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      5 months ago

      I wish DEET didn’t melt my clothes.

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        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.

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          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.

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              No, I actually didn’t notice until after I already left. I was wondering why my leg has melted plastic on it. Lol

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            Yep, DEET will melt synthetic stuff: Let it dry on your skin before you do anything and for clothes/gear use permethrin

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              It was dry, but I started sweating and it became liquid again.

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        DEET scarred my water bottle, but it’s no biggie because I’ve scarred it worse by dropping it.