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Table 1 List of the tested 25(b) exempt minimum risk repellent products labeled for ticks

From: Efficacy of unregulated minimum risk tick repellent products evaluated with Ixodes scapularis nymphs in a human skin bioassay

Product name

25 (b) Exempt active ingredients included

Manufacturer

Buzz Away Extreme©

Castor oil (8%), geranium oil (6%), soybean oil (3%), cedarwood oil (1.5%), citronella oil (1%), peppermint oil (0.5%), lemongrass oil (0.25%)

Quantum® Health

Tickshield

Cedarwood oil (10%), soybean oil (10%)

Cedarcide®

Insect Repellent Cedarwood

Cedarwood oil (5.7%), sodium lauryl sulfate (2.2%), sesame oil (0.1%)

Wondericide®

Insect Repellent Lemongrass

Cedarwood oil (4.2%), sodium lauryl sulfate (2.2%), lemongrass oil (1.5%), sesame oil (0.1%)

Wondericide®

Insect Repellent Peppermint

Cedarwood oil (4.2%), sodium lauryl sulfate (2.2%), peppermint oil (1.5%), sesame oil (0.1%)

Wondericide®

Insect Repellent Rosemary

Cedarwood oil (4.2%), sodium lauryl sulfate (2.2%), rosemary oil (1.5%), sesame oil (0.1%)

Wondericide®

Tickwise Insect Repellent

Cedarwood oil (3.65%), geranium oil (2.64%), citronella oil (1.59%), peppermint oil (0.85%), lemongrass oil (0.3%), rosemary oil (0.3%)

3 Moms Organics LLC

Extra Strength Tick Repellent

Clove oil (2%), geranium oil (2%), peppermint oil (2%), rosemary oil (2%), cedarwood oil (1%), spearmint oil (1%), cinnamon oil (0.5%)

Nantucket Spider®

Natural Tick Repellent

Corn oil (20%), soybean oil (12%), lemongrass oil (1.75%), geraniol (1.75%), citronella oil (0.95%), clove oil (0.5%)

Maggie’s Farm™

All-Natural Tick Repellent

Geraniol (4.75%), sodium lauryl sulfate (1.45%), lemongrass oil (0.2%), peppermint oil (0.05%)

Grandpa Gus’s®

Tick Ban®

Soybean oil (5.2%), castor oil (3%), cedarwood oil (2%), peppermint oil (1.6%), rosemary oil (1.5%), geranium oil (0.6%), lemongrass oil (0.6%), thyme oil (0.5%)

YAYA Organics®