Skeeter Beater^TM Stick is a moisturizing lotion bar in a deodorant-type dispenser.  It uses natural essential oils which give it an herbal, woodsy scent that a variety of insects don't like.  The stick travels well without the worry of spillage.

Skeeter Beater^TM is an all natural body and clothing spray used to repel mosquitoes and other biting insects.  We use the same essential oil blend in the spray as we do the stick.

We make it using all natural ingredients, including water, glycerin, perfumer's alcohol, and the essential oil of natural botanicals.

One of the six essential oils we use has been shown in a university study to be more effective than DEET at 1/10th the concentration.  Skeeter Beater™ does NOT contain DEET!

Landscapers have been so pleased they buy it by the case.

Precautions:  Lemon Eucalyptus essential oil, which has been recommended by the CDC to repel mosquitoes, has been tested on children down to the age of three.  Ask your pediatrician about younger children.
Pregnant women should always consult a doctor before using products containing essential oils.
Although generally considered safe for dogs and horses, products containing essential oils should never be used on cats.

Skeeter Beater^TM Stick, approximately 2 ounces.  $6.95

Skeeter Beater^TM Spray, 2¼ ounces.  $6.95

Skeeter Beater^TM Spray, 4½ ounces.  $11.50

From DukeMedNews.org

A Duke University Medical Center pharmacologist, Mohamed Abou-Donia, Ph.D., is recommending caution when using the insecticide DEET, after his animal studies last year found the chemical causes diffuse brain cell death and behavioral changes in rats after frequent and prolonged use.

His numerous studies in rats, two of them published last year, clearly demonstrate that frequent and prolonged applications of DEET cause neurons to die in regions of the brain that control muscle movement, learning, memory and concentration. Moreover, rats treated with an average human dose of DEET (40 mg/kg body weight) performed far worse than control rats when challenged with physical tasks requiring muscle control, strength and coordination. Such effects are consistent with physical symptoms in humans reported in the medical literature, especially by Persian Gulf War veterans, said Abou-Donia.