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DIY All-Natural Mosquito Repellent Candle

June 15, 2018 by Robin 20 Comments

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These simple Mosquito Repellent Candles are all natural, easy to make, only require a few ingredients and just a couple of minutes of time.

Difficulty: Easy     Cost: Under $5     Time: 5 minutes

All-Natural Mosquito Repellent Candles – A few simple ingredients, a mason jar and a few minutes of time is all you need to keep those pesky mosquitoes away.

All-Natural Mosquito Repellent Candles - A few simple ingredients, a mason jar and a few minutes of time is all you need to keep those pesky mosquitoes away.

Mosquitoes love me! Every year I get eaten alive by the little buggers. I’ve tried a bunch of different things to get them to leave me alone but I’m never thrilled with the results. Bug zappers only take care of some of the bugs, bug sprays feel nasty on your skin and candles stink to high heaven, plus I can’t stand the fact that they contain chemicals.

A few years ago I started a herb garden around my porch, and the funniest thing happened, no mosquitoes. Come to find out the basil I was growing was something that mosquitoes disliked the smell of. That’s when I came up with this simple DIY project.

MATERIAL LIST
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◻  wide mouth canning jars (pint)
◻  orange, lime, lemon or grapefruit
◻  citrus peeler
◻  knife
◻  basil leaves
◻  2″ floating candle
◻  water

MOSQUITO REPELLENT CANDLES

Step 1: The Citrus

All-Natural Mosquito Repellent Candles - A few simple ingredients, a mason jar and a few minutes of time is all you need to keep those pesky mosquitoes away.

Peel an orange, you can eat the orange but save the peel. When peeling, I like to try to keep it all in one piece, it’s not only a challenge, but it looks nicer when place in the jar.

Mosquitoes really dislike the smell of citrus so it works great at keeping them away. You could use lemon, lime, or even grapefruit, I like to using oranges because of the bright color.

Step 2: The Basil

All-Natural Mosquito Repellent Candles - A few simple ingredients, a mason jar and a few minutes of time is all you need to keep those pesky mosquitoes away.

Pick several large basil, any type will do but cinnamon basil works. Arrange the leaves in the jar along with the orange peel.

Step 3: Filling the Jars

All-Natural Mosquito Repellent Candles - A few simple ingredients, a mason jar and a few minutes of time is all you need to keep those pesky mosquitoes away.

Fill the jar with water and add a floating candle.

Place the candles anywhere that the mosquitoes are bugging you, it can also be used indoors. Mosquitoes may not like the smell but you will.

What kind of citrus did you use? We’d love to see how it turned out. Snap a pic & tag it on Instagram with @FlusterBuster #mosquitocandle

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All-Natural Mosquito Repellent Candles - A few simple ingredients, a mason jar and a few minutes of time is all you need to keep those pesky mosquitoes away.

Template updated 6/14/2020

Filed Under: DIY/Decorating Tagged With: diy project, garden, outdoors

Comments

  1. Karen, the next best thing to mummy says

    June 23, 2018 at 6:19 am

    I am constantly plagued by mosquitoes, my blood must be vsweet, I will give this a try#[email protected]_karendenniz

    Reply
  2. Terri Steffes says

    June 24, 2018 at 11:00 am

    I’m going to give this a try!

    Reply
    • Robin says

      June 24, 2018 at 10:22 pm

      They are great to set around for outdoor get togethers.

      Reply
  3. LINDA BOUFFARD says

    June 28, 2018 at 11:07 pm

    Looks like a winner to me. I featured you and also pinned your mosquito repellent. I’m making this, btw! Your friend, Linda @Crafts a la mode

    Reply
    • Robin says

      June 29, 2018 at 8:13 am

      Thank you so much for the feature, Linda!

      Reply
  4. Laura Gutierrez says

    May 31, 2020 at 11:04 pm

    I’ll do it! I’m tired of finding a mosquito repellent and I’m sure this will do. ❤

    Reply
    • Robin says

      June 2, 2020 at 7:18 am

      I’m sure you’ll love it, it looks pretty and smells good too!

      Reply
  5. Clay M Wilson says

    November 24, 2020 at 8:29 pm

    Please forgive my ignorance, but what does the floating candle do?

    Reply
    • Robin says

      November 25, 2020 at 6:40 pm

      Makes it pretty! LOL
      Actually the heat from the candle helps to intensify the smell of the orange and basil and the smoke carries it into the air, thus repelling the mosquitos.

      Reply
  6. Gen says

    June 24, 2021 at 8:40 pm

    Will this work on flies as well?

    Reply
    • Robin says

      June 29, 2021 at 5:21 pm

      I haven’t noticed that it makes a difference!

      Reply
  7. Sandra says

    June 28, 2022 at 10:53 pm

    How can the citrus and basil work when their in the water,also does the candle heat the water up enough to release the smell? I really want to hear from someone who has had success with one of these before I go and buys all the items needed.

    Reply
    • Robin says

      July 6, 2022 at 8:34 am

      Whenever I’m entertaining outdoors, I have one of these candles burning. Not only do they look pretty but they really do work. The heat of the candle warms the water and releases the natural oils from the orange peels and basil. The oils heat up and release an aroma that is unpleasant to mosquitoes.

      Reply

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