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

2589258 January 2, 2023 At 11:56 pm

Those bugs where not in a rug
mjhudson January 7, 2023 At 6:19 pm

I’d love to try this!
Hoc January 13, 2023 At 10:08 am

Bye bugs
JonasBeagle February 28, 2023 At 4:56 pm

Great idea for an eco-friendly bug repellent candle!
MusicalDog44 March 6, 2023 At 7:36 am

I love candles! Definitely gonna try.
sachideath March 15, 2023 At 9:07 pm

I did it and it worked great
sacred March 31, 2023 At 5:21 pm

Let meeeeeeeee try
sacred March 31, 2023 At 5:23 pm

Those bugs were not in a rug
Aylaeh April 16, 2023 At 10:12 am

Sounds fun! I’m afraid of bugs so I hope it works
_yeah April 20, 2023 At 6:32 pm

Maybe it might help

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