Deet

freenote

Hi all, just been checking the price of deet based insect repelant in the U.K.and it is quite high!! so ,is it possible to purchase in India .It'l save carrying it over as well .Thanks in advance
Freenote

volga_volga

freenote, yes, the prices may be a bit high (did you check Boots or some specialised trekking stores? Boots I think offer the best price) but it will last you long time! I bought my spray (50% deet min) more than a year ago and it is still going! In India will you get the same quality?

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wonderwomanusa

I carry a DEET repellant in "stick" form (like deodorant, right) that takes up very little space and doesn't get wast4ed spraying the air around me. I think it cost US$7 per stick, from a camping/fishing website.

India manufactures mossie repellants, but I don't believe any of them contain DEET.

crvlvr

its called odomos in india.. Beware, nothing seems to work on the Indian insects.

freenote

thanks for the trade name!!It will be noted and go on my list,but it does appear to work on Indian insects The question is what does it do to humans??????

Anders

The question is, what does deet do to humans? 100% deet is a very good paint stripper.

Nick-H

How do you make it last so long? I bought a bottle of that 'Lifestyle' 100%, and the guy who sold it to me said it goes a long way, but I got through it in 4 weeks. Spraying each foot and leg, a little front and back only, but I must be using way too much:-(

volga_volga

First of all, I normally cover my legs (always) and arms (in conservative places) so I don't spray much of my body, only feet and hands, neck and around face area. Second, I only spray in the evenings/during the night - and at nights the parts of the body that can be exposed are armes and face. During the day, in malaria-prone areas, the sun is normally so hot that the mosquitoes don't venture out. Or I am grossly mistaken

freenote

use sparingly and with respect i think is the way to go.Not the nicest of chemicals!!!

cyberhippie

Odomos is hard work as it has the consistancy of chip fat and is consequently difficult to apply!!
Mosfree is the best of the bunch and is more of a lotion which is easier to use.
Neither Odomos or Mosfree contain DEET they use something else which is just as effective!!
Odomos recently added a spray flagon to their range but it didn't go very far and wasn't as effective as the Mosfree lotion!!
I've used DEET in India and find these Indian products to be just as good!!!

Both products cost about 26 Rp and a tube is good for about 7 days for one person!!

Nick-H

I find that the wretched things alwasy find a way in, however much I cover up, so I tend to apply to the whole body. A vesti, although heeps more comfortable than trousers is not so efficient at keeping out mosies.

A few years ago I used something called Mosquito milk, then that stopped being effective, last year I used Autan and found it to be completely useless.

I bought a little ultrasonic thingy that claims (or at least its wrapping does) to keep the things at bay --- it didn't.

Reckon I'll try Cyberhippie's Mosfreee next time.

I think you're right, v-v, about them not being too keen on the hot sunlight!

wandering_kat

I was quite happy using odomos - my tube says it contains deet, btw. It was cheap and seemed effective enough (well, no less effective than anything else, that is....)

Baldy

I think using 50-100% DEET is a bad choice. It is a dangerous and toxic chemical. Preparations 8-20% should be more than enough. In OZ common brands are Rid and Bushman often found in supermarkets.

Baldy

Baldy

The US Army repeelant was once 75% DEET (see below) but was considered unsafe ...

Until 1989, the standard-issue insect repellent of the U.S. military consisted of 75% DEET in an alcohol base. Complaints about the aesthetic feel of this product and concerns about potential toxicity under long-term daily use led to U.S. Army-sponsored studies to produce new formulations. The 3M Company (St. Paul, Minnesota) developed a slow-release, polymer-based product containing 35% DEET; this has become the repellent provided to all U.S. military personnel. This product is available to the general public exclusively through the Amway Corporation (New York, New York) under the brand name HourGuard (Table 1). If lower-strength formulations of extended-release DEET are desired, Minnetonka Brands (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) offers products containing 6.5% and 10% DEET (Table 1).

Baldy

Baldy

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that repellents used on children contain no more than 10% DEET [53,54]. Products with a DEET concentration of more than 50% are probably best reserved for circumstances in which insect biting pressures are intense and in which other factors, such as high temperature and humidity, may promote rapid loss of repellent from the skin surface.