Hello Vegan Travelers!
During the summer season, our lives are intertwined with mosquitoes and other insects. You may decide on taking a trip to a Costa Rican jungle, an Amazonian rainforest, or a Kenyan adventure. In those climates, it is a given fact that there will be lots of mosquitoes around you as you walk outdoors in the woods or plains!

If your accommodations are in a tent, then you are even more susceptible to bugs and mosquitoes. What’s a vegan to do ? What would you do for protection? Some bugs only produce itchy rashes on your skin when bitten. Others are actually quite dangerous to your life. They may produce venom.

You certainly would not to use one of those florescent lights that attract the bugs then zaps the life out of them. One great option is to use a net over your bed if you are staying at a lodge. It will keep the bugs from reaching you.

There is a wonderful solution to this problem. It is safe, effective, cruelty-free, ethical, and VEGAN!! There are actually vegan, insect repellents! The products repel and ward off bugs. The ingredients are also non-toxic.

The following are some of the vegan, insect repellent products:
1. “Buzz Away” from Quantum Health – This deet-free, chemical-free, insect repellent works well to deter mosquitoes, flies, ticks, gnats.
www.quantumhealth.com/productgroups/itchandbite.html.
They manufacture a variety of vegan, bug repellent products including spray bottles, towelettes, candles, and oils.

2. “Bug Ease” by Wise Way Herbals – This product is made with herbs and essential oils. It is also not toxic. It repels both mosquitoes and flies.
www.wiseways.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?

3. “Bite Me Not Spray” sold online by Etsy shop – This repellent is made with essential oils. It repels insects and mosquitoes. It can be sprayed on the body but not the face.
www.etsy.com/listing/52718316/bite-me-not-spray-bug-insect-repellent

4. “Incognito” bug spray by Less Mosquito – This non-toxic spray protects against malaria, mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, wasps, fleas, bees, midges, and gnats.
www.lessmosquito.com

5. “SunSwat” by Kiss My Face – This vegan product repels bugs and mosquitoes. It is Deet-free. www.kissmyface.com/sunpages/sunspraypage.html

6. “Heart Broken Mosquitoes” sold online through Etsy shop – This vegan line offers many options for their insect repellent product, including sprays and bottles.
www.etsy.com/shop/heartbrokenmosquito

These options will provide strong protection from insects. Vegans can feel confident that their holidays in the outdoors will be safe and healthy!!