Where To Buy Cheap Deet-Based Repellents?

[Finnegan]

Small "Sketolene" bottle (4-5 days for 2 ppl) is ≈50b in 7-11 and OFF! spray (9-10 days) is ≈300b in pharmacies!

How do poor local people protect themselves with such crazy prices? :|

Any cheaper stores on Samui?

Edited December 17, 2012 by Finnegan

[PoorSucker]

I use locally made citronella mosquito repellent.

120 ml bottle for 100 baht at my local pharmacy.

Pharmacy one the next block that belongs to a big chain charges 300 for the same.

Cheapest option is to go to Tesco Lotus.

[samuijimmy]

Locals generally do not like to use repellents ... !!! They are faster a swatting mossies than us farangs !

Gai's Pharmacy Soi 4 Maenam, (Traffic lights there, but not working for a few months, now) Turn towards the sea, is about the cheapest around for Citronella 75 baht for 120 mil non aerosol spray last time I got there ....

Tesco is about 80 baht...

I've not used Deet in years now....

You could check the Moyra Wholesale Pharmacy , just past Soi 4 Maenam (heading to wards Nathon on left side) The have Deet posters in the window... they are cheaper on some things than other Pharmacies.... might be worth asking...

[sketcher]

Small "Sketolene" bottle (4-5 days for 2 ppl) is ≈50b in 7-11 and OFF! spray (9-10 days) is ≈300b in pharmacies!

How do poor local people protect themselves with such crazy prices? :|

Any cheaper stores on Samui?

Local people dont bother, even most non locals that live here get used to the odd bite. The more your bitten the less your body reacts. Unless of course you get malaria or dengue, then you really react. Long sleves, long trousers for early evening and a quick sketolene spray on your exposed bits should get you through your holiday.

Have fun!

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[Tropicalevo]

Remember that mozzies love dark colours - they head for blue or black.

They try to avoid light colours - especially yellow, or white.

Mozzies also love smells. Perfume, aftershave etc or just sweat Try to keep a neutral odour.

Citronella is the best natural defense against them. If that does not work - nuke the little bar-stewards.

[Jiu-Jitsu]

You can buy DEET based sachets(either lotion or impregnated sheets) in the convenience stores for 4 and 5 baht. Good for at least a couple of uses.

[Tropicalevo]

Not a problem for the OP and slightly but....

.....long term residents should think twice before using products containing deet. Long term affects are not really appreciated yet.

http://www.quantumhealth.com/news/dangers_of_DEET.html

I agree completely with sketcher's comments

[Rooo]

Eat raw garlic, sounds bad but it works.

[Finnegan]

Thanks for advices.

Actually, DEET performs much better than citronella: 1, 2, 3. As you can see, citronella must be reapplied in 30-60m, when DEET lasts up to 4 hours.

And "natural" doesn't mean "safe" or "good", natural stuff is still made of chemicals synthesized by other living creatures. Why don't we hug "natural" cobras and chew oleander? Ceylon type citronella is considered dangerous in EU.

Article from Tropicalevo's link is hysterical because it is published on herbal medicine site. Also, there is no single reference, so I'll better read about DEET in wikipedia.

Edited December 18, 2012 by Finnegan

[longtom]

OFF! spray you can get for 150 Baht in pharmacies or 120 Baht from Sanpeth in Nathon, the 'usual' size that is.

[Finnegan]

OFF! in Tesco Lotus is 127 Baht.

[Opl]

I use Jaico roll on, 50 ML costs 290 TB at Saver Mart in Chaweng;

You do not need to apply the product all over your body, just pass it once on your exposed arm or leg, it is effective several hours.

So I just need 1 Jaico 50 MLr oll on, for a whole month.

And it works !

You can try with the smaller roll on, which is also available.

[manfrommanteo]

I use LOC. I buy it from an Amway distributor on the island. It's an organic cleaning product, so it's not a one use product. Just mix it with water, spray it on. Works like a charm and the I get about a years use out of each bottle.