Sawyer Products Premium Maxi- DEET Insect Repellent

Works great. Went in the Amazon jungle and never got bitten. I’d say that’s a test!

We primarily have Aedes mosquitos in my area, and they are the worst. I get bad swelling, inflammation, and a hot very itchy reaction from their bites for days, and they love to bit me over others around me because my blood type.This repellent works well. I slather it over exposed skin and rub it evenly, then I am able to wear shorts and long sleeves. Before, any exposed skin would definitely get bites if I left the house even for a few moments.The formula is strong and potent. Use high caution. It will eat away nail polish and furniture lacquer upon contact. It will also leave greasy visible stains on certain clothing fabrics. I got some on a bridesmaid dress once, and it showed up like a grease stain. It was bad. I have a faux leather bench, and I’m being careful not to sit on it if I am wearing repellent because I’m guessing it can damage it.All that said, it’s worth it to prevent awful mosquitoes. I wear it any time I want to have exposed arms or legs. I always pack it in my bag on vacation during mosquito season.

Works really well. This summer ticks have been really bad and this seems to be working. I’m very happy with it.

After literally being eaten alive last year when visiting Mexico beaches we decided to try everything this year. Part of our arsenal was this deet. We ended up transferring it to smaller spray bottles for carry on baggage. Being in the water, pool and ocean, constantly we applied several times a day. I swear those pesky mosquitoes and bugs smelled it, put on their tiny breaks and sent out the alarm to their friends, family and associates! I came home with only one bug bite this year.An issue though is that it is extremely oily. We quickly found you better apply on the lawn/grass somewhere you weren’t going to be walking or slipping. After showering at night we did use a different non oily spray for the remainder of the evening.This will be in the bag for the next trip, definitely recommend.

Bought this for a Canadian fishing trip to combats the black flies. Sawyer is one of those heavy duty tried and true repellents. If you’re sitting still in a turkey blind,or on a boat in the lake you are prime prey to all the bloodsucking insects and literally at the mercy of your repellent. This stuff works. The small convenient size is great for pockets and backpacks. One application lasts a long time so you don’t have to constantly reapply. If your passion is outdoors then this is the stuff you need

Contains just the right amount of deet and was an essential part of our regimen recently when we traveled to the Amazon.I would highly recommend you of an effective mosquito deterrent such as this. Used it daily without problems.

In June of 2022 I hiked the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, after which I traveled around the country for 10 days, including deep into the Peruvian Amazon rainforest to explore the jungle from a treehouse. I ordered two bottles of this stuff (one for me, one for my husband) and I have to say it worked quite well! That being said, when it arrived, it was a hot mess. The lids of both bottles were ill fitting and not sealed at all, so the liquid had leaked EVERYWHERE! It made a huge mess and a was a big pain in the butt to clean up. However, once I transferred the liquid into my own travel spray bottles, the bug spray itself was really top notch! Some of my travel companions bought the jungle juice from REI and we did everything together. We got bit way less than they did. Did we still get bitten? Yes. That's just part of the fun of the Peruvian jungle, but it was only a handful of bites total for the whole trip, which is pretty good considering where we were!I can definitely recommend this stuff as a product, but I can't recommend the packaging unfortunately. You might be rolling the dice with what you get in terms of the actual bottles they come in, but the liquid works!I sincerely hope this review has been helpful to someone else. And yes, I paid full price for it. Feel free to ask any questions!

This stuff has a separate cap that you can use to transport it. Liquid won't leak out of the spray device in air transport! Bottle is perfect size for travel. It's super-strong and it lasted all day (and all night) while I was trekking though dense Costa Rican jungle (both day and nighttime, it didn't fail me once). Strong enough that one bottle lasted me two weeks, applying every day, twice a day. I didn't get bit once. The smell is not as strong as you might expect, given how effective it is, but there is still a 'bug spray' odor, thus I gave it 4 stars for not being perfect. Warning - don't get it near your mouth (as I did) or you'll have numb lips and be tasting it for hours! (My fault, in application error - not a fault of the product).