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2. Off! (brand) - Wikipedia

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   Off! (brand) Off! OFF! Unscented insect repellent. Off! (stylized as OFF!) is an insect repellent brand from American corporation S. C. Johnson & Son, produced in Finland. Its active ingredient is DEET ( N, N -diethyl- m -toluamide) or metofluthrin which is the most common ingredient in insect repellants. [1] It was first sold in 1957.

3. Metofluthrin - Wikipedia

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   Metofluthrin is a pyrethroid used as an insect repellent. [1] The vapors of metofluthrin are highly effective and capable of repelling up to 97% of mosquitoes in field tests. [2] Metofluthrin is used in a variety of consumer products, called emanators, for indoor and outdoor use. [3] [4] These products produce a vapor that protects an ...

4. Permethrin - Wikipedia

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   Permethrin is a medication and an insecticide. [4] [5] As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. [6] It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. [4] As an insecticide, it can be sprayed onto outer clothing or mosquito nets to kill the insects that touch them. [5] [7]

5. Bug off! The insect repellents that actually work, according ...

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   Sawyer Products Picaridin Insect Repellent, 2-Pack. This nongreasy repellent staves off mosquitos for up to 14 hours and ticks, chiggers, flies and fleas for up to eight hours. You can use it on ...

6. Pregnancy category - Wikipedia

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   Pregnancy category. The pregnancy category of a medication is an assessment of the risk of fetal injury due to the pharmaceutical, if it is used as directed by the mother during pregnancy. It does not include any risks conferred by pharmaceutical agents or their metabolites in breast milk .

7. DEET - Wikipedia

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   Infobox references. N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, also called diethyltoluamide or DEET ( / diːt /, from DET, the initials of di- + ethyl + toluamide), [1] [2] is the oldest, one of the most effective and most common active ingredient in commercial insect repellents. It is a slightly yellow oil intended to be applied to the skin or to clothing ...

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   Make sure to use repellents that are registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency. These will contain active ingredients like DEET and are safe, even for children and pregnant women.

9. Prallethrin - Wikipedia

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   Products[edit] A mosquito repellent vaporizer. It is marketed as a mosquito repellent by Godrej as "GoodKnight Silver Power", SC Johnson as "All Out" and Southern Labs as "Quit Mozz" in India. It is also the primary insecticide in certain products for killing wasps and hornets, including their nests. It is the main ingredient in the consumer ...