Using mosquito repellent can prevent mosquito bites and avoid mosquitoes that transmit diseases, such as Zika, chikungunya, dengue fever, and malaria.

There are several active ingredients that you can consider:

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DEET

Ingredients

• DEET 5%-99%
• DEET= Diethyltoluamide

Usage

• Children under 2 months: NOT recommended.
• Children over 2 months: 10%- 30 %
• Adults: 20-99%
  (Though research suggests minimal efficacy variations in products with concentrations above 50%.)

Benefits

• Against mosquitoes that may transmit: Zika, chikungunya, dengue fever, and malaria.‍
• Effective with a distinctive scent
• Higher concentration, longer effectiveness

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Icaridin

Ingredients

• Icaridin 5%-20%

Usage

• NOT recommended for children under 2 years old.

Benefits

• Against mosquitoes that may transmit: Zika, chikungunya, dengue fever, and malaria.‍
• Great effectiveness, with 20% providing up to 8 hours of protection.
• Colorless, odorless, non-greasy.
• Relatively high safety.
  (No neurotoxicity reported in current studies.)

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IR3535

Ingredients

• IR3535 10%-30%
• IR3535= Ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate (EBAAP)

Usage

• NOT recommended for children under 2 years old.

Benefits

• Against mosquitoes that may transmit: Zika, chikungunya, dengue fever, and malaria.‍
• Efficacy and provide up to 8 hours of protection.
• Colorless, odorless, non-greasy
• Gentle to skin and nature

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OLE

Ingredients

• OLE 10%~40%
• OLE= oil of lemon eucalyptus
  (Refined from oil extracted from Corymbia citriodora.)

Usage

• Children under 3 years old: NOT recommended.

Benefits

• Against mosquitoes that may transmit: Zika, chikungunya, and dengue fever.‍
• Provides up to 6 hours of protection.
• Non-greasy with a pleasant scent

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