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Iron Roots Supply
Bug·Bane
The field. On your terms.
Bug·Bane balm
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Balm Stick
🌿 Small-Batch · Botanical · Glass Pocket Sprayer
COMING SUMMER 2026 — FIRST POUR IN THE WORKS

What it does

Bug·Bane repels mosquitoes the way the old porch lamps did — with a botanical vapor shield. Seven plant oils — citronella, geraniol, cedarwood, peppermint, lemongrass, thyme, and clove bud — carried in heavy castor and soybean oils with a touch of vanillin, the old fixative that holds the volatile botanicals on your skin for hours instead of minutes. DEET-free. No water in the bottle, so no preservatives either.

A 1 oz green-glass pocket sprayer — small enough for a pocket, enough for any trip. A few sprays on cuffs, collar and ankles before dusk; reapply every 2 hours. First pour arrives Summer 2026.

🕯️ Balm Stick — why choose this
  • Beeswax base dramatically slows volatile evaporation — 2–3 hr protection vs 30 min spray
  • No spill, no mess, no TSA issues — fits any pocket or pack
  • Apply directly to skin with zero waste
  • Works in wind — spray disperses, balm stays put
Key Features
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Repels Mosquitoes
Seven botanical oils raise a vapor shield that turns the biters away
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Hours, Not Minutes
Heavy castor & soybean carriers + vanillin fixative slow the vapor release — reapply every 2 hours
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Minimum-Risk Botanicals
Every ingredient drawn from the federal minimum-risk list — DEET-free, synthetic-free, listed in full on the label
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Glass, Not Plastic
1 oz green-glass pocket sprayer — the only plastic in our entire line is the one pump you'll keep for years
7
Botanical actives · 20%
2 hr
Reapply rhythm
0
DEET · synthetics · water

What's in it

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Citronella Oil Active · 7%
The porch-lamp classic — backbone of the vapor shield
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Geraniol Active · 5%
The rose-geranium powerhouse of the minimum-risk list
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Cedarwood Oil Active · 4%
Repellent and fixative both — slows the whole blend's escape
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Peppermint Oil Active · 2%
Cool fire — the biters despise it, the skin loves it
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Lemongrass Oil Active · 1%
Citral's bright punch, carefully capped for skin comfort
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Thyme Oil Active · 0.5%
The garden's sharp guardian, at its measured dose
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Clove Bud Oil Active · 0.5%
Warm spice the insects want no part of — respected, never overdone
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Castor Oil Carrier · 42%
Heavy, slow, non-volatile — the evaporation brake
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Soybean Oil Carrier · 35%
The quiet workhorse — holds the botanicals on your skin for hours
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Vanillin Fixative · 2%
The old perfumer's trick — famously stretches a botanical's working hours
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Vitamin E Oil 1%
Antioxidant — keeps the oils fresh in the bottle

Eleven ingredients, all of them on the label, every one botanical. Anhydrous — no water means no preservatives. No DEET, no synthetics, no petroleum.

How to use
01 Mist onto skin and clothing from about 6 inches — a few sprays on cuffs, collar, and ankles before dusk is the old porch wisdom
02 Reapply every 2 hours — botanicals are a sustained volley, not a force field; the heavy carriers stretch each volley as far as nature allows
03 True oil solution — nothing settles, no shaking needed. The angled pickup tube reaches the last drops; tilt toward the back corner at the end of the bottle
04 Patch test on inner arm first. Avoid eyes and mucous membranes. Not for children under 3