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The efficacy depends on which one (there are multiple "skin so soft" products), and which species of mosquito, and it ranges from not bad to no effect at all.
^^^This. Deet is far and away the best mosquito repellent. It's been around for almost 80 years and if it truly had adverse health affects they would be well known by now (it doesn't).
Buy the type in a lotion so you can apply it to your face without getting it in your eyes or mouth. They come in differing percentages of Deet. I'd start with something around 20-25% Deet and see if that is effective.
The one I use for yrs now, ~Cutter Skinsations~ is just 7% Deet and does the trick even inside the Everglades National Park where this time of the Year the Skeeters Rule the Park.
I make my own bug repellent - black mosquitoes all over, they don't touch ya.
I'm very proud of this concoction...cuz it always works for everyone...even in Key West!
My oil of choice is coconut oil...but use what ever you would like...shea butter, unscented cream...
Add
-Basil
-geranium
-lemongrass
Yum.
Don't forget your ankles when hiking for ticks...anything exposed.
Spiders when sleeping?
I would never use a chemical on my skin, sorry.
I have had good luck with Repel. When I went to Alaska and was in a lot of mosquitos, even the tour guides preferred to use that to DEET. I do use DEET, but only when I am in situations where there are a lot of ticks. I haven’t found that repel does too badly with mosquitos. I do tend to cover up when I am in a tick area and wear a hat.
The EPA licensed a new insect repellent last year. It's a chemical found in cedars and grapefruits. It not only repels insects, it kills them.
The way that the regulatory process works is that each individual product needs it's own EPA license. Companies are going through the process now and the new repellent (which actually smells good to humans) should be on store shelves soon. Although deadly to insects it's safe for humans- it's even been used as a soda flavoring.
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