Permethrin - the low down.
Permethrin is a non-toxic insect repellent derived from the Chrysanthemum flower that has been successfully used in the United States as an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered product since 1977, with an excellent safety record. It is used in lice shampoos for children, flea dips for dogs, and various other products.
How effective?
Permethrin has been proven and registered to repel mosquitoes, ticks, ants, flies, chiggers, and midges (no-see-ums). The EPA and FDA require extensive effectiveness data to prove a product's ability to repel insects. Many species and varieties of these insects have been tested, including those that can carry dangerous diseases such as mosquitoes and ticks.
Tested and Proven and Non-toxic
Numerous studies have confirmed the effectiveness of permethrin-treated clothing as an insect repellent. Our application methods follow United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines, and the results conclusively show that our unique, long-lasting insect protection is non-toxic and effective.
Durable
The repellency is EPA-registered to last through 10 launderings or 2x that if hand- washed. This is also well beyond the life of most performance finishes commonly used in the technical-apparel industry. For longer lasting protection, hang dry instead of using a dryer.
Things to know
- Each item is custom-treated when you place your order, therefore, treated items are non-returnable.
- Treated items require an additional 24 hours to process and ship in order to let the garments dry.
- One treatment per item. If ordering several items, let us know in the notes box on the cart page which item(s) are to be treated.