A
pest control composition comprising from about 1 wt% to about 10 wt%
sodium lauryl
sulfate; from about 0.01% to about 10% by weight of a C6-C22
fatty acid or a salt thereof; from about 0.01% to about 15% by weight of an
active ingredient, the
active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of corn mint oil, peppermint oil,
spearmint oil,
rosemary oil,
thyme oil, citionella oil, clove oil,
cinnamon oil,
cedar oil,
garlic oil,
pelargonium oil, lemon grass oil,
geraniol,
eugenol,
nerol,
vanillin, 2-phenethyl
propionate,
menthol,
menthone,
thymol,
carvone,
camphor and
methyl salicylate; the component A is prepared from p-isopropyltoluene,
linalool, cineole / 1, 8-cineole, alpha-
pinene,
bornyl acetate, gamma-
terpinene and a mixture of the p-isopropyltoluene, the
linalool and the cineole / 1, 8-cineole; from about 0.1% to about 45% by weight of a
solvent selected from the group consisting of isopropanol,
triethyl citrate,
isopropyl myristate,
propylene carbonate,
ethyl lactate,
butyl lactate,
butyl stearate,
glycerol, and mixtures thereof; and from about 60% to about 95% by weight of water.