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Natrapel Picaridin Insect Repellent - 1 fl. oz.

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Don't let biting insects ruin your outdoor adventures! DEET-free Natrapel picaridin insect repellent will keep bugs away so you can play!

20% picaridin solution provides 8 hrs. of protection from mosquitoes, black flies and ticks
Pump spray allows for easy application
Formula is safe to use around synthetic clothing and will not harm fishing line

Made in USA.

Item 800712

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Natrapel Picaridin Insect Repellent - 1 fl. oz. Customer Reviews

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Natrapel Picaridin Insect Repellent - 1 fl. oz.

4.3

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100%

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Aug

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Part of my mosquito avoidance kit now

By Sierra Lily

from Orinda, CA

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Doesn't harm synthetics
Easy To Apply

Cons

Left bad taste in mouth
Short-lived
Too "perfumy"

Best Uses

Backcountry

Comments about Natrapel Picaridin Insect Repellent - 1 fl. oz.:

We play in the Sierras year-round. I am one of those "mosquito magnets". My husband barely gets any attention if I'm around. Until this season, I've treated my long-sleeve shirts and full pants with Permethrin (Sawyer) and exposed skin with a very small amount of 3M Ultrathon (33% DEET).

I cannot recall when I've been bit when wearing the Ultrathon. I *always* have it with me (repackaged in a teeny bottle). Trick is to use very little, so I don't get that DEET "taste"...

Based on reports and comments from trusted friends, I tried this Natrapel spray earlier this year for the first time. I tried applying it to my exposed skin. The smell at first was sweet and pleasant, then within minutes I thought it was too perfumy and cloying. I also could "taste" the product in my mouth after applying to my face and fingers. Note that I sprayed my fingers and then patted my skin, I did not spray directly on my face. A breeze may have blown some onto my face, but it lasted an awfully long time. I've read that Picaridin is odorless. I wish they hadn't added so much scent to this product.

Almost immediately we were in a heavy bug zone. The little devils seemed to come closer than they did with the Ultrathon, but they didn't bite. But I was hating the smell.

When the Permethrin-treated clothing wasn't working (this has been a problem for the past few years), I used the Natrapel spray on my clothes in hot spots where they were biting me. This worked! (Can't do that with DEET-based products.)

On that trip, I was forced back to DEET on my skin after the Natrapel wore off (after about 5 hours???).. the 3M Ultrathon lasted the rest of the day. I can use so little of the Ultrathon and get great results. And with such a sparing application, I don't "taste" the DEET. This left me less-than-whelmed with Picaridin on my skin.

I just returned from the worst mosquitoes I've encountered this year and figure I'm lucky to have escaped with a dozen bites over two days and 33 miles going in and out of mosquito zones.

Until I find better, my protection is now: Permethrin-sprayed clothing, 3M Ultrathon on face and fingers, Natrapel sprayed on clothing hot-spots: gloves, arms, shoulders and hips. Sea-to-Summit mosquito headnet when they were so thick and stubborn they were flying into my mouth, nose, glasses.

Biggest downside: I have to use so much Natrapel spray that the volume and weight adds up for longer trips. The Ultrathon repackaged in a tiny bottle can last me weeks and weighs nothing by comparison.

Note: I bought the bigger Natrapel bottle and used it to refill the small one to take on trips.

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Jul

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent!

By robin and ellis

from oregon

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Apply
Effective
Long Lasting
Nontoxic

Cons

Best Uses

Pre-dawn evening
Travel

Comments about Natrapel Picaridin Insect Repellent - 1 fl. oz.:

Don't know why, but I am a proven mosquito magnet.
They can't resist me, and until now the ONLY product that works is DEET. Then I went to Panama for lots of early morning and evening bird wathching in mosquito heavy areas. The Picaradin worked as well as DEET, and of course, it's so much nicer to use!

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May

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

this works

By Noel Free

from Cincinnati OH

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Apply
Effective
Nontoxic

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry
Day Trips

Comments about Natrapel Picaridin Insect Repellent - 1 fl. oz.:

In empiric tests of frequency of mosquito bites, picaridin was equally effective as DEET. Since I find DEET unpleasant on my skin but can't tell that picaridin is there, since DEET is neurotoxic while picaridin is not, I really prefer picaridin.

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