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Permethrin is definitely the best option. But if you're running out at the last minute and don't have time to pretreat your clothing, Consumer Reports has a goo

Permethrin is definitely the best option. But if you're running out at the last minute and don't have time to pretreat your clothing, Consumer Reports has a good guide to the best bug sprays on the market: https://www.consumerreports.org/products/insect-repellent/ratings-overview/ https://www.consumerreports.org/products/insect-repellent/ra... E.g. both of these get high marks: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F8AMY92 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F8AMY92 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015KG5NK https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015KG5NK DEET seems to be more effective than the Picaridin for ticks, but if you have a sensitivity to DEET then Picaridin may be the next best option and supposedly doesn't smell as bad.

13of40 9y ago
>doesn't smell as bad If you look up the MSDS for DEET, it's actually odorless. The classic smell of Off! isn't from the DEET, and you can get odorless versions of it. I found a very good one in Moscow a few years back that just smelled like hand cream.