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Insect repellent Ratings

Last reviewed: July 2010
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In order of overall score. Those with the same score are ranked by cost per ounce.
  Product Cost per ounce Active ingredient Overall score Effectiveness (hours)  

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overall score

Aedes mosquitoes

Culex mosquitoes

Ticks

Damage to materials
 
 
CU Recommended Off
Deep Woods Sportsmen II
$1.25 deet 30%
98 
8+ 8+ 8+
CU Recommended Cutter
Backwoods Unscented
1.33 deet 23%
98 
8+ 8+ 8+
CU Recommended Off
FamilyCare Smooth & Dry
1.63 deet 15%
98 
8+ 8+ 8+
CU Recommended 3M
Ultrathon Insect Repellent 8
1.67 deet 25%
98 
8+ 8+ 8+
CU Recommended Repel
Plant Based Lemon Eucalyptus
1.94 oil of lemon eucalyptus
97 
8+ 8+ 8+
CU Recommended Natrapel
8-Hour with picaridin
2.00 picaridin 20%
87 
7 8+ 8+
  Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard plus IR3535 Expedition SPF 30 3.50 IR3535
73 
5 8+ 8+
  Bite Blocker Xtreme (Organic)* 1.34 plant oils
56 
3 8+ 7
  Cutter Skinsations Clean Fresh Scent 1.04 deet 7%
55 
4 6 7
  Burt's Bees
All Natural Herbal
2.00 plant oils
24 
1 5 2
 
* "Organic" has no meaning in this repellent.
 
 
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