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 bitten! 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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45 COMMENTS

HarlowTheMan July 27, 2022 At 6:36 pm

Hi everyone
Aleia July 28, 2022 At 9:50 pm

I’m definitely going to do this
Keeley7 August 3, 2022 At 12:44 pm

I go camping and this is perfect
ToriV August 9, 2022 At 2:29 pm

Wow! This works well!
Jaclynsquirrel18 August 10, 2022 At 3:16 pm

Yo
Celeste129 August 10, 2022 At 5:17 pm

Fun
Luckywinter00 August 17, 2022 At 5:25 pm

Cool beans!
Galacticanimal15 December 20, 2022 At 4:43 pm

Wow! So helpful
hero7 December 22, 2022 At 1:28 pm

Tootsweet
owlSophie December 24, 2022 At 5:11 pm

I love this thing it has kept away fruit flies from my house ever since we used, it will make more.

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