Insect Repellant
DEET
Fecha de edición :
agosto 16, 2023
DEET is the key worldwide known insect repellent active ingredient. It is used in products designed to protect consumers from biting insects and ticks, and the serious diseases they can carry (Malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, West Nile virus)
Product Information
Beneficios
- Cold-processable
- Most effective and longest lasting repellent
- Repels mosquitoes, ticks, black flies, fleas, no-see-ums, and other biting insects
- DEET disrupts the ability of biting insects to detect the source of carbon dioxide given off by human's skin and breath
- Insects are not killed, they just cannot locate their prey for a period of hours
Product details
Chemical Name
- Diethyl Toluamide
Funciones del producto
- Insect Repellent
Chemical Type
- Toluamide
Aplicaciones
- Cream, Lotion
Performance Claims
- Insect repellent
Documentation
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