Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:20:51 -0400
From: Elliot M. Cramer
Subject: ticks
re: Biteblocker Xtreme for ticks sounds like a placebo to me; hard to believe it is as effective as Deet ingredients
Soybean Oil, Coconut Oil, Purified Water, Glycerin, Geranium Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Lecithin and Vanillin.
http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/news/20100525/6-insect-repellents-get-high-marks
Six of these repellents earned a “recommended” rating from Consumer Reports. These six repellents, along with their active ingredients and cost, are:
Off Deep Woods Sportsmen II; 30% DEET; cost: $1.25 an ounce.
Cutter Backwoods Unscented; 23% DEET; cost: $1.33 per ounce.
Off FamilyCare Smooth & Dry; 15% DEET; cost: $1.63 an ounce.
3M Ultrathon Insect Repellant 8; 25% DEET; $1.67 per ounce.
Repel Plant Based Lemon Eucalyptus; active ingredient oil of lemon eucalyptus; cost: $1.94 an ounce.
Natrapel 8-Hour with picaridin; 20% picaridin; cost: $2.00 an ounce.
Consumer Reports Health says that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has judged DEET to be safe when used as directed, but that it has caused rare toxic reactions when not used as instructed.
I use biospot for my dogs; it’s much cheaper than frontline on the internet and It has been very effective for fleas and ticks