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1.0 out of 5 starsStay well away if you have sensitive skin!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2020
Bought this for my 2 weeks trip to Thailand. A few warnings, and these are MY opinion and my personal experience, and may not apply to other people:
1) we didn't see any mosquitos. Literally, zero. Both Bangkok and Chiang Mai are way too polluted and mosquitos can't survive. Also Phuket too, mosquitos don't live well near the seaside. I wish someone had told me (my travel agent strongly advised using a mosquito repellent, but clearly they might wanna update their information because unless you're going to a rice field or a swamp, the popular tourists destinations in Thailand don't have mosquitos).
2) I got a HUGE skin rash from this spray. Red, itchy, burning and just overall terrible. Do NOT wear this on your face especially, despite the label telling to use your hands to apply to your face. DON'T. I've been back to the UK for 3 weeks now and it STILL hasn't gone away, even using topic treatment! If you have sensitive skin, or eczema prone skin, or any skin issue of any kind DO NOT USE THIS.
3) this spray destroys rubber/latex/silicone. It melted the inside of my rubber wrist watch within an hour of wearing it. Do NOT wear rubbery items while using this spray, it will literally melt them like acid and I'm not exaggerating.
This product probably works for people with extremely tough skin and I'm sure it does repel insects, but it's very bad for your skin. Unless you REALLY have to use it and you're visiting malaria prone areas, stay away from it.
It needs much clearer labelling on the risks and potential damages to the skin. Now thanks to this spray I look like I have leprosy all over my arms, hands, neck and legs.
Whenever I didn't apply it, I'm just fine.
