How to Select Mosquito Repellent for Children?

The weather is getting hotter and the mosquitoes are getting more and more. Mosquito bites affect children’s activities and rest. On the other hand, mosquito-borne diseases threaten children’s health. Mosquito bites can cause dermatitis, not only affect children sleep, also can spread many diseases, such as dengue fever, yellow fever, encephalitis b, malaria, newly discovered village card virus in recent years, also basically is spread by mosquitoes, pregnant women infected with this virus can cause severe fetal abnormalities.

To prevent these diseases, the most important thing is mosquito repellent. Mosquito repellent is a screen window, mosquito net, long coat pants these physical mosquito, two is the mosquito repellent these chemical agents, in the outdoor activities, mosquito repellent is particularly important. The mosquito repellent on the market is full of beautiful, what effect is better?

As one of the famous mosquito repellent companies, we have a wide selection of mosquito repellent products for you.

1. DEET

DEET is the most widely used mosquito repellent, with different concentrations of DEET repellent time.

The concentration of 30% can repel mosquitoes for 6 hours;

Concentrations of 20-23.8% can be used for 4-5 hours.

6.65-10% of the concentration can be used for 1-3 hours.

But the higher the concentration, the better. The effect of mosquito repellent will not increase after more than 50% concentration.

Safety: infants can be used for 2 months or more. The recommended concentration of 10-30% is not used in children’s hands and eyes.

2. Picaridin, isobutyl carboxyethyl piperidine

20% concentration can repel mosquitoes for 7 hours.

10% of the concentration can repel mosquitoes for 5 hours.

Safety: not recommended for 6 months.

3. IR3535 (butyl acetyl aminopropionate, also called deet) : is a short-acting mosquito repellent

The concentration can be maintained for 10-60 minutes.

Safety: can be used for 2 months.

4. Lemon eucalyptus oil

The effect of mosquito repellent can be maintained for up to 2 hours.

Safety: under 3 years old is not recommended.