:41 pm

I so need this. Considering the mosquitoes that take over our back yard every summer, and the fact that they dive bomb my kids . . .

My kids don’t SEEM that sweet, but the mosquitoes sure think so!
Lisa on July 20, 2009 at 8:42 pm

How perfect. Here in Maine it has rained and rained and the mosquitoes have multiplied and multiplied some more. Thanks for the chance.
Erin on July 20, 2009 at 8:52 pm

Great prize!
Barbara on July 20, 2009 at 8:53 pm

Deet-free mosquito repellent sounds good. I’ve read that Deet isn’t all that much better than more natural repellents, so why use it?
Kirsten on July 20, 2009 at 8:54 pm

My numerous itchy skeeter bites beg you to pick me!
Christina on July 20, 2009 at 8:58 pm

Since we need bug-spray just to go out in the backyard, this would be a heaven-sent!
divrchk on July 20, 2009 at 8:58 pm

Awesome. We have some crazy bugs in TN.
Anna on July 20, 2009 at 9:02 pm

Thanks for the recommendation! This would be great for our big camping trip next month!
AJP on July 20, 2009 at 9:08 pm

This would be excellent!
Heidi on July 20, 2009 at 9:17 pm

My dad is convinced that nothing will stop bugs from biting him. I’d love to try this and prove him wrong!
RachelJ on July 20, 2009 at 9:20 pm

Always looking for more ways to be environmentally friendly. Thanks for the info!
Dianna on July 20, 2009 at 9:22 pm

The backwoods of Western Montana would be a great place to try the bug repellant out, don’t you think?
Leanne on July 20, 2009 at 9:24 pm

I <3 green!
Stacy on July 20, 2009 at 9:37 pm

We live in a mosquitoe pit, so I am in desperate need of a some repellant…trying to be economical and use up what I have before trying something new, but winning would be a great way to try something new and save money!
Keri on July 20, 2009 at 9:41 pm

Holy moly! Popular contest. Who knew so many people detest bugs? Add me to the list!
melinda on July 20, 2009 at 9:51 pm

Wonderful. . . I hate putting the standard bug sprays on the kids and Skin-So-Soft just doesn’t work – at least for us. MKW
Lelia on July 20, 2009 at 9:59 pm

No DEET? I might miss the toxic fumes, but I could stand to reduce my chemical glow.
Tami on July 20, 2009 at 9:59 pm

Love this product line – going camping for 2 weeks – definitely need bug spray. Thank you!
Heidiho on July 20, 2009 at 10:02 pm

I have the most bug bite riddled child. This would be great!
June on July 20, 2009 at 10:11 pm

Here goes nothing!
Carolyn on July 20, 2009 at 10:12 pm

I would like to be picked, please. LOL!
brigita on July 20, 2009 at 10:30 pm

Bugs like to eat my toddler’s sweet eyelid meat, giving her huge, itchy shiners! Gah!
Tracey on July 20, 2009 at 10:35 pm

I hope I win!
Katie on July 20, 2009 at 10:47 pm

Oooh, that sounds good. Maybe I’ll be able to venture outside again before Winter!
Virginia on July 20, 2009 at 10:54 pm

Keeping our fingers crossed!
Kim on July 20, 2009 at 11:37 pm

My mosquito-allergic toddler would beg for this, if she cared a bit about being covered with red whelps all summer. But I care! GIMME!
KarenNM on July 20, 2009 at 11:56 pm

I get bitten by everything – this would be wonderful!
Grace on July 20, 2009 at 11:57 pm

My kids are always being bitten by one thing or the other…just never put anything on them, b/c I’m afraid of all the chemicals. I would love to try this out!
Dana Schroeder on July 20, 2009 at 11:58 pm

Green is definitely the way to go especially if it keeps the bugs away!
Kari A on July 21, 2009 at 12:16 am

Oh! I’d love this for my little ones when we go camping.
Carla on July 21, 2009 at 12:24 am

Pick me!
Dawna on July 21, 2009 at 12:25 am

pick me!
Rachel Cooperrider on July 21, 2009 at 12:46 am

Yeah for no mosquitos!
Darlene on July 21, 2009 at 1:26 am

I would love to try this! Thanks!
Grace on July 21, 2009 at 2:29 am

This would be great for my hashes!
Jen Bosserman on July 21, 2009 at 3:18 am

Down with the bugs:(
Brigitte on July 21, 2009 at 7:16 am

Ooh, I’ll try this . . for when my kid isn’t already half a mile away by the time I hold up the spray bottle. 😉
JessicaD on July 21, 2009 at 7:52 am

Good stuff! Thanks – JEssica
Joanna on July 21, 2009 at 7:52 am

Great giveaway…I hate bugs!
Julia on July 21, 2009 at 7:54 am

Great timing – the mosquitos just rearmoured themselves, I think.
Barbara on July 21, 2009 at 7:54 am

Whoa – you mean I could avoid feeding the vampire mosquitos my precious blood without soaking my skin in nasty chemicals? Cool!
Andrea on July 21, 2009 at 7:56 am

Hey, I’ll try anything to protect my mosquito magnetic body
Stephanie on July 21, 2009 at 7:57 am

Mosquitos and I have a love/hate relationship. Obviously, I HATE them, but they definitely LOVE me.
Monica on July 21, 2009 at 8:08 am

this sounds great!
Liz on July 21, 2009 at 8:12 am

I’m sitting here scratching my many mosquito bites…I NEED this!
vicky on July 21, 2009 at 8:25 am

Would love to be entered. We were up North a week ago and had to use DEET as it was the only way to (kind of) prevent bug bites.
daisy on July 21, 2009 at 8:33 am

Sounds like a plan
Emily on July 21, 2009 at 8:36 am

excellent!! been wondering if this exsisted!
Christine on July 21, 2009 at 8:43 am

I’d love this!
mary on July 21, 2009 at 8:58 am

perfect. felt guilty as i covered kid with DEET and then forgot to give him a bath that evening. Worried all next day he was getting neurological damage!
MamaChristy on July 21, 2009 at 9:01 am

This is great! No bites!
S. Elder on July 21, 2009 at 9:18 am

Would love to give this a try!.. thanks!!
Kassie on July 21, 2009 at 9:24 am

That would be fabulous! bug spray that works and is green… impressive!
Kirsten on July 21, 2009 at 9:27 am

neat product…I’d love to try it!
Linda on July 21, 2009 at 9:40 am

Hate bugs – Love free!!
Julie T. on July 21, 2009 at 10:12 am

Please pick me! These NC mosquitoes are tearing me up! I also got my first yellow fly bites on the 4th of July, they still aren’t healed up!
Jen on July 21, 2009 at 10:28 am

This would be great. This year, we found a safer mosquito repellent for the yard called Cedarcide, it makes me happy to use it!
Ann Thoppil on July 21, 2009 at 10:46 am

Oh please, please please 🙂
thanks,
Ann
Sharlot on July 21, 2009 at 10:46 am

I would love to try this. Thanks.
Genevieve on July 21, 2009 at 10:57 am

yes please!
Begered on July 21, 2009 at 11:13 am

I need this!
Nalini on July 21, 2009 at 11:23 am

I too want to get rid of Deet
Lauren on July 21, 2009 at 11:23 am

sounds great!
Jennifer on July 21, 2009 at 11:31 am

I hate bugs
allison on July 21, 2009 at 11:37 am

excellent contest!
Sara on July 21, 2009 at 11:38 am

Perfect, we’re going camping in August!
Karen on July 21, 2009 at 11:59 am

Nice to know there is another product for people like me allergic to bug bites and also allergic to deet. Maybe I can enjoy the summer now 🙂
Laura on July 21, 2009 at 12:08 pm

If only I would have known about something like this while I was vacationing in Italy… I still carry the marks of the bites
Missy on July 21, 2009 at 12:16 pm

I would love this!!
Michelle on July 21, 2009 at 12:25 pm

We’d love this. Please enter us!
bogartg on July 21, 2009 at 12:27 pm

Bugs love me. Help!
brittany on July 21, 2009 at 12:27 pm

no bugs and no chemicals? sign me up!
Nancy on July 21, 2009 at 12:29 pm

We have twins with tasty necks (so say the bugs) — would love this!
Hip Mom's Guide on July 21, 2009 at 1:04 pm

Haven’t heard of this one…throw my name in the proverbial hat! I am no friend of bugs.
Jen on July 21, 2009 at 1:04 pm

What a great prize! Thanks for the contest!
Carol on July 21, 2009 at 1:23 pm

pick me, pick me!
Susan on July 21, 2009 at 1:26 pm

I would love to be free of bug bites
Elsie on July 21, 2009 at 1:28 pm

This would be a nice win. Love those products.
Kris on July 21, 2009 at 1:33 pm

We are just running out of “regular” bug repelent, so we’d love to win some!
Cindy on July 21, 2009 at 1:43 pm

I’d love to try this.
Isela on July 21, 2009 at 2:13 pm

bugs love me, help!
gregnkim on July 21, 2009 at 2:49 pm

We live by water, and bugs love me too. Especially if I go out running at night. PICK ME!!! (not you bugs) 🙂
Lori on July 21, 2009 at 2:51 pm

This stuff sounds awesome – thanks Mir!
Amanda R. on July 21, 2009 at 3:58 pm

Pick me!
KimberlyOR on July 21, 2009 at 5:28 pm

Bzzzz.
TiffanyC on July 21, 2009 at 5:41 pm

Safe Home Value Bundle, please! I saw a bug and need to kill it in an environmentally friendly way.
Cheri on July 21, 2009 at 6:05 pm

My husband has the luxury of bugs hating him, but they LOVE me, so I would love to try this stuff out. Thanks!
Nancy S on July 21, 2009 at 6:36 pm

BIG mosquitoes in Louisiana! Pick me!
Summer on July 21, 2009 at 6:45 pm

I could REALLY put this gift to good use. I’m afraid to play in the yard with my kids for fear of nasty mosquitos!
stew on July 21, 2009 at 7:20 pm

I get an average 4 bites/day. HALP.
Juliette on July 21, 2009 at 7:40 pm

Ok, I’m very green, but skeptical of any claims to successful insect repellent not containing DEET. I would love, love, LOVE to be proven wrong because that stuff is nasty. Keeping my fingers crossed here in St. Louis.
Lonam on July 21, 2009 at 7:43 pm

I am very green, but I have not heard of these products. I would like to win this, so please pick my number random generator.
julie on July 21, 2009 at 10:54 pm

Sounds great.
Julie H. on July 21, 2009 at 11:29 pm

Ooh – Deet Free! I’m pregnant and willing to try anything that might work… I HATE bugs!
Joan d on July 21, 2009 at 11:57 pm

I may be the last one but hope you make me your first pick as winner.
Regards
Joan
Nicki on July 22, 2009 at 8:36 am

Sounds like a great prize – given that we can barely be outside due to sooo many bugs!
courtney on July 22, 2009 at 11:11 am

Pick me! I live in La, we have mosquitoes the size of small dogs down here!
Kris on July 22, 2009 at 12:21 pm

This sounds great!
Laura on July 22, 2009 at 12:58 pm

I am a bug magnet and I would love to try this stuff!
Lori_S on July 22, 2009 at 1:14 pm

Please include me! Every bug that ever existed lives here in TN with me.
Marlana on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 pm

What a great thing to win! Yukky squitos!
Kyung on July 22, 2009 at 1:36 pm

Thanks for the contest!
Julie on July 22, 2009 at 1:37 pm

Pests *love* my boys! Please save them from Georgia summers.
TC on July 22, 2009 at 1:43 pm

Me me me!
Lisa on July 22, 2009 at 1:48 pm

Wow! This looks great! The lawn and garden bundle looks like it would cover home and camping! Whee!
Lynn on July 22, 2009 at 1:49 pm

Pick Me!
Michelle Brannan on July 22, 2009 at 1:49 pm

We could certainly use these products as our second week of Wyoming Bible Camp is getting ready to start up.
Jerrie on July 22, 2009 at 1:53 pm

The Eco Friendly…
Barbara Pennucci on July 22, 2009 at 2:03 pm

My daughter has the world’s most sensitive skin. Bugs love her and their bites show for months. I would love to try these products.
Thorny on July 22, 2009 at 2:08 pm

Ooh, pick me pretty Mir!
Austingirl on July 22, 2009 at 2:15 pm

I would love to try these products – I’m a mosquito-magnet, and so is my daughter!
Kacy on July 22, 2009 at 2:32 pm

hate pests, love green! thanks Mir!
Rachel on July 22, 2009 at 3:16 pm

Sounds good!
stacie on July 22, 2009 at 3:42 pm

No bugs, sounds good to me 🙂
Kaedra on July 22, 2009 at 3:55 pm

We don’t like bugs! Pick me!
Mrs.Pear on July 22, 2009 at 4:35 pm

Woo hoo, sounds great!
Emily on July 22, 2009 at 4:52 pm

I do NOT heart bugs. Please pick me!
Suz on July 22, 2009 at 5:01 pm

I am a bug magnet! Not by choice! Pick me!
Mary Fran on July 22, 2009 at 5:15 pm

I get eaten alive – would love this!
Beverly on July 22, 2009 at 5:43 pm

These sound great. I have been looking for something safe to control the weeds.
jess on July 22, 2009 at 6:15 pm

I always use vanilla extract for personal bug repellent, but I could try this. Free is always good!

Thanks, Mir!
jess
Kyallee on July 22, 2009 at 6:41 pm

Green is great — thanks!
MaryAnne Williams on July 22, 2009 at 6:54 pm

Bugs be-gone!
Renae on July 22, 2009 at 7:13 pm

Bug Off I say! Pick me please!
Lucinda on July 22, 2009 at 8:15 pm

Seeing as my husband is a huge bug magnet, this would be wonderful.
Eva on July 22, 2009 at 8:49 pm

Bugs love my family, so repelling them gently would be lovely.
emily on July 22, 2009 at 9:38 pm

We have waaaay too many bugs in our yard – this would be great!
Michele on July 22, 2009 at 9:39 pm

Count me in!
Kim on July 22, 2009 at 9:55 pm

What a great idea! Thanks for the chance to enter.
Amy on July 22, 2009 at 10:42 pm

Would love to scare the bugs away:)
dawn on July 22, 2009 at 11:03 pm

would love to say goodbye to angry itchy mosquito bites.
Jennifer on July 22, 2009 at 11:13 pm

I care for a lack of bugs a great deal.
Melinda on July 22, 2009 at 11:27 pm

Let’s keep the bugs away!

Repel pests, stay green

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