In areas of extreme bug density or other extreme conditions you can rely on this 100% Deet spray for application to clothing or head nets. It should be used on the skin only for extreme conditions. Formerly known as N,N-diethyl-m-Toluamide, DEET is by far the most commonly used insect repellent in the world because it is the most effective repellent against mosquitoes and ticks. Sawyer Maxi-Deet Contains undiluted Deet and NO alcohol.
MAXI-DEET comes in a convenient 2 fl oz pump spray container. Application to clothing is easy and safe.
DEET (N, N-Diethyl-3-Methylbenzamide) is the most effective against biting insects. After researching hundreds of compounds, Deet was selected by the USDA and the U.S. military as the most economical and safest compound to use. After more than forty years of worldwide use, Deet has a remarkable safety record.
Recent adverse publicity has left many people confused and concerned about the safety of deet. Deet is a skin irritant but does not create a skin sensitivity. This means that after a period of frequent use your skin may become red, even sore to the touch, irritated by the presence of deet. You do not however develop an allergic resistance to deet. If allowed time to recover, your skin will accept the presence of deet again without rapidly developing a rash. Continued use could again develop irritation. The term sensitivity would refer to a condition where your skin develops a resistance to the presence of a chemical and an allergic reaction takes place if that chemical is presented to the skin. Deet has been well studied and does not cause people to develop a resistance to it. People do not develop allergic reaction or skin sensitivity to deet. The amount of deet which can be used prior to developing skin irritation varies from person to person.
Some segments of the medical community have recently expressed concern over the amount of deet absorbed by the skin, especially in children. To date absorption studies relating to deet indicate that the body releases the deet which it absorbs. It is not something which can be defined exactly. However literally billions of applications of deet occur annually, and deet has been in widespread use since 1954. There are no studies or clinical observations to suggest long term dangers of deet when used properly and in accordance with label directions.
