Sawyer Products SP564 Premium Insect Repellent with 20% Picaridin, Lotion, 4-Ounce

This lotion is a game changer!!! Just recently moved to Florida. I’ve tried different sprays, vanilla oil, soaps…. This lotion is the GOAT!!!! I work outdoors and spend time on my lanai. I’ve been a walking buffet!! Not with this!!! I put it on in the morning and it lasts alllllll day until my shower. It works no matter how high the humidity!! I’ve had ZERO bites since I started using it!!! I will never use anything else!!!!I bought 2 more bottles almost immediately, to share with my husband who also works outdoors!!! A little goes a long way with this too!! I put a bottle in my work bag just in case a friend at work needs some!!! I am never without this lotion!!!! You shouldn’t be either!!!! Listen to me now and believe me later!!!! No more itching, scabs, white scars!!!! Tons of thanks to whomever created this product!!! I’m telling everyone that’ll listen!!!!!

I have always been than person mosquitos prefer. Maybe it's body chemistry. It's been a pain many times in my life.When Avon's Skin So Soft came out, I loved it, because it actually repelled biting bugs; however, I didn't want to be greasy all the time. So I bought the lotion Avon made at the beginning of this century. Avon abandoned their original lotion, though, and the current version is weak and a poor comparison.This is relevant, because picaridin is the active ingredient that repels mosquitos in Avon's Skin So Soft.This product works wonderfully for me, and I seem to be mosquito prime rib.There is a slight learning curb to use this, so as not to waste it or use too much. Hold the can about a foot away from your skin and use short bursts. You can smooth it out with your hands, if covering your legs, or forearms if you are spraying on your arms.I will also spray a small ammount into my shirt sleeves.It has not stained our clothes. It works up here in prime mosquito real estate (Pacific Northwest).More, I am a fairly serious aquarist, and with minimal washing, I can clean my tanks (elbows in) without worrying about hurting my fish: there is no residue on the water surface, and the fish don't show stress.We also use it for our dogs by spraying it on our palms and then rubbing it on their fur. It comes off well enough with a pet wipe.Really, I don't have a complaint about this product. The price is doable, it works, it doesn't damage clothes, and it doesn't appear to have adverse effects on our pets.If Avon worked for you, this will also, absolutely.

Repels mosquitoes and black flies with little odor, which is great, but it needs reapplication every few hours. It is also less toxic than older products and it doesn't break down fishing line, which is a plus

The two 6oz cans cost less than one similarly sized can I used to buy at my local supermarket. It is non greasy and the picaridin repellent actually lasts 12 hours in my experience, compared other formulations. (This applies to mosquitoes and ticks; for other types of insects like flies, it claims to last 8 hours). It says it can be used on “the whole family” which is in line with EPA recommendations of 10-20% picaridin for toddlers.The smell isn’t bad and dissipates quickly unless you soak yourself in it. I particularly like this formulation since it does not stain or degrade clothing, surfaces or equipment and I find that I can pretreat my clothing and bedding with it thus reducing the amount I have to spray on my skin. It seems to last longer by doing this as well. I have purchased this specific product many times and am quite satisfied.

I usually can't tolerate wearing bug sprays as they cause my skin to become incredibly hot and cause a large amount of discomfort all over my body. This is likely just an aversion to DEET and other chemicals in common bug sprays.This bug spray changes that all! It's almost like it's not even there as there's no reaction when I apply it to my skin -- finally! I found it to be quite effective while watering plants at night in Florida where there's no shortage of mosquitoes and I usually have to wear long sleeves and pants to water without getting bitten.Shorts, a t-shirt and this spray and the bugs left me alone. I also appreciated that the spray wasn't oily and/or greasy.I will be buying this going forward to save myself from unnecessary bug bites.

I normally don't write reviews but for this I will.. I will keep it simple and to the point, I am so impressed with this product, I live in a very rural area in a wooded area, and mosquitos are normally bad, but this year it has been worse then previous years, So I gave this a try. Today was this first time, I went outside in the early morning hours when it is bad, and I was not bothered, granted they were close by but I was not bit or stung by any, I highly recommend to use this, and I will be buying again when I need more... Thank You

Quality of spray can appears to have gone down with a new can design received in my most recent order. I have been purchasing this over 20 times over the past 6 years, but in the most recent delivery, I noticed the design of the can changed. I have used the first of 2 in the package so far and as I would spray, the nozzle would sputter out the chemical profusely, in addition to the fine mist, wasting significant amount and running down my finger as I press the button. I will update this review based on my experience with the second can.

This company should hire me as a spokes person! Seriously! I mean it!! I have " sold " these to so many people. I have a compromised immune system, which means insect bites are very prominent for me. I been using this for a long time, and cannot say enough good stuff about it. I live in FL, on a boat, and the bugs are no more. Now I do get some bites, however not being eaten a live.