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More effective at pushing back biting flies than DEET, Sawyer Premium Insect Repellent with 20 Percent Picaridin is also efficient versus the Yellow Fever Mosquito, which can transmit the Zika Virus. Sawyer Premium Insect Repellent was also examined by Consumer Reports as the Fisherman's Solution in its list of safe and reliable insect repellents (February 2016).
Readily available as both a spray and cream, Sawyer's Picaridin-based bug spray is safe to utilize on the whole household, and it's excellent for applying to skin also clothing, outside gear, and more. It provides effective protection versus common illness carrying problems like mosquitoes and ticks, and Sawyer Premium Insect Repellent is also is effective at driving away biting flies, steady flies, black flies, gnats, chiggers, and sand flies.
The lasting topical spray with 20 percent Picaridin works for approximately 12 hours versus mosquitoes and ticks (14 hours for lotion), and both offer as much as 8 hours of security versus biting flies, gnats, chiggers, and sand flies. The non-greasy spray and lotion have a pleasant low odor that vaporizes when dry, and they will not damage plastics of artificial coverings.
Sawyer Premium Insect Repellent is safe for use on clothes, knapsacks, synthetic materials, watches, sunglasses, and more. It's readily available in a 6-ounce spray bottle, 4-ounce pump spray bottle, airline authorized 3-ounce pump spray bottle, easily pocketable 0.5-ounce pen spray tube, and 4-ounce lotion bottle. Color of bottle may vary. Given that 1984, Sawyer Products has provided among the very best, most technically advanced solutions for protection versus sun, bugs, water, and injuries.
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ASIN: B01BWMJT0Q
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Item model number: SP541-Parent1
Customer Reviews
Great for ticks and chiggers. OK for mosquitoes.
238 people found this helpful.
on July 1, 2013
By Danny
I have never been a fan of putting Deet on my skin. It doesn’t feel right to me and I do not care for the smell. I spend lots of time outdoors hiking and going on multi-day backpacking trips, so I need something that gives me good protection from biting insects.
works, odorless, and less scary to use
110 people found this helpful.
on August 15, 2012
By Sylvia
Here in Dallas we currently have a big West Nile virus scare. Way too many cases of it to feel comfortable, especially since many of those cases are the ones where the virus affects you neurologically. So I’m taking mosquito repelling seriously. But I can’t stand the stink of all the insect repellents, especially the fake perfumey ones that contain DEET. But even if I could buy odorless DEET repellent online, there is still the concerns about neurological effects with regular use of DEET, particularly the higher concentrations which last for longer than a handful of minutes.
Good protection for biting flies
71 people found this helpful.
on August 2, 2011
By William G. Etter
The Summer of 2010 was a really bad one for biting flies on the Chicago Lake Michigan beaches a block and a half from our home.
Fantastic bug repellant
55 people found this helpful.
on April 4, 2013
By EskimoBlueDay
Not long ago I went to an island that was having a huge burst in the mosquito population. Since Dengue Fever was present I wanted to bug proof myself as much as possible. The problem was Deet would melt my diving equipment (any plastic/rubber really) if I accidently got any Deet on it. Picaridin won’t dammage my equipment and Sawyer’s has the highest concentration I could find. In short, I spent two weeks without getting a single bite while others were getting eaten alive. Picaridin is also scented nicely and dries so you don’t feel all greasy.
After several hours in the woods, No Bites!!!
25 people found this helpful.
on August 17, 2015
By Southern Family
Finally … A repellent that isn’t DEET based and doesn’t smell insanely gross.
HIGHLY recommended
12 people found this helpful.
on March 22, 2016
By Nick Menezes
My husband and I purchased this for our trip to Akumal and Cancun Mexico. We were going to underground swimming parks and jungles and had heard nightmare stories about the bugs, however, the area we were going to had strict rules against chemical sunscreens and bug sprays. After much research we decided on this, and we were NOT disappointed! It takes longer to apply, as you have to rub it on each and ever millimeter of your body (rather than a quick OFF spray), but I will never travel without it. We went an entire week with not 1 bug bite!
Really works and doesn’t melt your plastic items
38 people found this helpful.
on July 11, 2012
By Sam Adams
After having a friend borrow and dissolve the rubber armor on my Orion binoculars by using DEET repellant and not thoroughly cleaning his hands before touching my glasses, I tried the Picaridin in my New England woods (ticks) and on a trip to Sri Lanka (mosquitoes). It worked extremely well in both places and did not mess up any of my gear or clothing. I recommend this to anyone as an effective and safer for equipment alternative to DEET.
Effective insect repellent, love that it comes in a lotion
22 people found this helpful.
on April 12, 2016
By Stephanie Joyce
I’ve travelled to Latin America in the past and used to rely on deet, but for my recent trip to Costa Rica I was pretty paranoid about the Zika virus and chose this insect repellent because it was recommended by Consumer Report. Two weeks later, I am zika free and only had 3 bites (probably because I went swimming a lot and the repellent could’ve washed off). For future reference, I got some of those bites at night with 2 on my ankle so applying at night and on your feet is just as important. I like that this picaridin insect repellant came in lotion form because it was so easy to apply. I wish that I had gotten more though because that 4 ounces almost ran out between the two people. The best part is that it’s pretty much scentless (compared to deet, which just smells incredibly toxic if you use too much). I definitely recommend
Most Effective Insect Repellent
Sawyer Picaridin Insect Repellent
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Backpacking Trip to Cub Lake, Day 2
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