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Summary: Picaridin is a new insect repellent chemical to the U.S., but has been used in Europe for years to repel bugs. Learn more about picaridin 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
"A relatively new product that's been popular in Europe for many years, new to the United States is picaridin. Picaridin is another active ingredient that is pretty good. Up until recently picaridin has not been available but in 7 and 16 percent strengths. There is a new product out now by Sowyer products, which is a broad spectrum of picaridin products. It is 20 percent picaridin, which is going to be a little bit stronger. You're not going to have to apply it quite as frequently, and it's a very good product. Cutter has been making picaridin for quite some time. This particular one is 15 percent, they also make a 7 percent product. One thing with insect repellent that you want to always consider, that I haven't brought up previously, is that you never want to use an aerosol if you can possibly avoid it. An aerosol in order for it to spray, it's going to have alcohol in it. And if you think about what alcohol does to the pores of your skin, alcohol dilutes the pores of your skin, and that's going to increase the absorption rate of the active ingredient in your repellent. And you don't want it to absorb in your skin, you want it to float on top of your skin. So if you ever use a insect repellent along with a sunscreen, put the sunscreen on first, let it absorb into your skin and then float your insect repellent on top of your skin."
eHow Article: Picaridin Insect Repellents
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