 Malaria and Mosquito Repellent
"Alfred Molon" <alfred_molon@yahoo.com> schrieb
> The Autan they sell here in Germany blocks mosquitoes 100%.
To my experience in SE Asia: yes, correct.
Other travellers told me: doesn't work at all for me!
My experience: Koh Samed, maybe 4 years ago
Around 5:30PM I sprayed all bare skin with Autan, shortly after I went
outside, in front of the bungalow.
Moskitoes swirled all around me in large numbers (on Samed they eat you
alive at certain times of day!), but none of them actually sat down and
tried sucking my blood.
Maybe the travellers with negative experiences for Autan didn't apply
enough or left out some places on their skin... who knows.
> Much, much
> more efficient than what I have been able to find in south east Asia.
Well, "Sketolene" sold in Thailand does the job very well too. Comparable
to Autan IMHO.
IIRC it has about 15...20% DEET.
> My experience is that with the Autan (sold in Germany) mosquitoes do
> not sting me.
Maybe it's the same with Autan bought in other countries.
My bottle of Autan (bought in Germany) contains 20% of the active agent
(not DEET).
AFAIK the Autan agent was developed in comparison to DEET and it was said
that the new agent was even a bit (some %) more effective than DEET.
To summarize my experience:
Either Autan or DEET will do their job quite good.
Look out for high % of the active agent. A minimum of 15...20% should work
for you.
Spray generously. Better one pumping too much than one too little.
Spray each cm² of your uncovered skin. Whats not sprayed thats not
protected.
BTW: if you're outside, maybe bungalow in the evening: get Moskito Coils.
To my experience they work too.
cu, Thomas
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