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bug spray that's better than DEET (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/camping@sh.itjust.works
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Tried the (relatively) new picaridin bug spray (gel, actually, in my case, but there's spray and lotion as well) this season, and I am never ever going back to DEET.

No smell, no grease, no damage to synthetic fabrics, and works just as well as 90%+ DEET formulations if not better. Tested in deep woods crawling with ticks and inundated with mosquitoes. Major success.

Just thought I'd share as a bonus for my fellow federated campers who haven't heard of this stuff yet. 5/5 stars, A+++++ would slather again!

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[–] 2 points 4 months ago

Tincture works great, a bit of boiling required but altogether pretty easy. I was trying a wax method for longer application times and it seemed to work and wasnt as potent

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