Good Riddance Insect Repellent

Mozzie are out and about, call in and see Ron & Gwen at Emu Plains Market this Saturday and Lakeside Pakenham this Sunday for your repellent needs.

Ever wondered who the brains behind our Good Riddance Insect Repellents are? Meet Sean!

Just like any great dad, Sean’s our jack of all trades, but he’s mastered the art of making insect repellent. You might’ve met him at one of our events or at the Darwin markets a decade ago. Now, he’s happily behind the scenes.

Before repelling bugs, Sean spent 15 years as the Process Engineer for some of Australia’s finest sugar at Bundaberg Sugar. Today, he’s the genius behind our in-house production. He’s also got a love for automating the office & upgrading our lab with new tech, like our bottling machines.

Fun fact: Sean’s love for efficiency is why we have our 500ml Tropical Insect Repellent! So, as Sean would say, Get Pumping! Gift your dad our Dad-crafted repellent & enjoy FREE EXPRESS SHIPPING so it arrives for Saturday.

And, as Sean has enough repellent, this appreciation post is my gift to him. Hope you enjoy, Dad—Happy Father’s Day! 😁

If you're about to set off on a holiday to Europe, don't forget to pack your Good Riddance! Southern European countries like Italy, Greece and Spain can experience significant mosquito activity during their warmer months.

Let us know in the comments where you're planning to take your Good Riddance this year!

We are very excited to announce that Good Riddance Sensitive Insect Repellent is now available in a 500mL jar!

This new jar will replace five of our 100mL tubes so if you're a mozzie magnet, it's great value for money and an easy way to help reduce your plastic consumption.

For those heading off for the school holidays or travelling overseas, the 500mL jar pairs great with a Solmates refillable roll-on applicator! So well, in fact, we've created a brand new pack that will save you $20! You can shop the Repel & Roll Pack here: https://goodriddance.com.au/repel-roll-pack.html

The Good Riddance Sensitive 500mL jar is available here: https://goodriddance.com.au/good-riddance-sensitive-insect-repellent-500ml.html

Did you know that by packaging our repellent in tubes, we have halved the weight of plastic packaging we use compared to other repellents packaged in pump bottles or roll ons?

While we'd love to go completely plastic free with our products, it's also important that they are packaged in a material that won't react with the cream while also keeping it away from light and air, and being durable enough to be carried around with you (unlike glass). Choosing to package our products in tubes was one decision we made to help minimise our impact where we can.

We have also sourced our packaging from an Australian packaging supplier who is able to provide us with tubes that biodegrade if they end up in landfill. That means our tubes can be recycled in your household recycling bin, but if they end up in a landfill, they are designed to break down in less than 10 years, without creating microplastics. During manufacturing, a natural additive is mixed in with the plastic. This additive attracts bacteria that naturally occur in landfills and allows them to begin digesting the plastic.

It's one step we are taking now to help minimise our impact but we are always on the lookout for ways we could do even better!