Originally Posted By: Smcatub
Originally Posted By: Smokescreen
I learned long ago while whittling some wood by the campfire with my trusty Swiss Army knife. Mosquitoes started coming out so I put on some DEET mosquito repellent, went back to whittling. I put the knife down for a bit and when I came back to it the plastic felt all rough. Upon getting it under some light I noticed my hand print melted into the plastic handle of the knife. That can't be good for you.
Yeah, don't put DEET repellent on your skin.
I'm not made of plastic so I'm not too worried.
Wow. I don't even know how to address that kind of logic.
I guess these cool side effects/attributes of DEET don't bother people like they do me ...but hey, that's just me. You go right ahead.
"DEET is absorbed through the skin and passes into the blood."
"DEET is also absorbed by the gut."
"The most serious concerns about DEET are its effects on the central nervous system."
Source...countless websites, MSDS
https://oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/pls/pub...ring_plough.pdf and simple explanations:
http://www.environmentalhealth.ca/spring03hazards.html