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Importance of Insect Repellents
Pretreated Insect Repellent Clothing
Permethrin Insect Repellents
Topical Insect Repellents
DEET Insect Repellents
Lemon Eucalyptus Natural Insect Repellent
Skin So Soft Insect Repellent
Picaridin Insect Repellents
Time Released Insect Repellent
Child Safe Insect Repellents
Preparing for Outdoor Insect Protection
Web Information on Insects & Disease
Treating Insect & Snake Bites
Insect Repellent Lotions vs. Sprays
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Summary: There are many types of topical insect repellents that go directly on the skin and work on a variety of insects. Learn more about picking and using topical insect repellents with tips from an outdoorsman in this free insect prevention video.
Steve Curtis has been involved in outdoor activities his entire life beginning with his upbringing in rural Tennessee. He has led scouting groups to Philmont, backpacked much of the...read more
"When you're considering what to put on your skin for insect protection, you want to consider what types of insects are you dealing with. Also, how long are you going to be out, what type of conditions, that sort of thing. There are a multitude of insect repellents that you can apply to your skin as you can see here. And they all work. Some work better than others, some work better with certain insects than others, it just depends on what you're really looking for them to do, as to which one you're going to select. So we're going to go into each one of these, as we go down the line, but these are basically the topicals, these are the ones that you apply directly to your skin, some are oil based, some are lotion based, some are sprays, some are rub ons. So it's just going to depend on what you're looking for as to whether or not there going to work for you and your particular application. So we'll go through that, we'll go through each individual type of insect, the active ingredient, which is the most important thing, and then we'll decide which one is going to be best for you."
eHow Article: Topical Insect Repellents
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