3M Ultrathon Bug Repellent seems to be heading off market

[peakbagger]

My favorite DEET based bug repellent 3M Ultrathon lotion seems to be hard to get of late. It has got 34% DEET and some sort of polymer mix that limits skin absorption so it lasts longer. I have been using it for 20 years including the years I was sectioning on the AT. I found it longer lasting than Bens 100 and seems to have less of a solvent effect than the 100% Deet mixes.

I did try a picaridin based product a couple of years ago but I managed to sweat a bit of it from secondary contact in my eyes. Definitely not an experience I would ever want to repeat, it took 24 hours before my eyes returned to normal.

I picked some up on Ebay but it just seems to be harder to get.

 

[TEO]

My favorite DEET based bug repellent 3M Ultrathon lotion seems to be hard to get of late. It has got 34% DEET and some sort of polymer mix that limits skin absorption so it lasts longer. I have been using it for 20 years including the years I was sectioning on the AT. I found it longer lasting than Bens 100 and seems to have less of a solvent effect than the 100% Deet mixes.

I did try a picaridin based product a couple of years ago but I managed to sweat a bit of it from secondary contact in my eyes. Definitely not an experience I would ever want to repeat, it took 24 hours before my eyes returned to normal.

I picked some up on Ebay but it just seems to be harder to get.

Sawyer has a 20% DEET lotion that they call "controlled-release." My family has used the old 30% version, which worked well, but I'm not sure how the newer formula works.