#icaridin — Public Fediverse posts

Reminder for the #WHY2025 attendees: There are two main chemicals used in mosquito/insect repellents, #DEET and #icaridin (aka picaridin). Both are about equally effective.

In case you don't have a preference for either, my recommendation is icaridin. That's because DEET is a solvent and can damage plastics, synthetic fabrics, and other things. I've once permanently damaged my tent simply by touching it with DEET on my fingers.

Also, DEET interacts with sunscreen, making it ⅓ less effective.

Yesterday, a #horsefly almost succeeded at biting through my sock.
I had actually sprayed my sock with #icaridin but apparently I missed a spot. I felt it bite and gave it a good ol' clap but ugh; I don't want to have to think about this..

I see this as a declaration of war: Time to treat my clothing with #permethrin!

This stuff is kinda expensive though: one 12€ bottle for 4 T-Shirts.
Is it possible to apply it partially? Like, just the shoulders of your shirt where it lays flat on your skin?

More bad news:

I just went to the local #DM to get more of the "sensitive" one that's at least okay ..aaaaand it's gone.

It's not deliverable either. It appears to have been discontinued.

Arrrgh!

All the ones from the #Rossmann store brand I tried stank too.

Any other #drugstore that might have insect repellant other than the ones I've tried? (OP was #Ballistol 20ml.)

Why is there not a single #icaridin #InsectRepellant where it's not been made to stink horribly‽

#Drogerie #Insektenschutz

So I bought bug spray based on #icaridin to try out because I'd like to not be bothered by #insects all the time when I'm outside but also not smell.

I bought it explicitly because the active ingredient supposedly does not smell.

I previously thought that bug sprays had to stink but apparently, that's not the case and a 2018 meta review found that #icaridin is at least as effective as the smelly #DEET.

I just tried the one I bought and they added a strong fucking lemon scent.

W H Y

Is Google broken? I'm trying to search for:
__ skin burning Autan __

without any quotation marks, and all I'm getting is links to buy Autan!

Has anyone here ever experienced #burning sensation on the #skin after having applied Autan - or any other popular #Icaridin / #Picaridin / #Saltidin based mosquito #repellent?