• DEET was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1946.
• DEET has been registered with the Environmental Protection Agency as an approved active ingredient since 1957.
• The EPA estimates that more than 38% of the US population uses a DEET-based repellent each year.
• Worldwide use exceeds 200 million people annually.
• When applied to skin, DEET volatilizes and forms a vapor barrier around your skin, this barrier block mosquitoes antennae receptors, "Making you Invisible to Bugs!"

The DEET Myth: Higher Concentration means Stronger Protection

• The higher the percentage of DEET in a product, the LONGER the product repels insects.
• A high DEET level does NOT mean that it repels bugs BETTER; it means that it repels bugs LONGER.