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Bookmark or Share- Insect Repellent Guide: Deet vs. Picardin | REI Expert AdvicePicaridin (mosquitoes, ticks, flies): Effective against the greatest range of insects, this chemical is a synthetic version of a repellent found in pepper plants. Maximum protection is provided in formulations with 20 percent picaridin.
- Icaridin - WikipediaIcaridin, also known as picaridin, is an insect repellent which can be used directly on skin or clothing. [1] It has broad efficacy against various arthropods such as mosquitos, ticks, gnats, flies and fleas, and is almost colorless and odorless.
- Picaridin: What It Is And How It Works- OFF!® RepellentPicaridin, or Icaridin is the active ingredient in many skin-applied insect repellents. Learn what it is, how it works to repel and deter insects, and more!
- Picaridin General Fact SheetWhat is picaridin? Picaridin repels insects, ticks and chiggers. It is a synthetic compound first made in the 1980s. It was made to resemble the natural compound piperine, which is found in the group of plants that are used to produce black pepper.
- Picaridin vs DEET: Which Is the Best Insect Repellent?Studies have shown picaridin to be slightly more effective than DEET in repelling mosquitoes, and equally as effective as DEET against ticks. Unlike DEET, however, picaridin is odorless, non-greasy, and does not dissolve plastics or other synthetics.
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