Chiggers and Spiders and Ticks. Oh my.
We took some time this week to check out Pennyrile State Resort in Kentucky. It is a very nice facility with a modest camp ground and large lodge and cabin facilities. What we did not know was, thi...
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westend wrote:
I think they've found that DEET is the best repellant for applying on clothes and skin. Skin-so-soft is a fair repellant and has the added benefit of an excellent hand cleaner (removes asphalt residue).
The interesting thing about Avon's Skin So Soft is the company changed the formula about 30 years ago; they refuse to say the reformulated product is an insect repellent AND now makes a product called Skin So Soft with Picardin (the generic name of Permethrin?) added that IS called a bug repellent by the company. The way I see it the placebo effect was hard at work between the time the original formula was removed from shelves and the bug spray was marketed.
Here's an informative article that delineates the differences between various repellents:
https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/insect-repellents.html
