Ingredients by brand
What's in Natrapel repellents?
The 5 Natrapel products we've scored use 10 different active ingredients: Thyme oil, Picaridin, Soybean oil, and Rosemary oil, plus 6 more.
By the Notch Wellness team · Updated July 20, 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 Natrapel products
Thyme oil 0.5%–1.9%
In 2 of 5 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%.
Picaridin 20%
In 2 of 5 products
Synthetic repellent modeled after piperidine compounds in black pepper. Odorless and non-greasy compared to DEET.
Soybean oil 72.75%
In 1 of 5 products
Soybean oil is the rare fixed oil with real repellent data behind it: in a landmark trial a 2% soybean-oil spray outlasted every other non-DEET product tested. It anchors botanical sprays like All Terrain's Herbal Armor.
Rosemary oil 3%
In 1 of 5 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.
Cedarwood oil 1.5%
In 1 of 5 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.
Geranium oil 1%
In 1 of 5 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%.
Clove oil 0.25%
In 1 of 5 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…
Geraniol 0.05%
In 1 of 5 products
A rose-scented alcohol found in geranium, citronella, and rose oils. Among botanicals it is unusual for having a clear dose threshold: useful above 5% in a lotion base, close to useless below 4%.
Lemongrass oil 0.05%
In 1 of 5 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 1 of 5 products
Botanical repellent derived from Corymbia citriodora. PMD (p-menthane-3,8-diol) is the primary active component in many products.
Every Natrapelproduct we've scored
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| Product | Active ingredient | Mosquito protection | Our score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natrapel Essential Oil Insect RepellentSpray | Soybean oil 72.75%, Rosemary oil 3.00%, Cedarwood oil 1.50%, Geranium oil 1.00%, Thyme oil 0.50%, Clove oil 0.25% | 2–3 h | 68 |
| Natrapel Essential Oil Insect Repellent – Pets & PeopleSpray | Thyme oil 1.90%, Geraniol 0.05%, Lemongrass oil 0.05% | minimal / unproven | 42 |
| Natrapel Lemon Eucalyptus Tick & Insect Repellent Eco-SpraySpray | Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus 30% | 4–6 h | 87 |
| Natrapel Picaridin Tick & Insect Repellent Eco-SpraySpray | Picaridin 20% | 8–10 h | 97 |
| Natrapel Picaridin Tick & Insect Repellent WipesWipe | Picaridin 20% | 6–8 h | 96 |