Sawyer Products SP543 Premium Insect Repellent with 20% Picaridin, Pump Spray, 3-Ounce,Clear

I have always been than person mosquitos prefer. Maybe it's body chemistry. It's been a pain many times in my life.When Avon's Skin So Soft came out, I loved it, because it actually repelled biting bugs; however, I didn't want to be greasy all the time. So I bought the lotion Avon made at the beginning of this century. Avon abandoned their original lotion, though, and the current version is weak and a poor comparison.This is relevant, because picaridin is the active ingredient that repels mosquitos in Avon's Skin So Soft.This product works wonderfully for me, and I seem to be mosquito prime rib.There is a slight learning curb to use this, so as not to waste it or use too much. Hold the can about a foot away from your skin and use short bursts. You can smooth it out with your hands, if covering your legs, or forearms if you are spraying on your arms.I will also spray a small ammount into my shirt sleeves.It has not stained our clothes. It works up here in prime mosquito real estate (Pacific Northwest).More, I am a fairly serious aquarist, and with minimal washing, I can clean my tanks (elbows in) without worrying about hurting my fish: there is no residue on the water surface, and the fish don't show stress.We also use it for our dogs by spraying it on our palms and then rubbing it on their fur. It comes off well enough with a pet wipe.Really, I don't have a complaint about this product. The price is doable, it works, it doesn't damage clothes, and it doesn't appear to have adverse effects on our pets.If Avon worked for you, this will also, absolutely.

I usually can't tolerate wearing bug sprays as they cause my skin to become incredibly hot and cause a large amount of discomfort all over my body. This is likely just an aversion to DEET and other chemicals in common bug sprays.This bug spray changes that all! It's almost like it's not even there as there's no reaction when I apply it to my skin -- finally! I found it to be quite effective while watering plants at night in Florida where there's no shortage of mosquitoes and I usually have to wear long sleeves and pants to water without getting bitten.Shorts, a t-shirt and this spray and the bugs left me alone. I also appreciated that the spray wasn't oily and/or greasy.I will be buying this going forward to save myself from unnecessary bug bites.

We had plans to hike in a foreign country, so we started looking for a picaridin insect repellent spray. We came across this product which is a perfect size for travelling. We applied this to our skin area that was not covered by clothes (including face, ears, and neck). We did not notice any skin irritation, and the bugs (that we could see) were avoiding us! One down side is that this product has a very strong chemical-y smell.

So sometimes you wonder if a product really works, or if you are just lucky and not exposed to the thing you're trying to avoid. Well, I can tell you with 100% certainty that this miracle product works!Twice in the past 2 months, I have been in a nature class (botany and entomology) with about 20 other people. In a very tick-heavy area. With my classmates finding 2, 3, 4 or more ticks on them while out in the field. Me? Zero ticks!Today, I found one teeny tiny tick when I removed my sock. Would you like to guess the 1 piece of clothing I didn't treat with this spray? If you guessed my socks, you win!I'm also a mosquito magnet, but zero mosquito bites with this spray! I have 10 months of classes to go, so I'm going to stock up!

Unbelievably effective. I am in the woods a lot, the ticks love me. One day I had 14 ticks attached and another 12 walking on me. ( I used deep woods off and tucked my socks in my boots- taped the legs, all the tricks) This has become too common, so I broke down and bought this spray. The very next day- same place NO TICKS! I’m sold. I shared it with 2 other people- same result.This stuff works.

After contracting Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever I did a deep dive into tick repellents & learned Sawyer lotion was the hands down winner. Consumer Reports wasn’t wrong. Years later I had to take over management of the fam farm & added the Sawyer clothing gear & tent spray, treating my clothes - even my shoes, socks, & hat. Now I’m hiking thru deep woods, wading into creeks, and waking through tall grass without a bite.Some of my fam resisted and relied on deep woods off. After finding 1+ tick after every farm trek they’ve joined my Sawyer cult and no more ticks! It’s expensive and a PITA to drench everything but trust me, it’s a heck of a lot better than RMSTF.