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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Can I buy Thailand 30-50% DEET anti mosquito repellent?
Dear readers,
In the Netherlands we have "anti mosquito spray" with 30-50% DEET (Kruitvat, Makro), does anyone know if it is for sale in Thailand, what it is called, where to buy it and what it costs approximately?
I think that a lot of people are very happy with good advice. We now smear that 7-Eleven stuff, based on lemongrass. That doesn't work for a meter, or lemon spray from the Makro, smells like hell but only works to keep fellow expats out.
Thank you in advance,
Lunghan
I would get yamong, gwn mosquito that comes near you!
I'd get yamong, no mosquito coming near you!
Yes, you can buy this in the Watson's drugstore in every shopping mall and on every street corner. This is a gray can and you have them in spray and cream. This is with 50% DEET. I think it costs 339 or 399 baht. I happened to look at it recently, but I use a solution of 13-15% myself because I apply it every day and I don't suffer from mosquitoes in general. Also saves on the price. The bottles I buy are 45-55 baht and you can also buy them at the 7-11.
hello lunghan,
At "Boots Farmacie" house brand, this one works perfectly.
here's the website:
http://www.th.boots.com/en/brand-a-z/browse-by-brand/repel/boots-repel-insect-repellent-pump-spray-extra-strength-100-ml-2496535.html#.VeFm4bRi51M
MVG
Eric
I can't tell you what it's called, I haven't used it for a long time, but I can say that it is for sale at every supermarket.
Yellow pump bottles with a large mosquito on the label.
Have seen it even with 70% deet in the past.
I take 1 tablet of VSM sulfur d6 every day, then the mosquitoes stay away too, and you don't smell like that anti-mosquito mess.
Orange aerosols “OFF! active” for sale from the Johnson brand and contains 7% DEET. Next to it are usually also white spray cans of the same brand for the family (probably a little less deet). This stuff is quite effective and doesn't smell that bad and then only for a short time, besides it's perspiration resistant, also handy.
We have good experience with spray from the Boots drugstore.
It's called: Boots REPEL insect repellent milky spray. Extra Strength Contains 50% DEET. 7 hours protection. It comes in a silver-grey plastic bottle with a red-brown label.
I think the quality is comparable to the strong Care Plus from the Netherlands.
The Boots is located in most major shopping malls.
Yes, mosquito spray is certainly available at all pharmacies in Thailand. I will buy another supply next year, I always have to have them too. I always get jungle mosquito spray 95 percent deet, this time I get it in Hua Hin next to the sick walk around the corner to the back then you have a supermarket at the end and to the left of the entrance is a pharmacy that sells it, they have different percent deet. The percentages are on the bottle. Please note that it will dissolve your slippers. So spray on a paper tissue and rub it on legs and arms. And put that tissue on your bedside table on a saucer because otherwise the paint will flake, hihi I have experienced all that myself. But it also works well against gadflies. I can send a photo, but I don't know how to do that.
Yes, I even bought 90% in Chiang Mai when I was there. You can also buy it in Tesco Lotus
If you are stung despite everything, put SamBuk cream on it and the itch is gone. For sale at Boots better than those other expensive brands.
Just look for Sketolene (white spay bottle with yellow label) is 20% deet. Or Jungle with green label 60% deet. I have also bought Jaiko 80% but it did not work well. All available at Pharmacy or 7/11. Mind you they don't always have everything so make some visits. The percentage is stated on the back of the bottles.
Lemon grass is for in your food.
Indeed. Skeletone is highly recommended. Not too much DEET and not expensive. Paico as far as I know effective but more expensive. Pharmacy only, +400THB. There is also counterfeiting!
Enough other products with DEET available, percentages of your choice.
And furthermore, I've never known lemongrass to stink. Unless it was rotten.
I have been using sofeel anti mosquito for years, only has 13% deet but more than enough in ordinary areas in Thailand. Certainly for sale at the tesco and all drugstores (about 55 bath). The family care brand is also good stuff, about 110 bath, but then again a large spray can! Also available in most drugstores, tesco etc. And it even smells pleasant!
We always just buy it at 7-Eleven. You also have mosquito repellent there. Works very well and is much cheaper than here.
Regards,
Frans de Beer
Dear Lunghan,
I live in a self-built earthen stone house in Sisaket in the jungle, and I have an organic bio farm there together with my Thai lady, and I am the only one bothered by the many mosquitoes at the moment (rainy season).
I use a product that is non-toxic (Deet is toxic) we also sell it in our organic store in Sisaket. The product is made on the basis of Kampfer, oil of pomelo peel, Holy basil, other herbs and alcohol.
For when I have visitors on our farm and we don't want to be bitten by any of us I use the IUDs that burn up slowly, these are also made from all kinds of herbs and REALLY help.
The prices of these are 89bth for a 120ml atomizer bottle and 59bth for 12 IUDs.
Interest in good stuff that actually helps [email protected]
Greetings
Hugo Cosyns
Spirals indeed, great. Just like mysticism ;~)
Curious about the bottles and effectiveness. Only for sale with you?
Seen a lot of suggestions. I also have one. Look on your PC for. plague inject.this is
A true panacea, you plug it into the socket, and no mosquito or fly
Otherwise more to see. costs EUR.25 and virtually no electricity. also built in for free
Night light.everyone who comes to us in Thailand is stunned and wants one too.
It works on the entire power grid. I already have a list for which I use it
Should bring.total security.and no unhealthy side effects.
Success.
According to
Great answers, check it out tomorrow, now have bottles of the Makro from €.9,- each
Does anyone happen to know the Thai name for DEET?
Yes: DEET, in these English characters also in pure Thai text. I suspect that Thai can say both 'die-ie-ee-tie' and 'die', but from the mouth of a farang one will understand 'die-ie-ee-tie' most easily (if the individual knows the concept) .
An anti-mosquito product is called 'kan joeng' (short oe sound): Both a fire coil and stuff to be applied to the skin. Just make a gesture at that word: rotate the finger a few times, or make a gesture like pressing a spray can button a few times, pouring something from a bottle on the other hand or squeezing something between two fingers and thumb on the other hand, followed by gestures of forearm smearing. That is faster and clearer than spending more words on it (a skin product is called 'jaa kan joeng', anti-mosquito medicine). Since "DEET ..%" can always be read recognizable to us on the packaging of a skin product (not on that of spirals, which contain something else), you can point to it with a proposed product of the wrong concentration and ask for the Thai number 'pe-sent, tight'.
A study conducted a few years ago by the consumer organization Test-Aankoop showed that Jaico Mosquito Repellent worked by far the best. It is also good for sensitive skin.
It is available from Boots and Watson. Slightly more expensive but very effective.
I use lavender wipes or cream. Buy it from Makro. Works perfectly and for a long time.
At nightfall, especially before the sun goes out of sight, I use a white DEET cream of only 11 to 15%. You can find them everywhere, in thin little bags of about 5 by 3,5 cm for 5 to 10 baht (depending on the point of sale, the desired quantity, and your negotiation skills), with all kinds of scent accents from lemon to lavender or (preferably) neutral. A sachet of cream is always part of my pocket money: weighs nothing, takes up no space and is always available.
The content of 1 sachet is sufficient to cover the entire body. I regularly stayed in only shorts in the extremely 'casual' restaurant that belongs to the simple seaside resort, where I regularly stayed for months. If I really stayed there all alone, tapping my notebook, and all the eager mosquitoes only had 1 victim available for miles around, it was advisable, in the worst case scenario, to apply again after an hour and a half.
The operation is much less than the 8 or 12 hours that can be read. But in normal mosquito-rich conditions you will be fine for 4 hours. Just from 17.50:21.50 pm to XNUMX:XNUMX pm and then the mosquitoes are gone. During the same period I keep the door of at least the bedroom closed. If a sneaker has disturbed me one night, I burn a coil during the day or spray a mosquito repellent. Ventilate well after an hour. Only in the few areas in Thailand that are notorious for malaria, a noticeably higher level of DEET may be advisable.
The advice stated above, not to let a DEET product come into contact with paint or anything, is absolutely to be followed. In fact, it is an unusually strong solvent for plastic (and therefore, for example, latex paints). A smear of cream or liquid or a touch of spray, even with a very light concentration, is enough to make that nice leatherette sofa or jacket a lot less beautiful. So be careful if you store an aerosol can or an open bag or bottle: A paper bag or wrap and only then put in a plastic bag. So also wash your hands after applying. But the DUN well-spread and dried cream on your back for a few minutes will certainly not damage a backrest.
PS: The DEET concentration is hardly important to keep mosquitoes away. But a higher content will keep them away LONGER. For most regions and local conditions, a few hours of protection is sufficient. When the product is almost exhausted, you will notice in time that a mosquito keeps coming treacherously close to your skin. Then your spare cream sachet will come in handy. In malarial regions, however, you want constant peace of mind, even for the few inexperienced people with a bad sense of smell who wake up too early or do odd jobs after hours: at least 35% DEET.
An aerosol of the brand OFF (orange color) for sale at 7-eleven for 100-150bath smells a bit like gum balls, but very effective. Good luck
OFF 'family' is also a small orange sachet of cream. It is usually 1 baht cheaper than other brands but contains slightly less cream, which is less easy to spread. It is 15% DEET and that is more than the other brands. All in all the most efficient cream. In addition, it is one of the least odorous, also an advantage. You may have to search for a while to find a shop that has it, but it is quite common so you can do it. In the meantime, a brand with 12% DEET will also help you.
The widely available vials of cream often contain only 7 or 8% DEET: a mainly psychological amount, which is no longer understood by mosquitoes after fifteen minutes or so.
OFF 'family' is also a small orange sachet of cream. It is usually 1 baht cheaper than other brands but contains slightly less cream, which is less easy to spread. It is 15% DEET and that is more than the other brands. All in all, the most efficient ordinary cream. In addition, it is one of the least scented, which is also an advantage, although some prefer a camouflaged smoke. You may have to search for a while to find a shop that has it, but it is quite common so you can do it. In the meantime, a brand with 12% DEET will also help you and having to smear it less intensively and carefully can also be taken into account.
The widely available vials of cream often contain only 7 or 8% DEET: a mainly psychological amount, which is no longer understood by mosquitoes after fifteen minutes or so. Using more will only keep your skin greasy for a few minutes longer, but won't help noticeably better afterwards.