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Bookmark or Share- What Is DEET and Is It Bad for You? - Cleveland Clinic Health EssentialsU.S. Army researchers developed DEET in 1946 given the battles that soldiers fought against mosquitoes in World War II. The repellent entered the civilian realm in 1957. Today, DEET is used by more than 200 million people around the world to ward off mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, flies and chiggers.
- DEET Is the Most Effective Bug Spray. But Is It Safe? - TIMETo use DEET properly, spray it on your hands first, and then rub it on the parts of your body you wants to protect and that mosquitos like to bite—like ankles, wrists and neck. Day says this mode...
- What Is DEET? Is It Safe for You and the Environment? - TreehuggerDEET is the most common insect repellent in the world. Learn what it is, how it works, pros and cons, and other synthetic and plant-based alternatives.
- DEET | US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDEET (chemical name, N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) is the active ingredient in many insect repellent products. It is widely used to repel biting pests such as mosquitoes and ticks. Formulations registered for direct skin application contain 4% to 100% DEET.
- DEET - WikipediaN,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, also called diethyltoluamide or DEET (/ d iː t /, from DET, the initials of di- + ethyl + toluamide), [1] [2] is the oldest, one of the most effective, and most common active ingredients in commercial insect repellents.
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