Description
Key Features:
- DEET-Free Natural Insect Repellent: Frenchies’ Maine Woods Bug Dope is your go-to solution for a bug-free experience, minus the DEET. Our natural insect repellent is crafted to neutralize your CO2 signature, keeping biting insects away without harsh chemicals.
- Effective and Family-Safe: Not only does Bug Dope boast an enticing cedar-lemon scent loved by our customers, but it also delivers real results. Safe for the entire family, including children and dogs, it provides a protective shield against ticks, mosquitoes, black flies, biting gnats, and more.
- Long-Lasting Protection: Bug Dope provides you with continuous defense against many biting insects. Up to 10X the amount of active ingredients found in other commercially available natural insect repellents.
- Insect Repellent Essential Oils: Essential oils that include high concentrations of cedar, geranium, citronella, and a harmonious blend of other natural oils will camouflage your CO2 signature so that insects can’t find you. These oils not only repel insects but also provide a refreshing aroma.
- Best Natural Insect Repellent for Ticks: Bug Dope is your best companion in preventing tick bites. Explore our FAQ page for detailed information on how it effectively combats ticks, ensuring your outdoor adventures are worry-free.
- All Natural & Sustainable: Crafted in Maine and packaged in recyclable containers, Frenchies’ commitment to sustainability shines through.
Directions for Use:
- Shake well before use.
- Apply liberally to exposed skin and clothing with an even mist.
- Avoid contact with mouth and eyes. Do not swallow, for external use only.
- Safe for children but should be applied by an adult.
- Safe for dogs, but not advisable for use on cats.
- Reapply every 1 to 2 hours.
Fay B. (verified owner) –
This stuff really works.
Shirley (verified owner) –
Doug (verified owner) –
Excellent Bug Dope
Carrie Freitag –
Frenchies works great. I’ve been using it for ~ 10 years. It is perfume for the woods.
Janet –
Works great, smells good and non greasy….what more could you want!
Billy –
Spent time in Alaska wilderness, outside all day in mosquitos, biting flies and moose ticks. This stuff worked like a charm, never had any problems with the bugs and it’s not greasy or tacky at all. Highly recommend.
Rich –
When I smelled it for the first time, I had a feeling it will be good stuff. I have had something similar 49 years ago. It keeps bugs away. Last year in Vermont my partner got chewed up. While I was just fine. Offered him some, he declined. It smells good. It works. See you some where soon, Rich
Dianne Audin –
I buy this every year for our 4 th of July party, everyone loves it and always wants the info, to purchase, and it smells great!!
Lola –
Love this! Once a bug takes a whiff, it hightails it outta there!!! Works well and without any harmful ingredients. I spray it around my horse’s ears as well as he gets it unmercifully. Good stuff!
Michael T –
“Bug Dope” has been a summer must-have ever since Frenchies’ started selling it… the 2-ounce size travels/camps well (vacation!) Affordable- so buy several (makes a great gift for summer party hosts)… I LOVE FRENCHIES’
Sooz Eland –
Used last year and really worked! I also use on Norman the yellow Lab. Plus, it helps to “unstink” him too.
Connie Shannon –
This deet free bug dope really works! And if that isn’t good enough it also has a woodsy scent that I dont mind at all smelling like. My dog likes it too. It keeps the mosquitoes from biting him too and it’s safe to use on him!
Alice Moore –
Used it last year and was pleased
NANCY J MARRONE –
THE BEST. WORKS EVERYTIME. NOT STICKY
Linda Copas –
I have used this product mainly on my face and neck while gardening and mowing. It works very well, keeping all gnats and blackflies away! And I love the smell…
Holly –
Smells great and keeps the mosquitoes away! Have recommended this product to friends and family.
Love it❣️
Paul –
I use it on my dog as well.
Bellatrex –
This bug spray works great. The bottle is just the right size to carry in your backpack. I highly recommend this bug spray.
Alaina –
This spray was exactly what I needed! Essential oil spray without a chemical vibe. And the bugs, who traditionally LOVE me, stay far away.
anthony lanza ,sr. –
works great and doesn’t smell bad
Beth M. –
I love this product and highly recommend it!! I am very sensitive to chemicals and man-made fragrances. I have had no reactions to this product and it has been very effective at keeping bugs away. It has a strong and pleasant smell from the natural fragrances and feels very safe to use directly on skin. I first received this product as a gift from my sister who live in Maine. I am from Rhode Island and I reorder it online because I love this product!
CM –
This stuff is the best! I originally bought it so I could wear something safe for my cat, but after my cat passed, I continued buying it because it’s wicked effective.
John F –
I hate wearing any kind of bug spray but I’m active and I fish, so I’m out with the black flies and mosquitos. I decided to give Frenchies a try, primarily because it is natural – when I have worn bug dope in the past is has been the DEET kind and I can’t stand the way it feels on my skin. So, I tried Frenchies. I had to do some work outside and the black flies were out in force. I closed my eyes and gave my head and shoulders a liberal spray of it and then went to work. The flies bugged me a bit, but they would land and then get right off – like what using the DEET stuff is like. The big difference is that it was kind to my skin – I actually forgot I had it on. I’m only giving 4 stars, because I have a deep woods fishing trip coming up in June and that will be the ultimate test. I hope I return with a 5 star rating. I’m very enthusiastic about supporting a natural, local company !
Janet Edwards –
All the good ingredients and none of the bad. Very effective and highly recommended.
Rebecca –
My husband has been walking every morning on our road which is very buggy and he ran out of his deep woods off and I said I think I have something – I remembered that I had some Frenchies bug dope! – so I gave it to him and he came back and said he will never use regular bug spray/deet again and he will only use Frenchies!! HE LOVED IT!! It smells SO much better, doesn’t sting his skin and IT WORKS BETTER than deet at keeping the bugs away!!!
Barbara –
Last year I went to Alaska and on a walk we were swarmed with giant mosquitoes. We sprayed on the bug dope and weren’t bothered from then on. It was amazing. Yesterday the black flies were out … but not on me, thanks again to the bug dope. Thanks for a great product!
Rebecca C. –
I just went on a 10 day trip to the Dominican Republic, and used the bug dope every day, multiple times I day. I didn’t get a single mosquito bite the entire trip!!! It was amazing! The bug dope’s smell was incredible, felt good on the skin, and didn’t get sticky like other bug sprays. I plan on buying more bottles, and I got everyone else on the trip hooked on it as well. Thanks for creating such a great product!!
Denny Cramer –
I HAVE TWO WORDS FOR YOU ABOUT YOUR BUG DOPE:
IT WORKS!
MANY THNX!
Cheryl Parent –
Fishing went well. no fish, but on the up side, the black flies buzzed, but did not land nor bite !! Thanks guys
Chris Landry –
We used your Bug Spray over the weekend. The stuff is Excellent! What a pleasure it is to go outside Fishing and not be covered in hazardous chemicals.
Beth Goodfellow Blumer –
This Farm Family loves the bug dope and the foaming balsam soap. Your products can keep up with my guys. I need to try your citrus and lemon scents next!
Carrie Freitag –
Frenchies has successfully discouraged bugs from biting me through many fishing trips this summer in Northern NH. It held up to picking blackberries in the woods and moist undergrowth. I recently put it to a different test.
I was in Tanzania, Africa. The travel clinic instructed me to use at least 30% DEET multiple times a day to avoid bug bites and getting things like Dengue fever and malaria. I packed my bottle of Frenchies, but did take some Bens (DEET) just in case. I used Frenchies the whole time and never had to take out the deet.
I did not go on a Safari, so I cannot report on whether it deters lions and tigers. Next trip..:)
Thank you for Frenchies!!!!
Terri Ducharme McDaniel –
Have to say came to know of your product through a friend on a hike this past Sunday!!! Was amazed at how well it worked and love that it is all natural and can use on my kids with no worries!!! Will be ordering my own from your website and look forward to trying your other products!!!
Anonymous from South Carolina –
I absolutely Love Bug Dope! It is the best product for Mosquitoes that I have ever used. I’ll be 70 yrs old and have tried most every product on the market. Nothing works better. I have given it as a gift. It smells fresh and pleasant, perfect to carry in my purse. It has made my life much better, after being stung numerous times with other products.
Kellie Burgess –
Love your Bug Dope! As an outdoor-loving Mainer with 6 indoor/outdoor pets, 2 toddlers, and a career in social services putting me at daily risk of fleas and other bugs in my client’s homes, your Bug Dope is the best product I’ve found to avoid bringing pests home! Keep up the great work!