Summer is the season for barbecues, grilling, and relaxing at the country cottage and in nature. As you look forward to spending time outdoors, it's important not to forget about mosquitoes and other biting insects, whose bites cause skin irritation and itching. Fortunately, there are widely available ways to protect yourself from them.
Summer is the season for barbecues, grilling and relaxing at the country house or in nature. When planning outdoor activities, don't forget mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects, whose bites cause skin irritation and itching. Fortunately, there are readily available ways to protect against them.
Repellents are substances that repel insects by an odor unpleasant to them. Safe and Care repellents contain diethyltoluamide (DEET) and essential oils whose scent deters insects. The higher the DEET concentration, the longer the product lasts.
- «Рефтамид®» Максимум (30% DEET) protects against bites from blood-sucking insects (mosquitoes, midges, sandflies, gnats, horseflies, fleas), as well as taiga and forest ticks when applied to exposed skin, clothing, curtains, nets and other textile items. Effective on skin for up to 6 hours, on clothing for up to 30 days. Against ticks when applied to clothing it protects for up to 5 days.
- «Рефтамид®» Усиленный (40% DEET) protects against bites from blood-sucking insects (mosquitoes, gnats, horseflies, midges, sandflies, fleas) when applied to exposed skin, clothing and other textile items, and also against taiga and forest ticks (carriers of tick-borne encephalitis and borreliosis pathogens) when applied to clothing and other textile items. Effective on skin for up to 8 hours, on clothing for up to 30 days. Against ticks when applied to clothing it protects for up to 5 days.
If you failed to apply repellents in time and mosquitoes have bitten you, use the regenerating cream-balm Safe and Care COOL. Due to the presence of panthenol, vitamins E and C, and extracts of aloe vera, calendula and fir, it soothes and cools, relieves itching and irritation, and promotes skin healing after insect bites or contact with nettles.