Ingredients

Our Commitment to You

We are committed to only using high quality essential oils and food-grade ingredients in our fly sprays so that we can confidently spray our product on our horses as well as on people, children, and dogs, with no worry about negative health effects and harming the environment.

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Why We Chose Our Ingredients

The active ingredients used in Green Pony fly spray were chosen based on clinical research showing their effectiveness.

The smell of lemongrass is what repels, while geraniol extract is the reason our spray overwhelms and even kills certain insects.

We don’t have a long list of ingredients including other oils that have also been used in natural sprays because adding more possibly effective oils in would only dilute the spray and decrease its effectiveness.

It took years of testing to get the right percentages of our active and inert ingredients to create a formula that didn’t dilute the most important ingredients but also preserved and emulsified.

It was important for us to have a fully emulsified product, not because having to shake between sprays is annoying, but because with an emulsified product you get consistency. Every spray will let out the same combination of ingredients that stops bugs in their tracks. The ingredients we chose to emulsify were selected not because they were the cheapest option (they definitely aren’t cheap lol) but based on what they could do for the body they were sprayed on.

This included:

They have skin conditioning elements - not stripping
They aren’t banned in other countries.

Products created with the health of our
animals, people and the environment in mind

Unlike a lot of similar products on the market, our fly spray doesn’t have a scary warning label. Not because we forgot to make one, but because we didn’t need one! Being powered by essential oils and food grade ingredients means NO harsh chemicals were used. Not now. Not ever!

Proven Effective

With 15 years of development and 2 years of testing, we are confident our fly spray formula is the best option for effective, chemical-free insect repellent.

All of our products go through a trail run at our own farm before we release them to you! This ensures we are providing quality products that really get the
job done.

Eco-conscious product development

Being conscious of our impact on the environment is a top priority at Green Pony. All ingredients used are safe for birds, bees, and butterflies.

Sustainability is also a top priority when choosing suppliers.

Why Food-Grade?

We could have cut corners here, but instead we chose to invest in high-quality, food-grade ingredients to ensure that if our product is sprayed near horses, hay, feed, or water, they are safe.

The majority of products on the market for barn misting systems specifically say don't spray while anyone is in the barn ... even though that's when a misting system would be used. Our fly spray is specifically formulated to be safe to use in barn misting systems while horses and people are present.

Our Products

Bathing Supplies

Our soaps are made from high-quality ingredients, including goat's milk as the base!

We are currently offering three different soaps, all of which effectively clean without stripping the hair and skin of its natural oils!

Benefits we have found by using bar soap on our horses include:

Not paying for a watered-down product.
We can use these soaps multiple days in a row and still won't have dried-out skin reactions.
Using bar soap on our horses has also reduced plastic waste associated with bath time.

Use the drop down menus below to learn more about each of our soaps!

Charcoal Whitening Soap

Purpose: Effective whitening without using harsh chemicals.

Lemongrass Daily Care

Purpose: Effective cleaning without stripping hair and skin of natural oils. Added benefit of lemongrass essential oils to help repel biting insects!

Eucalyptus Tea Tree Anti Fungal Soap

Purpose: Effective cleaning and anti fungal treatment without stripping natural oils from the hair and skin.

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Fly Repellent

The ingredients used in our fly spray formula were carefully selected to ensure that our product is not only effective against biting insects but is also not going to put the health of animals or people in danger.

Use the drop down menus below to learn more about this product!

The warning labels we were worried about

The "kitchen sink method" and why we didn't do that

The kitchen sink method means including nearly everything imaginable, often to the point of excess or redundancy.

In the context of natural products like fly sprays, you may see other products and think more great ingredients means it's more effective, which is completely understandable. But this actually can have quite the opposite effect, especially when dealing with natural oils.

What we found in our research is that it takes certain percentages of oils in a product to allow them to do their job. When you keep adding in other ingredients, even though they may also be proven to work, that just dilutes the product as a whole and eventually makes it ineffective.

For this reason, we chose the most effective oils based on our research and solely focused on finding percentages that were effective for those oils, creating a simple yet truly effective product!

Ingredients in our fly repellent

The main power ingredients used in our fly spray line are lemongrass and geraniol.

In addition to being great at repelling bugs, both ingredients also have other uses as their properties could lead to other health benefits as well!

Lemongrass potential benefits include:

Antibacterial
Antifungal
Anti-inflammatory
Antioxidant
Digestive health
Blood sugar regulation
Arthritis pain relief
Stress relief

Geraniol oil potential benefits include:

Antibacterial
Antimicrobial
Antiseptic properties
Aromatherapy benefits for menopause, stress, anxiety, and depression

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Eco-conscious