MAXI DEET

We primarily have Aedes mosquitos in my area, and they are the worst. I get bad swelling, inflammation, and a hot very itchy reaction from their bites for days, and they love to bit me over others around me because my blood type. This repellent works well. I slather it over exposed skin and rub it evenly, then I am able to wear shorts and long sleeves. Before, any exposed skin would definitely get bites if I left the house even for a few moments. The formula is strong and potent. Use high caution. It will eat away nail polish and furniture lacquer upon contact. It will also leave greasy visible stains on certain clothing fabrics. I got some on a bridesmaid dress once, and it showed up like a grease stain. It was bad. I have a faux leather bench, and I’m being careful not to sit on it if I am wearing repellent because I’m guessing it can damage it. All that said, it’s worth it to prevent awful mosquitoes. I wear it any time I want to have exposed arms or legs. I always pack it in my bag on vacation during mosquito season.

This Is the best Stuff to use when you traveling to foreign countries. It Works !! It keeps all bugs away from you. Will always take and use!!

To be honest I never expected to write a review for this product. DEET is DEET.... It's been around since the 50s or so and it's still your best protection against mosquitoes... Picardan in my hands simply has not been that great for the asian zebra type mosquitoes (aeges aegypti/albopicans) so DEET it is..... So why am I reading review here because DEET is absolutely a horrible product because it really wants to dissolve all of your plastics and in my experience storing DEET in my car or around the house it will inevitably get knocked over leak and destroy anything it touches.... BUT! This product is packaged so incredibly well that brought joy to my heart, seriously! There is a screw cap top and when you take off the screw cap top there is a plastic plug. The spray unit is actually a separate component that you screw in later after removing the screw cap top in the plastic plug. So now in my car I keep the plastic plug in the screw cap top on all the time and I keep the plunger next to it so when I have to use it it's a little bit extra work but I know that I'm not destroying anything in my trunk or glove compartment! This is the best way I have ever found to buy DEET in a world in which I had grown used to disappointment.... Oh yah. It works.

Worth the purchase. You won't be disappointed. Perfect for what I needed them for

We finally found the one!! We travel ALOT and just this year 2025, we went to Costa Rica and El Salvador. Two very humid places and we got a lot of rain in both countries. Wife is prone to getting 20-30 bites per vacation. This time, for both countries, we both got max 1-2 bites per vacation. It’s god send. We’ve tried so many sprays and devices. It’s the only one that protected us from mosquitos.

Definitely thought this was Tom Sawyer brand sunblock when purchased but - buyer beware - it’s NOT. Does do a good job of keeping away pests and small flying things and I’ve kept it despite my initial discomfort

I've used Sawyer's products for decades. I previously outfitted expeditions for National Geographic, and anywhere scientists, photographers and film crews ventured that were tick, fly, mosquito, insect infested I sent Sawyer products. Maxi DEET is a proven formula. I now use Maxi Deet on my farm in conjunction with Sawyers Permethrin clothing spray. If I don't wear sprayed clothing or Maxi Deet, I get ticks on me. Sawyer makes the best products for tick repellent on the market. Additional notes: avoid the 4 oz aerosol can, something is wrong with the spray head and shoots out like a laser beam. You cannot spray uniformly and as a result waste more product then needed. The pump spray is not a great option either, as the pump is cheap and breaks before half the bottle is used. I am currently searching for alternative spray bottles of better quality since Maxi Deet is the best tick/insect repellant available. I used to use Off Sport which stays on during sweaty activities, but Off changed the product. It now has some chemical that causes immediate rash on my neck and others I gave the product to. The same chemical is in some of Sawyer's insect repellants that advertise alternatives to deet.

In June of 2022 I hiked the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, after which I traveled around the country for 10 days, including deep into the Peruvian Amazon rainforest to explore the jungle from a treehouse. I ordered two bottles of this stuff (one for me, one for my husband) and I have to say it worked quite well! That being said, when it arrived, it was a hot mess. The lids of both bottles were ill fitting and not sealed at all, so the liquid had leaked EVERYWHERE! It made a huge mess and a was a big pain in the butt to clean up. However, once I transferred the liquid into my own travel spray bottles, the bug spray itself was really top notch! Some of my travel companions bought the jungle juice from REI and we did everything together. We got bit way less than they did. Did we still get bitten? Yes. That's just part of the fun of the Peruvian jungle, but it was only a handful of bites total for the whole trip, which is pretty good considering where we were! I can definitely recommend this stuff as a product, but I can't recommend the packaging unfortunately. You might be rolling the dice with what you get in terms of the actual bottles they come in, but the liquid works! I sincerely hope this review has been helpful to someone else. And yes, I paid full price for it. Feel free to ask any questions!