Grease-like gel for repelling rodents

A rodent repelling composition comprising:

• 70 to 95 wt. % of a base oil selected from the group consisting of white oil, polyalphaolefins, glycols, polyalkylene glycols, alkylated naphthalenes, alkylated benzenes, esters and combinations thereof;
• 3.0 to 20 wt. % of a thickening agent;
• 2.0 to 20 wt. % of a tackifying polymer selected from the group consisting of polybutene, polyalphaolefin, ethylene/propylene copolymer, methacrylate, polyisobutylene, and combinations thereof;
• 0.025 to 0.1 wt. % of a repellent agent selected from the group consisting of capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, nordihydrocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, homocapsaicin, nonivamide, vanillylamide of n-nonanoic acid, piperine, allyl isothiocyanate, allicin, and combinations thereof;
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• 0.25 to 5 wt. % of a solubility improving additive.