• FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io
        7·
        7 months ago

        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.

      • brbpostingEnglish
        4·
        7 months ago

        Permethrin on shoes and clothes, DEET on skin?

        • jaschen@lemm.eeEnglish
          7·
          7 months ago

          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.

          • brbpostingEnglish
            1·
            7 months ago

            Ooof.

            Silver lining, maybe the fee was cheaper than the healthcare after a bad bite. Did you pay something?

            • jaschen@lemm.eeEnglish
              2·
              7 months ago

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

          • FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io
            1·
            7 months ago

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

      • Sotuanduso@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

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