Ola Prima 4 oz Lavender Essential Oil for Diffuser, Soap, Candle Making, and Aromatherapy

Excellent Wasp Repellent!
I LOVE this oil, but not for the usual reasons. I don’t like the smell of mint, but I like what it can do. This review is about how well this product works to solve a huge problem I was having with wasps. It’s a long story, so tl;dr – 20 drops of mint oil + 10 drops Dawn dishsoap + water mixed in a 32 oz spray bottle repels wasps really well! Also, there are a bunch of different types of wasps, and this works well for whatever type I have, so ymmv. Good luck!I am extremely afraid of wasps because my mom was allergic to them, and I’m afraid to find out if I am, too. They suddenly started getting into my house, and I couldn’t figure out how. This terrorized me to where I couldn’t relax or sleep, and it started right when the pandemic started, so even being at home didn’t feel safe.Because I was hyper aware of them, I started learning things about them – for example, they like places with coverings, and they’re territorial, so when they find a place they like, they’re home. They don’t like to be out in cooler weather (below about 55*F) or when it’s cloudy/raining/windy, or when it starts to get dark. My back porch is perfect, because it’s covered, and it has an additional part at the edge that hangs down for about 12″, for additional protection from the elements. I started to notice that a lot of them were flying around the back porch ceiling, and started to build a nest – and I finally figured it out – some were burrowing in through the cracks around the door, getting into the house. I increased the weather stripping, but they still squeezed through!!I tried different bug sprays, sprayed down the back porch and ceiling with every kind of wasp killer I could find. I always did this at sunset when they went back to their nest and it was safe to be on the porch, and also knocked down the little bit of nest they had built up. But I swear, the wasp sprays just gave them super powers. The next day they’d be back at it, continuing to build that nest right in the middle of where I sprayed the night before, flying around the ceiling and getting in through the door. Now they’re in my head!! I hear them everywhere, even when they’re not there!! Because guess what – where other bug sprays will kill a bug that ventures into the residue, wasp sprays only work if you SPRAY THE WASPS.One day I thought.. what if I could repel them instead of trying to kill them? Just keep them away from the porch. duh!!! Terror had paralyzed my brain, I should have thought of this before! So I googled “repel wasps”, and I read that wasps don’t like mint. So I ordered this product (plus some plastic pipettes because it doesn’t come with a dropper), added about 20 drops with about 10 drops of Dawn dishsoap, which dissolves the oil so it mixes with water (losing none of the mint odor) in a 32 oz spray bottle, and sprayed down the back porch after sunset.O M G!!! Magic!! At first I saw wasps fly under the porch, stick around for a bit (because they’re territorial), then fly away. I kept checking the porch for several days, and I’d spray again in the area where I saw any of them land, but after about 10 days or so, the wasps just stayed away!! That was April 10. I’d pay attention once in a while, and no wasps were to be seen. Then I happened to notice in July that they were flying back under the porch and they’d stick around a little longer before flying away, so I sprayed the porch down again. Again, they stayed away. But oops, I got lulled into a false sense of security. Two wasps found their way in the house in late September! And I saw that they were flying around under the porch again. I forgot to pay attention! So I sprayed again, and they went away again. So this solution seems to work for ~2-3 months before the odor decreases enough for them to venture back, even in the heat. Now I have a reminder to spray the porch down every couple months from March to Oct. Hopefully this will continue to work to keep my house – and head – wasp free!The second best thing about this solution is it’s not dangerous, it’s just very diluted soapy mint oil, so no people or pets are harmed while using. But do be careful, mint can be an irritant in larger amounts.

Works just ok
Ray detracant

Used to keep packrats out of our truck – great deterrent!
We add the oil to salt shakers with cotton balls and place them in the engine compartment (take the out before driving!) and it has deterred the packrats (very common in rural Arizona) from chewing on hoses and wires. Highly recommend for this purpose.

Not pure essential oil
Unlike many users I did not buy this oil intending to use it for a diffuser or soap. I bought this to use as part of a concoction of scents to be used as an insect killer/repellent. I was put off (like many reviewers) at first by the mildness of the scent. It just did not have the punch that I was expecting. However, I resolved that instead of mixing just a certain number of drops in a spray bottle I would use measuring spoons full. I mixed several oils including eucalyptus, clove, lavender, and tea tree with a cup of rubbing alcohol and the rest of the quart bottle filled with water. When I sprayed it on my hand I was unimpressed by the smell, but I decided to give it a try anyway. I sprayed it in our stored motor home and by the time I had gone all around the edges of the RV the smell was getting pretty strong. I went back that evening and tried to watch some tv and the smell was so strong that I could not stay. It took well over a week for the smell to fade to not too noticeable. I decided to re-treat at two weeks but in order not to have the overpowering scent issue, I refilled the amount used the first time with water to make it more diluted. I re-sprayed and was pleased with the result in that it was tolerable after a couple of hours.In conclusion, if you buy these oils just be aware that they have a large percentage of “filler oil” which may be pure but is NOT the scent of the labeled essential oil. I will buy these again for the same use when garden season starts to repel insects. This is a cost effective way to use them.

Well blend and very generous fragrance. not offensive at all and most of my friends are in love with it. Very relaxing .i have 6 bottles purchased already

Same product we have brought for years. Very good