Clove oil
Oils, clove
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS) listed active ingredient for pesticide products.
The evidence
Mosquito protection by concentration: Clove oil
Complete protection time (dark = lower bound, light = upper bound) on the same 12 h scale used across the site. Modeled from published dose-response data in our research library.
- Repellent efficacy of 20 essential oils on Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and Ixodes scapularis ticks in contact-repellency assays2023LabWell-supported evidence
Arm-in-cage complete-protection-time assays of 20 EPA minimum-risk (25(b)) essential oils formulated as 10% v/v lotion emulsions against Aedes aegypti, plus tick-crossing assays against Ixodes scapularis.
- Comparative repellency of 38 essential oils against mosquito bites2005LabWell-supported evidence
Laboratory screen of 38 plant essential oils at 10%, 50%, and undiluted concentrations on human skin against Aedes aegypti, with the best performers retested against Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles dirus.
- Repellency of essential oils to mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)1999LabWell-supported evidence
Laboratory skin tests of geranium, cedarwood, clove, peppermint, and thyme oils (5-100%) and combinations against Aedes aegypti and Anopheles albimanus.
Regulatory notes
EPA minimum risk (FIFRA 25(b)) approved active ingredient; matched to SRS registry entry.
The best products built on it
All products using it
- BUGGINS Original Insect Repellent
0.05% · Active repellent
- Bugvaya Cinnamon Insect Repellent
Concentration not listed · Active repellent
- Bugvaya Cinnamon Sensitive Skin Insect Repellent
Concentration not listed · Active repellent
- Bugvaya Lemongrass Insect Repellent
Concentration not listed · Active repellent
- Bugvaya Lemongrass Sensitive Skin Insect Repellent
Concentration not listed · Active repellent
- The Entomologist Insect Repellent Spray
Concentration not listed · Active repellent (botanical)
- Natrapel Essential Oil Insect Repellent
0.25% · Active repellent
- Golden Hour DEET-Free Mosquito Repellent
0.01% · Active repellent
- Outside Balm
Concentration not listed · Active repellent
- Buzz Away Extreme Spray
0.40% · Active repellent
- Skeeter Screen 4 oz. Personal Spray
Concentration not listed · Active repellent
- Maggie's Farm Natural Insect Repellent
0.50% · Active repellent
- Para'Kito Mosquito Repellent Roll-On Gel
0.21% · Active repellent
- SallyeAnder No-Bite-Me Bug Repellent Cream
Concentration not listed · Active repellent