[pct-l] HEET vs. DEET

[jeffmoorehead1 at cox.net (Jeff Moorehead)]

Jerry,
 They are now researching a set of synthesized chemicals originally 
discovered in some human subjects who seem to act as natural mosquito 
repellents. They say that when these get worked into a consumer application, 
they will outmatch DEET. Like any other miracle drug-- it will be years for 
the FDA to blah, blah, blah......... until then, I'll buy the Ultrathon.


> Certainly not me. There is no other dermally applied chemical that can get
> in the race with the safety record of DEET. It has had millions and 
> millions
> of applications through it's history with very few adverse reactions.
>
> To try to get this in perspective, peanuts are *much* more deadly to the
> population as a whole than DEET is.
>
> Jerry
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Chuckie V
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:03 AM
> To: PCT-List
> Subject: [pct-l] HEET vs. DEET
>
> Damn, that was my problem; I used 100% HEET. They're both known 
> carcinogens
> so I figured they'd work the same.
>
>  Is anyone else here more fearful of chemicals than mosquitoes?
>
>  CV
>
>  >>>>I completed a maritime survival course in Alaska (I Survived in '85).
> One topic was insect repellent. One fact I'm sure of is that the
> effectiveness of Deet-based repellents coincides with the percentage of 
> deet
> in them. In Alaska, where mosquitos should have fuselage numbers, the only
> truly effective repellant is 100% deet. From personal experience, don't
> bother with cans, creams, sprays, with anything less than 100% deet.
>
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