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Old Dec 10th, 2004, 13:11   #1
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Question Does a mozzie repellant have to contain DEET for it to work?

Hey you all beloved IM:ers!

Only THREE more days and we´re off to India...

I´m still wondering about the insect (mozzie) repellant. The repellant which is mainly sold here in Finland is OFF... but They don´t seem to contain DEET (What does this DEET mean... where does the short term come from? Maybe OFF does contain it, but I´ve not understood the text in the bottle...)

So do repellants which don´t have DEET in them work for Indian MegaMozzies?? Hrrrrrr If they don´t... can I buy some Indian repellant (e.g. Odomos) from the International Airport of Mumbai??

Thanks so much for every info You can give. Appreciate it!

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You'll find Odomos or equivelent once you get to india, small stores pharmacies, hotel shops, touristy areas,,,,,,,,
Mean while this is an informative thread Deet
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Old Dec 10th, 2004, 15:44   #3
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Hi hippy!

Yeees, but I´m worrying about the mozzies right outside the terminal and IN the terminal!!!! IIIIK... so I would like know if I can buy Odomos from the airport OR can I bring OFF from Finland and does it work on Indian mozzies : )

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Hi hippy!

Yeees, but I´m worrying about the mozzies right outside the terminal and IN the terminal!!!! IIIIK... so I would like know if I can buy Odomos from the airport OR can I bring OFF from Finland and does it work on Indian mozzies : )

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Just use 'OFF' until you can find something else,,,,,,,,,,,
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Don't tell them when you're arriving & they might not be waiting for you,,,,,,
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Hi Emilia,
I think that OFF contain DEET (N-N diethyl-m-toluamide).
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Old Dec 11th, 2004, 02:08   #6
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emilii, get DEEP WOODS OFF -- it contains DEET, whereas the regular OFF doesn't. the deep woods kind is in a green bottle, unlike the orange regular off bottle. hope that helps!
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Old Dec 11th, 2004, 05:46   #7
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Oh, thank You so much!

I noticed that the OFF Creme light I bought contains DEET 75g/kg... so that´ll get us started.

Thanks again : )
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Hi there, we have also been discussing the DEET issue in this thread
HERE
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good luck

Im still going for a teatree/citronella/geranium oil mix im making myself
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