Length of Protection Time for Insect Repellents

Product	Active Ingredient	Approximate Length of Protection
OFF! Deep Woods	DEET 23.8%	5 hours
Sawyer Controlled Release	DEET 20%	4 hours
OFF! Skintastic	DEET 6.65%	2 hours
Gone Original Wristband	DEET 9.5%	Less than 1 minute
Repello Wristband	DEET 9.5%	Less than 1 minute

Natrapel	Citronella 10%	20 minutes
Green Ban for People	Citronella 10% Peppermint 2.5%	15 minutes
Buzz Away	Citronella 5%	15 minutes
Gone Plus Wristband	Citronella 25%	Less than 1 minute

Bugz Off	100% Oil blend	2 hours
Cutter Advanced	Picaridin 7%	2 hours
Bite Blocker for Kids	Soybean oil 2%	2 hours
Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus	IR3535 7.5%	25 minutes
Skin-So-Soft Bath Oil	Uncertain	10 minutes
Skin-So-Soft Moisturizing	Citronella 0.05%	3 minutes

Information is based on a lab study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2002 and information from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Please note that length of protection time will be less when used outdoors than when used in a lab setting.

Content provided by the Public Health Division of Contra Costa Health Services.