Does citronella help against mosquitoes?

Sitting in the garden or on the patio on a balmy summer evening, relaxing and enjoying good company in a laid-back atmosphere – the warm months are perfect for spending time outdoors, that much is clear. But as dusk falls, small, flying pests quickly join the party, sometimes making it impossible to enjoy the outdoors. The air buzzes and hums, and as darkness falls, mosquitoes gather. You try to ward off the sudden onslaught with waving hands, but it's too late. The delicate, inconspicuous mosquitoes swarm the guests, and the relaxed atmosphere threatens to turn sour.

Everyone has experienced something like this at some point. To prevent it from happening, there are ways and means to keep mosquitoes and other insects away. Besides many technical solutions, there are also classic, natural methods to keep the onslaught of these pests at bay.

Perhaps the best-known and most fragrant remedy is the effective citronella oil. The ingredients work immediately, and approaching insects quickly turn away, as it is unbearable for them to linger in such a fresh, lemony environment. Therefore, it is advisable to place a scented candle on the table that releases precisely this aroma into the air.

Citronella has long proven to be a reliable remedy against mosquitoes, so it finds its way into many gardens and terraces in the form of scented candles just in time for summer.

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

It is very versatile and not exclusively used for garden or patio candles: Thanks to 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 replicated based on their natural counterparts. They are molecularly identical. For example, to produce a nature-identical rose fragrance oil, there is no need to harvest and process a field full of rose petals. This offers a significant advantage, as nature-identical fragrance oils are a very cost-effective and resource-saving alternative for industry.