
Avon Skin-So-Soft can be mixed with Off! in a spray bottle, and is fairly effective, though not 100 percent effective.
#Hourguard reepelent skin
This is the reason sticky skin creams are effective at preventing their bites. Skin-So-Soft: No-see-ums and sand flies use a different method to achieve their blood-sucking-by chewing the skin with mouth parts and an anti-coagulant. HourGuard: The 3M Company developed a slow-release, polymer-based product named HourGuard that contains 35 percent DEET this is the repellent used by U.S. Plant-based repellents are generally less effective than DEET- based products. Your choices:ĭEET: N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (better known as DEET) is the most effective and best-studied insect repellent currently on the market and is the active ingredient in Off! When DEET-based repellents are used in combination with permethrin-treated clothing (see below), protection against bites of nearly 100 percent can be achieved. There are no repellents that are 100 percent effective in preventing insect bites if you only got 30 bites in five days in the Dominican Republic, I"d say that the Off! was 95 percent effective. What insect repellent do you recommend to prevent mosquito, sand fly and other insect bites? I collected over 30 bites in five days of otherwise great diving in the Dominican Republic, despite head-to-toe spraying with Off! insect repellent. But there is also evidence that exercising while decompressing is helpful in reducing decompression accidents. There are some inconclusive reports that point to physical stress as the cause of DCS in some divers who exercise after diving. The research on exercise after diving can be contradictory.

Those who advise divers not to exercise immediately after diving say that it might increase the chances of bubble formation from residual nitrogen levels. There is some debate about whether exercise, especially strenuous activities such as running or mountain climbing, is risky during that period of time.

It takes about 24 hours to eliminate residual nitrogen from your body. We get asked this question a lot, especially from dedicated runners, swimmers, hikers and gym rats. Will the residual nitrogen in my system from a dive affect my cardiovascular system when I do an aerobic workout the next day? By Ernest Campbell When Is It Safe to Exercise After Diving?
