Natural Ways to Repel Bugs In and Out of Your Home This Summer 🐜🍋🌞
Summer is for BBQs, sun-soaked holidays, and open windows, not sharing your space with buzzing, biting, uninvited guests. The good news? You don’t need harsh chemicals to keep bugs at bay. With a little help from our own natural cleaning range, some clever DIY tricks, and our top brand choice for premium natural insect repellents incognito®, you can enjoy a bug-free summer naturally. Keep on reading to find a discount for your first order! 👀
🕷️ 1. Say Goodbye to Spiders with White Vinegar
Our Eco-Friendly White Vinegar isn’t just a cupboard staple; it’s a spider’s worst nightmare.
Why it works: Spiders hate the smell of vinegar, especially when it’s laced with our natural essential oils. It messes with their scent trails, and that’s enough to keep them far away.
How to use it:
- Mix 1 part vinegar with 1 part water in a spray bottle.
- Spray around window sills, door frames, skirting boards, and any cracks or corners where spiders love to hang out.
- Reapply once a week during peak spider season (aka now).
🌿 Bonus: Our Sorrento Lemon White Vinegar leaves your home smelling fresh and your surfaces gleaming. Win-win.
🍋 2. Banish Fruit Flies from Your Kitchen with Rhubarb & Lemon
Ah, fruit flies, the gatecrashers of every summer fruit bowl. But fear not! Our zesty Rhubarb & Lemon Washing Up Liquid is more powerful than you think.
Why it works: The citrus scent of natural lemon essential oil masks the sweet scent of ripening fruit that attracts fruit flies in the first place.
Tips to keep your kitchen fly-free:
- Rinse bottles, jars, and cans before recycling.
- Regularly clean your sink and drains with hot soapy water and a splash of white vinegar.
- Keep your compost bin tightly sealed and rinse it out with our lemony washing up liquid regularly.
- Wipe down countertops daily with a warm, soapy cloth to eliminate any residue that fruit flies might be drawn to.
🍓 Useful Tip: Pop a lemon wedge by your fruit bowl, fruit flies can’t stand citrus!
🍊 3. Trap Flies the Natural Way with Blood Orange
If you’ve got a few flies buzzing about and want a non-toxic way to catch them, we’ve got a cruelty-free trap you can make using our Miniml Blood Orange Multi-Surface Spray.
What you need:
- A shallow bowl
- A dash of blood orange spray
- A few drops of washing-up liquid
- A splash of vinegar
Why it works: The citrus and vinegar attract the flies, while the washing up liquid breaks the surface tension, so when they land, they can’t escape.
🧡 Not only does this smell amazing (thanks to those 100% natural essential oils), it’s totally safe around pets and kids.
💚 All Miniml products are:
🧪 Made with 100% natural essential oils
🐰 Cruelty-free and vegan
🇬🇧 Made right here in the UK
♻️ Available in refillable and reusable options
So you're not just protecting your home from pests, you’re protecting the planet, too.
🏕️ Meet Your Outdoor Bug Bodyguard: incognito® Insect Repellents
If you’re heading outdoors this summer, we discovered a premium brand that matches our ethos and values, and we’re confident you’ll love it too! Whether it’s a family picnic, holiday, forest hike, or festival weekend, incognito®’s award-winning 100% natural insect repellents are your must-have.
🌱 Insect Repellent Spray
This high-performance spray is clinically tested to provide 100% protection for 4 hours and good protection for up to 8 hours against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the one responsible for diseases like dengue, Zika, and West Nile Virus.* Plus, it works brilliantly against ticks, midges, and other biting insects.
Why it's amazing:
- DEET-free, but packs a punch with PMD (plant-based active from Java citronella), recommended by the WHO and NHS
- Light citrus scent, non-greasy formula
- Works for up to 7 hours, with 100% protection* for the first 4
- Safe for the whole family (ages 6 months+), vegan certified, and made in the UK
- Eco-friendly sugarcane packaging and 10% of profits go to charity
💡 Perfect for: Garden hangouts, outdoor dining, walks in the woods, or travelling to mosquito-prone destinations.
👶 Kids Insect Repellent Spray
Formulated for extra-sensitive skin, this version is ideal for little adventurers (and grownups with sensitive skin too!). It offers the same high-level protection using the same high-grade PMD, without compromising gentleness.
- 100% natural and effective, with up to 7 hours of protection
- Same powerful Java citronella-based PMD
- Great for school runs, camping trips, or active kids at play
Whether you're tidying up your home or heading out for a summer adventure, there’s no need to reach for harsh chemicals to keep the bugs away. With Miniml’s naturally powered cleaning products, you can create a home that’s clean, fresh, and uninviting to pests, all while being kind to the planet. And when it’s time to venture outdoors, incognito®’s scientifically backed, DEET-free, premium insect repellents offer trusted protection* for the whole family, wherever your summer takes you.
Use code MINIML15 for 15% off your whole incognito® order until 11.07.2025!
*Clinically tested to provide 100% protection for at least 4 hours and good protection for up to 8 hours against mosquitoes that can carry dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika and more.
