Yes. Pureguard is made with 100% pure lemongrass essential oil — no DEET, no synthetic chemicals, no harsh additives. It's gentle enough to use on children before walks, hikes, soccer games, or backyard play.

For kids, we recommend: Diluting 3–5 drops with a carrier oil like coconut or almond oil before applying to skin, or mixing into a water-based spray bottle for easy misting onto clothing, shoes, and socks.

Quick tip: Avoid applying directly to hands (kids touch their eyes and mouth) and do a small patch test on the inner arm 24 hours before first use to make sure their skin agrees with it.

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Yes — Pureguard is designed for daily use during tick season.

Unlike Chemical-based sprays, which many people limit to once or twice a week because of skin irritation and chemical absorption, lemongrass oil is plant-based and gentle on the body when properly diluted.

Apply it before: Morning walks. Gardening. Dog walks. Hiking. BBQs. Trips to the park. Anywhere you're stepping into grass, dirt, or wooded areas.

One small note: You can dilute with water or a carrier oil before applying directly to skin to help with skin absorption and the oil lasting longer.

Daily protection, with nothing you'd be afraid to put on tomorrow.

Good news Lemongrass oil is one of the most well-tolerated essential oils available — and it leaves a clean, fresh citrus scent instead of that chemical bug-spray smell.

Pureguard is formulated to be gentle on all skin types — sensitive, dry, oily, or combination — when properly diluted.

For sensitive skin: Use a higher dilution ratio (3 drops oil per tablespoon of carrier oil) and always patch-test on the inner forearm before full application.

For normal to oily skin: A standard mix of 5–10 drops in a 2 oz spray bottle with water works well and won't leave a heavy or greasy feel.

If you have skin conditions like eczema or rosacea: We recommend speaking with your doctor first, as essential oils can affect compromised skin barriers differently

Yes — and there's real science behind why it works.

Ticks don't have eyes. They hunt humans entirely through scent, picking up on the natural chemicals our skin gives off (carbon dioxide and butyric acid, mainly).

Lemongrass oil does two things:

1. It masks your scent. The tick can't smell you anymore, so it can't find you in the first place.

2. It actively repels. Even if a tick gets close, the lemongrass scent disorients it and makes it drop off before it can bite.

A 2024 peer-reviewed study from Acadia University confirmed this exact mechanism — showing lemongrass oil disrupts tick scent detection the same way DEET does, just without the synthetic chemicals.

The bottom line: You're not just covering up with a "natural" alternative. You're using the same scent-blocking mechanism the gold-standard repellents use — backed by published science.

Each application protects you for up to 24 hours of outdoor activity.

That means one quick application in the morning covers your walks, your gardening, your hike, your BBQ, and your evening on the patio — all from the same spray.

You may want to reapply sooner if you're: Sweating heavily. Swimming. Showering. Towel-drying after being outside.

Pro tip from our customers: Apply once in the morning before heading out the door, and keep a small travel-sized spray bottle in your bag, glovebox, or hiking pack just in case. The 4 oz bottle makes enough mixed product to last most families an entire tick season.

All-day protection. One simple application. No constant reapplying.