Does citronella help against mosquitoes?

Sitting in the garden or on the terrace on a warm summer evening, enjoying yourself and spending time in good company in a relaxed atmosphere. The warm months invite you to spend time outdoors, that's for sure. But as dusk falls, small, flying pests quickly join in, making it impossible to spend time outdoors. There is a buzzing and humming in the air, and as darkness approaches, mosquitoes gather in the area. You try to counteract the sudden onslaught with waving hand movements, but it is too late. The delicate and inconspicuous mosquitoes occupy the guests, and the relaxed atmosphere threatens to collapse.

Everyone has experienced something similar at some point. To prevent this from happening, there are ways and means of keeping gnats, mosquitoes and other insects away. In addition to many technical solutions, there are also the classic, natural means of keeping the onslaught of pests at bay.

The most well-known and most fragrant remedy is the effective oils of the citronella scent. The ingredients work immediately and approaching insects quickly turn away because they find it unbearable to stay in such a fresh, lemony environment. It is therefore advisable to decorate the table with a scented candle that releases exactly this aroma into the air.

Citronella has long been proven to be a proven remedy against mosquitoes, so it is now being used in many gardens and terraces in the form of scented candles just in time for the summer.

If you make your own candles and prefer to have full control over the selection of ingredients and the materials used in your candles, then we recommend the nature-identical fragrance oil: Citronella by Hansawax.

It is very versatile and not only used for garden or patio candles: Thanks to the IFRA certification, this fragrance oil is also suitable for the production of soaps , as a room fragrance or as an ingredient in various cosmetics.

Nature-identical fragrance oils are recreated based on their natural counterparts. They are molecularly identical. For example, a field full of rose petals does not have to be harvested and processed to produce a nature-identical rose fragrance oil. This is a great advantage, as nature-identical fragrance oils are a very cost-effective and resource-saving alternative in industry.