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minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 months agoOff uses a chemical called deet. It has a checkered past.
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minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI understand. Its the same stuff sold under different names. Most of them have the orange can with names like cutters and repel. My uncle swore by colmens version.
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minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI understand. I am not arguing with that in any way.
minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-22 months agoIt’s still checkered. Would never use that shit.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 months agoPretty much everything uses deet. It’s one of the only effective repellents.
minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIcaridin works just as well and is not a neurotoxin.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoAnd doesn’t melt plastics, which is another big problem with deet. Interesting, I’ll look into it.
Off uses a chemical called deet. It has a checkered past.
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I understand. Its the same stuff sold under different names. Most of them have the orange can with names like cutters and repel. My uncle swore by colmens version.
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I understand. I am not arguing with that in any way.
It’s still checkered. Would never use that shit.
Pretty much everything uses deet. It’s one of the only effective repellents.
Icaridin works just as well and is not a neurotoxin.
And doesn’t melt plastics, which is another big problem with deet. Interesting, I’ll look into it.