Do you know of any natural products that can keep mosquito's away while running on trails?

Eat a massive assload of garlic. It will do the trick.

there is a spray called natrapel. you can treat your shirt with permethrin, but it isnt natural.

Just run faster and keep moving.

Don't leave us in suspense: keep mosquito's WHAT away?

And which mosquito?

Define "natural." DEET works a treat, and it's not SUPERnatural...

Natural is something extracted from The Earth or extracted from plant's or animal's that live on The Earth (non synthetic).

roadmap runner wrote:

Natural is something extracted from The Earth or extracted from plant's or animal's that live on The Earth (non synthetic).

More suspense! Plant's WHAT or animal's WHAT that live on Earth?

And which plant or animal?

It's not natural but it's cheap and safe. Dryer sheets. Tie one to your hat or just rub it on yourself.

Dryer sheet's? Really? I've never heard that before. Do I just clip it to the visor? Thanks!

roadmap runner wrote:

Natural is something extracted from [] Earth or extracted from [plants] or [animals] that live on [] Earth ([nonsynthetic]).

Ah, thanks for the guidance. Well, following those criteria there's really nothing that works *very* well, but these may give some relief (from

):

"•Citronella Oil •Lemon Eucalyptus Oil •Cinnamon Oil •Castor Oil •Rosemary Oil •Lemongrass Oil •Cedar Oil •Peppermint Oil •Clove Oil •Geranium Oil •Possibly Oils from Verbena, Pennyroyal, Lavender, Pine, Cajeput, Basil, Thyme, Allspice, Soybean, and Garlic

"Another plant-derived substance, pyrethrum, is an insecticide. Pyrethrum comes from the flowers of the daisy Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium.

. . .

"Keep in mind that 'natural' does not automatically imply 'safe'. Many people are sensitive to plant oils. Some natural insect repellents are actually toxic. Therefore, although natural repellents provide an alternative to synthetic chemicals, please remember to follow the manufacturer's instructions when using these products."

So it would appear that the price you pay for ignorant paranoia about "synthetic" repellents is that you have to accept using something that's less effective--especially during exercise--and that may be toxic. Have fun, Mr./Ms. Natural!

Yeah for real the first time I saw a buddy using one I was wtf are you doing but it actually works just as good as bug spray but it smells better, doesn't get all over you clothes and you can't get sprayed in the eyes.

When I walk or am standing still, mosquitos bite. When I'm running, they don't bite. They don't like the bouncing and the wind. Are you sure they are not just biting you while you stretch or something?

roadmap runner wrote:

Dryer sheet's? Really? I've never heard that before. Do I just clip it to the visor? Thanks!

OP, just to forestall yet another post from the Random apostrophe @sshole, I think his/her point is that, in English, we don't use apostrophes to form plurals. You can just say "sheets" here.

Also, are you really okay with synthetics if they're in dryer sheets? Kind of undercuts your whole thread...

You seem to have missed a couple of apostrophes in your question. Here, I'll correct it for you:

Do you know of any natural product's that can keep mosquito's away while running on trail's?

If you don't know how to use apostrophes, and it's clear you don't, then you're better off not using them at all. If you insert apostrophes where they don't belong you come across as ignorant or stupid or both. If you omit all of them people will either assume your keyboard is broken or that you're too busy to bother.

I'm not very concerned about dryer sheet's. I assume they're made from cotton or some similar natural fiber?

I'm not OP, but my question would be whether anybody has found a repellent that actually works besides DEET.

The smell of DEET really bothers me and I've read stuff about health problems caused by DEET, so I would like to find an alternative that works.

roadmap runner wrote:

I'm not very concerned about dryer sheet's. I assume they're made from cotton or some similar natural fiber?

Hahahaha

Anyone else think this guy is the dumbest LRC poster ever?

To make up for my comment, OP, I will advocate cedar oil. It actually works.

That being said, I agree with the earlier poster who asked about getting bitten while running. Is this really a problem? I don't think I have ever been bitten while running.

Sort of answering my own question, here's a big discussion of repellents from REI-

http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/articles/insect+repellent.html