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

RiRiFB October 9, 2022 At 9:55 am

Hi everybody I hope you’re saving animals are you? Sadie the Earth Rangers told us to!
soam October 16, 2022 At 12:20 pm

Cool
abassmar October 25, 2022 At 6:39 pm

Nice
kitteycuteypie November 3, 2022 At 1:14 pm

So cool
sabertoothedtiger November 6, 2022 At 6:30 pm

It actually works I went on a camping trip and used it!
lennoxlouks November 17, 2022 At 5:23 pm

Works really well no joke
cocoamelon December 1, 2022 At 6:30 pm

It was so much fun to make it and it did work
Hollydaw December 2, 2022 At 7:23 pm

Cool!
BunnyRabbitHop December 6, 2022 At 6:43 pm

Supper cool
bamboocat December 13, 2022 At 5:39 pm

I’m going to try this at the lake.

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