Insect Repellent - Common Insect Repellents

Common Insect Repellents

  • Birch tree bark is traditionally made into tar. Combined with another oil (i.e. fish oil) at 1/2 dilution, it is then applied to the skin for repelling mosquitos
  • DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide)
  • Essential oil of the lemon eucalyptus (Corymbia citriodora) and its active compound p-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD)
  • Icaridin, also known as picaridin, Bayrepel, and KBR 3023
  • Nepetalactone, also known as "catnip oil"
  • Citronella oil
  • Permethrin
  • Neem oil
  • Bog Myrtle
  • Dimethyl carbate
  • Tricyclodecenyl allyl ether, a compound often found in synthetic perfumes.
  • IR3535 (3--aminopropionic acid, ethyl ester)
  • Ethylhexanediol or "6-12 repellent," discontinued in the US in 1991 due to evidence of causing developmental defects in animals
  • Permethrin is different in that it is actually a contact insecticide.
  • A more recent repellent being currently researched is SS220, which has been shown to provide significantly better protection than DEET.

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