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What's in Luna Naturals repellents?
The 7 Luna Naturals products we've scored use 10 different active ingredients: Citronella oil, Lemongrass oil, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, and Rosemary oil, plus 6 more.
By the Notch Wellness team · Updated August 24, 2026 · Reviewed against our scoring methodology
We make Notch, so we're not a neutral third party. Ingredients and concentrations come from each product's label; scores come from our published methodology.
Active ingredients in Luna Naturals products
Citronella oil 1.5%–8%
In 5 of 7 products
The scent most people picture as bug spray, and one of the shortest-lasting actives in testing: roughly 15 to 20 minutes of full protection at the concentrations products use.
Lemongrass oil 1%–2%
In 3 of 7 products
Distilled from Cymbopogon citratus and dominated by citral, the aldehyde behind both its lemon scent and most of its bite. Among essential oils it is one of the stronger mosquito performers, giving roughly an hour to…
In 2 of 7 products
Botanical repellent derived from Corymbia citriodora. PMD (p-menthane-3,8-diol) is the primary active component in many products.
Rosemary oil 4.5%
In 2 of 7 products
Rosemary oil is a fragrant blend of 1,8-cineole and camphor that products lean on more for scent and label appeal than for proven protection. The controlled evidence that it repels mosquitoes is weak.
Thyme oil 1%
In 2 of 7 products
High in the phenols thymol and carvacrol, thyme oil has a sharper edge against ticks than mosquitoes. It anchors tick-focused botanicals like Badger's Anti-Tick Spray at about 1%.
Cedarwood oil 1%–1.5%
In 2 of 7 products
Better known for closets than skin. Its mosquito evidence is thin, but its cedrol component has a real, short-lived effect against ticks, which is where cedarwood products earn their keep.
Peppermint oil 1%–2%
In 2 of 7 products
Peppermint oil (Mentha piperita) is a menthol-and-menthone oil found in many botanical sprays. It repels mosquitoes at high strength in the lab but only briefly, and it is one of the essential oils most likely to harm…
Clove oil 1%
In 1 of 7 products
Clove oil is mostly eugenol, a phenol that repels insects at high strength in the lab but ships in real products at a fraction of a percent, more for scent than for protection. Its more consequential trait is how toxic…
Geranium oil 0.5%
In 1 of 7 products
Steam-distilled from Pelargonium and rich in geraniol and citronellol, so it behaves much like a diluted geraniol product. Badger and Natrapel build botanical sprays around it at roughly 1%.
In 1 of 7 products
Common eucalyptus oil (Eucalyptus globulus) is a 1,8-cineole oil, and it should not be confused with lemon eucalyptus oil, the source of the PMD repellent. As a mosquito repellent, plain eucalyptus oil has little…
Every Luna Naturalsproduct we've scored
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| Product | Active ingredient | Mosquito protection | Our score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luna Naturals Bug Repellent Wipes (Lemon Eucalyptus Oil)Wipe | Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, Lemongrass oil, Rosemary oil, Thyme oil | not estimated | 5 |
| Luna Naturals Bug & Tick Repellent Spray (Citronella & Cedarwood)Spray | Lemongrass oil 2%, Cedarwood oil 1.5%, Clove oil 1%, Peppermint oil 1%, Thyme oil 1%, Citronella oil 8%, Geranium oil 0.5% | 0.2–0.3 h | 41 |
| Luna Naturals Bug & Tick Repellent Spray (Lemon Eucalyptus Oil)Spray | Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus | not estimated | 5 |
| Luna Naturals Mosquito Repellent Bracelets (12 Pack)Electronic | Citronella oil | — | 17 |
| Luna Naturals Mosquito Repellent Candles (3 Pack)Candle | Citronella oil | — | 31 |
| Luna Naturals Mosquito Repellent Incense (24 Sticks)Coil | Rosemary oil 4.5%, Peppermint oil 2%, Citronella oil 1.5%, Lemongrass oil 1%, Cedarwood oil 1% | — | 35 |
| Luna Naturals Mosquito Repellent Patches for Kids (90 Patches)Electronic | Citronella oil, Eucalyptus oil | — | 1 |