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minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-22 months agoNever apply DEET to your clothes, that is what permethrin is for and it works great! Put it on all your outdoor clothes/gear! DEET works great but is only for skin, let it dry first too.
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoPermethrin on shoes and clothes, DEET on skin?
minus-squarejaschenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoI had DEET on my skin and sat in a UBER and my leg was sitting against the door of the car. After I left, I took paint and plastic with me on my leg after a 15 min ride.
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOoof. Silver lining, maybe the fee was cheaper than the healthcare after a bad bite. Did you pay something?
minus-squarejaschenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNo, I actually didn’t notice until after I already left. I was wondering why my leg has melted plastic on it. Lol
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYep, DEET will melt synthetic stuff: Let it dry on your skin before you do anything and for clothes/gear use permethrin
minus-squarejaschenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt was dry, but I started sweating and it became liquid again.
minus-squareSotuandusolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoDEET scarred my water bottle, but it’s no biggie because I’ve scarred it worse by dropping it.
I wish DEET didn’t melt my clothes.
Never apply DEET to your clothes, that is what permethrin is for and it works great! Put it on all your outdoor clothes/gear!
DEET works great but is only for skin, let it dry first too.
Permethrin on shoes and clothes, DEET on skin?
I had DEET on my skin and sat in a UBER and my leg was sitting against the door of the car. After I left, I took paint and plastic with me on my leg after a 15 min ride.
Ooof.
Silver lining, maybe the fee was cheaper than the healthcare after a bad bite. Did you pay something?
No, I actually didn’t notice until after I already left. I was wondering why my leg has melted plastic on it. Lol
Yep, DEET will melt synthetic stuff: Let it dry on your skin before you do anything and for clothes/gear use permethrin
It was dry, but I started sweating and it became liquid again.
This is the way.
DEET scarred my water bottle, but it’s no biggie because I’ve scarred it worse by dropping it.