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Originally Posted by Zeke

I think the Sawyer clothes spray is good I believe some outfitters like LL Bean sell clothing with protection built in. Likely this is Permethrin, not Deet.

Then the Sawyer non Deet stuff works too for mosquitos so I assume for fleas and ticks. Also look into essential oils based repellants. When I put socks on I spray them pretty good.

Yes, the Sawyer is permethrin. And I have had some outdoors clothes that came treated, I assume it's also permethrin.

The bottles say "repellent" but it's actually an insecticide, so it kills bugs that get on the clothes, but as long as it has dried on the clothes, its supposed to be safe for the person wearing the clothes, even if they get super sweaty in the clothes.

I've been using it for several years. We have a ravine that runs through our property, and in the summer, if you go down to the ravine, you're likely to get chiggers. I use tall rubber work boots (the tops treated with the Sawyer stuff) and have a couple of sets of outside work clothes (pants, shirt, socks) that are treated that I wear. It seems to do the trick.

Permethrin is a synthetic chemical used as a medication for skin conditions like scabies and lice, and as an insecticide sprayed on clothing and gear to kill ticks and mosquitoes