Bye Bye Bug Candles

Time:30 min

Difficulty:Medium

There’s nothing better than a summer evening outside until you hear that pesky buzzing and suddenly you get bit! Save your campfires, family dinners, and sunset-watching with these DIY floating citronella candles!

Fill your jars in this order:

Fresh herbs

Rosemary, basil, thyme, and lavender work well.

Water

Fill it up to an inch below the lid rings and leave enough space for your candle.

Optional:

10-20 drops of essential oil (depending on the size of your jar). A mix of citronella and lemongrass works great!

1 lime wedge and 2 lemon slices

The fruit and the citrus oils are great as natural bug repellent!

Floating candle

A tea light candle works perfectly for this DIY!

That’s it! These will last about 3-4 days before the herbs and citrus need replacing. That means they’ll last for the entire weekend!

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85 COMMENTS

Evantimberjack July 9, 2022 At 5:09 pm

Hi
awesomeSisi July 14, 2022 At 4:04 pm

Did you actually do it or are you just saying hi?
HaleyNJade July 16, 2022 At 1:14 pm

We will try it
kiddo_cat July 16, 2022 At 7:38 pm

Hi
rockstar71 July 16, 2022 At 9:37 pm

This is cool. The girls i babysit for made it with me. They are adorable.
Drewb6 July 18, 2022 At 11:17 am

He’s just telling you to say hi.
Octopuslover_42 July 23, 2022 At 1:27 pm

Hi, I did not try it yet but I will now!
roselinda July 24, 2022 At 10:41 am

It was Fun
roselinda July 24, 2022 At 10:42 am

We’ll try to make it the right way
Gmanchap July 25, 2022 At 7:09 pm

Good

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