Insect Repellent Comparisons
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Insect repellent and price
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Active Ingredients
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Features, precautions
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Cutter Advanced
Where to Buy
(*est. $6 for 6 oz.)
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6-oz. pump,
1-oz.pump, wipes
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7% picaridin
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30% alcohol (ethanol); can cause extreme eye irritation. Odorless, clean feeling on skin. Reapply up to three times/day; no need to wash off. Also available as Cutter Advanced Sport (*est. $6.50) with 15% picaridin, but application then limited to once/day.
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3M Ultrathon Insect Repellent 12 Lotion
Where to Buy
(*est. $10 for 2 oz.)
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lotion
aerosol
pump
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34% DEET
25% DEET
19% DEET
(3M Ultrathon 8 is 25% DEET.)
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Polymer base to extend release time and protect skin. DEET can damage plastics, paint and synthetics. Never use under clothing. Can apply to cotton clothes, then change clothes and wash skin when returning indoors.
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Repel Lemon Eucalyptus
Where to Buy
(*est. $7.50 for 4 oz.)
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pump spray
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30% oil of lemon eucalyptus
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Less than 10% alcohol. Can stain leather. Not for use on kids younger than three years old.
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Bite Blocker
Where to Buy
(*est. $9 for 4 oz.)
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pump spray,
lotion,
wipes
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Soybean oil, coconut oil, geranium oil, vanillin
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All food-grade, plant-based ingredients (lecithin, glycerine, citric acid). Safe for children, pregnant women. Higher-concentration Bite Blocker Extreme (*est. $20 for 16 oz.) is water-resistant, with higher concentrations of active ingredients.
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All Insect Repellent
3M Ultrathon Insect Repellent 12 Lotion, Bite Blocker, Cutter Advanced, Repel Lemon Eucalyptus
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Insect Repellent Comparisons
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