The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended two new ingredients as mosquito repellents, picaridin and oil of lemon eucalyptus, marking the first time the agency has suggested anything other than the chemical DEET for mosquito bite prevention.
DEET, in use for more than 40 years, has long been the standard in mosquito protection, but many Americans have not been buying products that contain the chemical. This is due partly to lingering consumer fears -largely unwarranted, the agency says - about the safety of DEET.
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