Permethrin on shoes and clothes, DEET on skin?
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jaschen@lemm.ee 8 months agoI wish DEET didn’t melt my clothes.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
jaschen@lemm.ee 8 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.
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 8 months ago
Yep, DEET will melt synthetic stuff: Let it dry on your skin before you do anything and for clothes/gear use permethrin
jaschen@lemm.ee 8 months ago
It was dry, but I started sweating and it became liquid again.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Ooof.
Silver lining, maybe the fee was cheaper than the healthcare after a bad bite. Did you pay something?
jaschen@lemm.ee 8 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 8 months ago
This is the way.
Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 8 months ago
DEET scarred my water bottle, but it’s no biggie because I’ve scarred it worse by dropping it.
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 8 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!