Best mosquito repellent on Reddit

"Handles Florida dive bombers even."

"One of the few products that are worth the cash."

"Thermacell"

"I get 0-3 bites on a trip where I'd normally get 30+."

"Highly, highly recommended."

"Seems like the Thermacell is the most consistent recommendation."

"The thing is amazing."

"Thermocell."

"Thermacell is incredible."

"THERMACELL."

"DEET. They land on you, their feet sense it, they fuck off."

"30% is maximum effective."

"Deet, if you can't get Deet then buy some Deet. Anything else doesn't really work in my experience here in Borneo"

"DEET for the skin."

"The higher the percentage, the better."

"Objectively, deet is the best mosquito repellant."

"The only one that works reliably is 40% or higher DEET."

"Repellent with deet is the most effective.. but noted that its not safe for children."

"Or get that DEET stuff if you wanna feel fancy and safe"

"I'm a DEET man, 40% where possible."

"Avon Skin so Soft spray moisturiser is an amazing bug repellent."

"Skin so soft lotion has worked best for me honestly."

"Skeeters hate it."

"It repells a lot of bugs, easy to apply."

"It helps."

"Apparently Avon skin so soft moisturizer is really good insect repellant"

"-avon Skin So soft (avon also makes a bug spray, whether it has deet, im not sure)"

"Skin so Soft (original) was my life saver."

"US. Skin-so-soft from Avon"

"Avon Skin So Soft in the bottle with turquoise labels used to be very effective."

"Another Picaridin vote here."

"I use Picaridin. It has no smell and isn’t gross on our skin. It works incredibly well."

"Picaridin is a touch better than DEET vs mosquitos and looks to be safer for humans."

"Worked great even in Alaska."

"That brand also has lotion for your skin."

"Then picardin on you for extra protection."

"Best repellent out there. Safe for plastic. Non greasy."

"Picadrin has been a lifesaver."

"I've switched to Picaridin because of reviews like this... It has worked really well for us."

"I personally prefer Picaridin, but recommend DEET as well."

"I go into the forest a lot and honestly find that it's the best by far."

"I second all of the people who said Deep Woods OFF brand repellent."

"None of the hippie solutions work."

"Off Deep Woods works well for me."

"The “Deep Woods OFF” stuff is 30% DEET and works well."

"Deep Woods Off is the only thing that works for me."

"In the US, the best stuff you can find is the deep woods OFF stuff."

"Off deep woods has a good reputation."

"Now I use OFF Deep Woods, and that seems fine, too."

"Dip your outer hiking clothes in permethrin."

"Recommend getting permethrin and spraying all your clothes."

"Permitherin is the best thing I've found by far."

"Go for Permethrin."

"Treat your clothes with permethrin."

"I spray permethrin on a dog shirt and a bandana."

"Walmart sells the diluted pet version. Test it out at home first."

"I have permethrin spray on all my hiking/outdoor clothing."

"If bugs are really bad you could treat a set of outdoor cloths in permethrin."

"Sawyer with picaridin."

"It works well for 12 hours."

"Picaridin lotion on my skin and permethin on my clothes makes me feel like some sort of untouchable goddess."

"I found Sawyers Picardin and it lasts for at least 12 hrs and it’s great."

"Picaridin. As effective as DEET with no smell or oiliness."

"Picaridin and/or DEET. Works great in BC and north in mosquito hell."

"Deet or picaridin."

"I like sprays with Picaridin and Permethrin for clothes or gear."

"Tried everything, nothing as good as Odomos"

"Odomos is really effective comes in both cream and spray form."

"Odomos is so good!!"

"Odomos (indoors or outdoors)."

"Odomos lotion seems to work well"

"Using Odomos, mosquito patches and Odomos roll on on their clothes."

"I use bens it’s my go to."

"Ben’s spray."

"Bens."

"1) Ben’s 30% deet."

"I’ll use Ben’s when visiting the Amazon jungle."

"Picaridin is harder to find but OFF."

"I found this certain mosquito repellent. It's fantastic; goes on smoothly, doesn’t have that gross stickiness that mainstream repellents do."

"OFF! Has some plant based repellants."

"When I lived in Thailand I used “OFF”. It’s widely available and very effective"

"Off! or Cutter. They are super drawn to me too."

"Citronella works. Light some candles in a safe area OUTSIDE."

"We have a citroen geranium which does a pretty decent job."

"We used the citronella burners & spray when I was pregnant."

"I use citronella, lavender, and lemongrass products."

"Citronella"

"Mosquito nets around your bed can help."

"Mosquito nets are the best."

"Mosquito nets are the best."

"I love my mozzie net. No stinky spray and 100% knowing they will not get to me."

"I use a mosquito net, large one's are under R200 on takealot."

"Only mosquito net worked for me."

"Dynatrap !!!!"

"Dynatrap."

"The Dynatrap works well!"

"100% Deet plus clothing treated with Permethrin."

"Outerwear treated with permethrin (Sawyer clothing treatment comes to mind)."

"I get the yellow spray bottle of Sawyer stuff at Walmart and it works exceptionally well."

"My go to is a combination of Muskol with at least 30% deet, & a thermacell."

"Muskol."

"Muskol"

"Die hard Peaceful Sleep fan over here."

"Burning a coil and spraying yourself with Peaceful Sleep."

"Don't ever buy tabard it's horrid stuff for your skin."

"Jungle formula is good but I hate using it."

"I use jungle formula (it’s in boots), it’s done me well for bugs."

"Jungle Formula (the guys who do the Deet-based stuff) have child-friendly formulas."

"Citronella Oil & burn some incense you can stick them into the ground."

"Citronella works really well there may be an oil you can buy its natural to which is even better."

"You can make homemade bug spray from citronella essential oil and witch hazel."

"Babyganics brand makes a good repellant. It’s all natural oils I believe - works well for us!"

"Babygenics works pretty well and smells nice."

"So I guess it works, just that if the mosquitoes REALLY want you they’re going to get you."

"I swear by it now"

"Tea tree oil."

"Works wonders!"

"I'd buy Bifen IT (or generic) on amazon, a sprayer, and spray outside under all your plants around dusk."

"Thermacell Mosquito Repellent is absolutely worth it!"

"I've used Thermacell and Dynatrap. The Thermacell works the best."

"I'm happy to have used REPEL."

"Anything with picaridin is what I recommend."

"I use jungle juice when traveling which is super strong deet."

"I use jungle juice when traveling which is super strong deet."

"It is the most effective product on the market."

"BiteRepel works on Wild & Genetically Modified Mosquitoes."

"By far the best is Tabard."

"I would say Tabard or Peaceful sleep which you can buy at any of our grocery stores."

"3M Ultrathon, it’s 25% DEET."

"3M Ultrathon. It’s formulated to last longer."

"Mosquito repellent bracelet, natural plant essential oil, suitable for adults and children"

"We use mosquito bracelets and they seem to work well."

"Deet highest percentage you can, above 15 percent as a minimum, ideally.20-25"

"We used something with a lot of DEET in it. We had to watch out for contact with clothing or wristwatch bands."

"DND spray from amazon or flipkart works wonders"

"Sketolene Jungle. 95% DEET."

"Sprinkle that shit everywhere."

"NEEM OIL! You can eat it and no bugs want to get near it."

"You can buy Watkins cream here which has something like 30% DEET which is the highest percentage allowed in Canada."

"I just got back from Alaska and tested this product out. It worked extremely well."

"Burning ground coffee. Works magic for us, smells good and mosquitos can fk off."

"Chicco mosquito repellent which was only one I found I could use on 2m.o worked like a charm."

"Ultra Shield is amazing! If you can get him to deal with it, it will be so awsome. The stuff work like magic!"

"The only two non-DEET containing products that were found as effective as DEET containing products were the Cutter and Repel brands of lemon eucalyptus spray."

"Thermacell works for skeeters, gnats and black flies."

"Good night fabric roll-on, which is supposed to work for kids, but works like magic."

"Buy a macchar dani bro. Most effective as long as you stay inside."

"My father in law swore by this dollar store vanilla perfume, body fantasies."

"DEET and Icaridin are literally the only things scientifically proven to repel mosquitoes."

"Best I have ever come across is 3M Ultrathon creme."

"Coleman makes a 95% deet spray."

"Room spray by clicks. Works 100 percent."

"Peaceful sleep liquid plug in. You can buy it anywhere."

"Personally I love the tabard lotion"

"I used this one: [link](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jungle-Formula-Maximum-Aerosol-Repellent/dp/B07N8KCTD1)"

"I really love these extra thick and smokey incense from Franks Skeeter Sticks."

"Odomos cream worked great for us, goes on easy and doesn’t stink."

"Either I’ve been extremely lucky...these have simply worked excellent for me."

"It's an excellent mosquito repellent that I've found to be effective."

"We really like Terrible Tom’s Mosquito TNT."

"I use a DIY spray with water, apple cider vinegar, witch hazel, and a mix of essential oils."

"Wild Lives... 38%. After having dengue twice, it's the only one I use."

"I use the raid odourless plugin. Make sure it's plugged in before loadshedding starts."

"Peaceful Sleep room spray 30 minutes before bed."

"The yellow one. Kiwi care I think. The plug in ones. We have terrible mozzies but this one does work."

"What worked for me during those sweltering nights was a HG 'muggenstekker'."

"Citronella soap, permethrin for tick repellant, citronella bracelets."

"I've been trying to order Vanilla Mozie... I think that and mosquito netting around your bed would help you."

"Get several 5 gal buckets and some 'mosquito pucks'... the pucks kill the eggs."

"Look into lemon balm, lemon grass, and lemon thyme."

"Catnip."

"Try buying those mosquito electric coil that normally emits blue light."

"The Raid electronic socket plug-ins really work for me."

"Those plug-in liquid ones actually work surprisingly well."

"For repellents I only use DEET and picaridin."

"There's decent evidence for lemon eucalyptus & citronella."

"Advantix II, has permethrin in it. +waterproof"

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"What appears to be working the most is this system provided by our pest control company."

"I usually use lemon smelling spray from Mercadona - its in a bright orange bottle."

"Electronic wall plug like the others have said. The brand doesn’t matter, they all work."

"I found this fly swatter that works in 4 different ways! It has helped with mosquitos so much!"

"No, literally, buy a citronella PLANT."

"I usually use bikit products."

"Any kind of lotion with lavender!!"

"Next time, bring A repellent with either Picardin or deet , clothing That has been treated with permethrin."

"Robosol. Battery powered. Natural organic and biodegradable."

"I have recently heard about PMD repellants, these are more effective then the herbal ones."

"If you don't like DEET, picaridin is supposed to have similar efficacy."

"I have had wonderful results using catnip and citronella plants."

"Vectra 3D is a pretty good repellent that can be “spot” applied to areas like the belly and base of the ears."

"I use Mosquito shield in the burbs. They spray an oil that doesn’t kill but repels."

"Enprotec insect repellent. the army stuff. it doesnt have a strong smell and chases off the mosquitoes."

"Avon makes a lotion that works well but can't remember the name of it?"

"There’s a company called Insect Shield that sells treated clothing."

"I used an off botanicals skin lotion and then applied the deep woods spray every hour."

"REI has some great DEET."

"Wondercide cedarwood."

"Good night is pretty good."

"What has been working for me the past couple of weeks is an incense bowl, made of something called guggal."

"Avon makes a lotion that works well."

"I made the mistake of using Deep Woods Off. It works, but burned my skin."

"Off! or Cutter. They are super drawn to me too."

"For the mosquitoes use Irish springs green soap and eat lots of garlic."