Deet

Nick-H · Oct 11th, 2004, 06:34

Baldy,

Thanks for that. I've obviously been over-using.

I'll go easy next time.

wonderwomanusa · Oct 11th, 2004, 11:57

If you're using a spray, can you spray it on your hand and then rub it on the feet, face, hands, etc? You'd use much less that way.

Oh, and there are mossies that bite in the daytime; they carry dengue -- and you don't want to get that!

Hill station · Oct 15th, 2004, 07:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

There is also another Oz remedy that combines Citronella Oil, Dettoll and Sorbolene Cream, it is cheap and effective on Queensland mossies and has an antiseptic quality too. It doesnt smell great.

guerik · Oct 15th, 2004, 08:24

Quote:

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

It also melts through plastic and synthetic fabrics, so be careful with it in your pack!

Hill station · Oct 18th, 2004, 15:19

Vitamin B supplements, especially those high in B1 (Thiamine) and B6 (Pyridoxine) are also supposed to be effective in repelling mossies. This is only anecdotal information but apparently creates a smell on the skin, if taken daily for a while, that they dont like.

Nick-H · Oct 18th, 2004, 16:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hill station

Vitamin B supplements, especially those high in B1 (Thiamine) and B6 (Pyridoxine) are also supposed to be effective in repelling mossies. This is only anecdotal information but apparently creates a smell on the skin, if taken daily for a while, that they dont like.

My homeopath recommended this. I took Vit B daily. I didn't have as much troubel with mosies as I did last year, but couldn't possibly say if this was down to using a different repellant, the Vit B, or even the garlic tablets she also recommended!

goangoangone · Oct 18th, 2004, 17:02

I've heard that Vit B doesn't work, but don't know the source

guerik · Oct 18th, 2004, 17:14

Vegemite is high in Vitamin B, and I eat it almost every day and am still attacked by the mozzies - don't think that one's true

goangoangone · Oct 18th, 2004, 17:21

Yep, you either love it or hate it. They love it

just thought

if you spread it over you, they'll stick to it before they can bite you

yogivivek · Oct 19th, 2004, 02:46

i just bought 2 small bottles of deet 50%, i think that will be enough for 6 months

im wondering if im realy gonna need it or not...

freenote · Oct 19th, 2004, 03:35

just bought 4 small bottles of deet 50% (for two) that should be enough for six months.
I probely will need it.

goangoangone · Oct 19th, 2004, 05:33

Can't you buy it over there then?

freenote · Oct 19th, 2004, 06:04

I have bought it over here.Money spent ,next problem please.

crvlvr · Oct 19th, 2004, 06:15

here is some info on Odomos.. the indian version fof Deet?

http://clients.rediff.com/odomos/basics.htm

goangoangone · Oct 19th, 2004, 13:29

Thought I'd but it out there rather than cart uneccesary stuff around

Thanks for the link.

Oct 18th, 2004, 15:19	#20
Hill station Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 5	mosquito protection Vitamin B supplements, especially those high in B1 (Thiamine) and B6 (Pyridoxine) are also supposed to be effective in repelling mossies. This is only anecdotal information but apparently creates a smell on the skin, if taken daily for a while, that they dont like.

Oct 18th, 2004, 17:02	#22
goangoangone Monsoon Loon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,535	I've heard that Vit B doesn't work, but don't know the source __________________ GoanGoan......here

Oct 19th, 2004, 02:46	#25
yogivivek yogi member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: the higher planes Posts: 260	deet rocks!!! i just bought 2 small bottles of deet 50%, i think that will be enough for 6 months im wondering if im realy gonna need it or not... __________________ "om lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu" "We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world."

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freenote senior member refused Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: cornwall UK Posts: 1,548	deet works just bought 4 small bottles of deet 50% (for two) that should be enough for six months. I probely will need it.

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Oct 11th, 2004, 06:34	#16
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	Baldy, Thanks for that. I've obviously been over-using. I'll go easy next time.

Oct 11th, 2004, 11:57	#17
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,567	If you're using a spray, can you spray it on your hand and then rub it on the feet, face, hands, etc? You'd use much less that way. Oh, and there are mossies that bite in the daytime; they carry dengue -- and you don't want to get that!

Oct 18th, 2004, 17:14	#23
guerik Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,038	Vegemite is high in Vitamin B, and I eat it almost every day and am still attacked by the mozzies - don't think that one's true

Oct 18th, 2004, 17:21	#24
goangoangone Monsoon Loon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,535	Yep, you either love it or hate it. They love it just thought if you spread it over you, they'll stick to it before they can bite you

Oct 19th, 2004, 05:33	#27
goangoangone Monsoon Loon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,535	Can't you buy it over there then?

Oct 19th, 2004, 06:04	#28
freenote senior member refused Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: cornwall UK Posts: 1,548	I have bought it over here.Money spent ,next problem please.

Oct 19th, 2004, 06:15	#29
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,498	here is some info on Odomos.. the indian version fof Deet? http://clients.rediff.com/odomos/basics.htm

Oct 19th, 2004, 13:29	#30
goangoangone Monsoon Loon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,535	Thought I'd but it out there rather than cart uneccesary stuff around Thanks for the link.

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