cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/45283933
If you ride in during the summer (who doesn’t???), there may be times when you’re putting bug repellent spray on.
DEET-based products harm synthetic fabric, so opt for a DEET-free bug spray if you don’t want any surprises.
I’ve used picaridin-based products, and they seem to work as good, if not better, than DEET.
Picaridin is very effective and doesn’t do this.
An Australian army study found it about as effictive as deet.
I need to pick some of that stuff up for the summer…