# @philsmypharmacist on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dczhj3spM-g
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69994372-philsmypharmacist-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c5e1737e35.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T00:29:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Phil Cowley | Philsmypharmacist (@philsmypharmacist) — https://gondola.cc/philsmypharmacist

## Caption

My son’s going camping and the DEET is staying home 🏕️

Here’s the part most people don’t know. That percentage on the bottle isn’t how strong it is. It’s how long it lasts. 20% picaridin doesn’t repel harder than 10%, it just buys you more hours before you reapply. So you’re not shopping for the biggest number, you’re shopping for how long you’ll be outside 🦟

That’s why picaridin is my pick over DEET. 20% picaridin protects just as well against mosquitoes and ticks, and it skips everything annoying about DEET:

🎒 Won’t melt his water bottle, watch band, or pack straps
👃 No chemical smell, not greasy
☀️ Sunscreen goes on first, bug spray on top

Same protection, way nicer to actually wear.

Comment BUG and I’ll send you the exact one I keep in my bag 🦟

#bugspray #mosquitos #ticks #philsmypharmacist

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bugspray, philsmypharmacist, mosquitos, ticks

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