Since ancient times, plant products have been used in a variety of ways. However, their use against mosquitoes decreased significantly when chemical products became developed. Concerns have increased with respect to public health and the environment due to these chemical insect repellents.
A study was done using 41 plant extracts and 11 oil mixtures to evaluate them against 3 kinds of mosquitoes using the skin of human volunteers to find out the protection time and repellency.
The five most effective essential oils were Litsea cubeba, Cajeput, Niaouli, Violet, and Catnip.
The scientists concluded that these 5 oils had a high repellency against all three species and a protection time of 8 hours.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16642384/
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