I'm not a chemist, but most products with DEET have max 20%.. so you'd cut it one part to four .. As for what.. I would say either water or alcohol, but you'd have to float a few drops in water to see if it is water soluble or not.. If not, try it in alcohol, Or, it may even have to be mixed with something like Olive Oil... Just depends on it's solubility...HTH, Chuck BTW.. I JUST sprayed some of my pump bottle of "Repel" brand on my arm.. It is 18% DEET, and it is alcohol it is cut with, Label don't say, but smells JUST like Rubbing (Isoprppyl) Alcohol
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Frye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Mosquito repellant > In thought that Henk or Pete Gramp would probably have > a go at this one. Thanks, Mark. > > --- Mark Delaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'll defer to Henk, if he'll answer...this is more > > in his line than > > mine (ask me about inorganics & polymers)....but I > > will look up > > properties tomorrow at work if answers aren't posted > > by then. > > > > Mark Delaney > > > > On 6/12/05, Jeff Frye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I should have posed this question a few weeks ago > > when > > > we had the thread going. Anyway, what's the use of > > > having a bunch of chemists sitting around if you > > don't > > > tap the knowledge. I have some small bottles of > > 100% > > > DEET. That concentration scares the heck out of > > me. > > > What could I cut this stuff with (water, > > alcohol..)and > > > in what ratio and still provide effective > > coverage? I > > > always take the usual precautions, getting about > > 20 > > > yards downwind from my gear when applying and > > washing > > > and sanitizing my hands before touching flyline. > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > "So much water, so little time!" > > > > http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com
