Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - May 2018

-tralia and Europe (and happens to be the best selling insect repellent but was only introduced to the United States in 2005. Picaridin is a perfect balance of efficacy, safety and user-friendliness. It repels a wide variety of pests including mosquitoes, ticks, biting flies, sand flies, gnats, chiggers, and midges. It is the longest lasting repellent with up to 14 hours of protection against mosquitoes and ticks and up to 8 hours against a variety of flies, chiggers and gnats. It’s non-greasy, has a pleasant low odor and won’t damage plastics of synthetic coatings. All these factors combined makes Picaridin the optimal topical repellent for the entire family.

Picaridin is also known as Saltidin®, KBR 3023, or Icaridin depending on the country in which it is ref- erenced. The World Health Organization (WHO) rec- ommends the active ingredient Icaridin as product of choice for malaria prophylaxis. It is registered in over 40 countries worldwide. Picaridin’s efficacy with mosquitoes is quite im- pressive, after 10 hours, the efficacy of the Salti- din®-solution (Picaridin) remains at 99%. When it comes to ticks, Picaridin’s efficacy with a 20%con- centration resulted in 2.5 hours of efficacy 5 times over DEET’s efficacy of just 30 minutes. Sawyer offers their Picaridin repellents in a 20% Lotion which has up to 14 hours of protection from mosquitoes and ticks, including mosquitoes carry- ing West Nile Virus. Repels biting flies, stable flies, black flies, gnats, chiggers, and sand flies for up to 8 hours.

Sawyer’s Picaridin Insect repellent comes in a multitude of applications, from sprays to lotions. Click here to view all Picaridin products