Are there any health risk in using insect repellents daily?

Question:

I live in Georgia and in the spring, summer and fall seasons the mosquitos, ticks, fleas, etc..are terrible not to mention they carry horrible risks of disease when they bite. I have to use a repellent almost daily in order to be outside at all or these blood sucking pests seem to make my arms legs, face, wherever the "buffet". I cant help but wonder what if any the risks and/or dangers to my health may be in using these repellents so frequently .

Answers:
Well I'm sure you have discovered by now you are not allergic to the stuff, but there are other risks involved. I know the ones with DET work better, but if you are going to be using it every day you might want to get one with a low percentage of DET or not at all. We are not even sure what kind of long range side effects that stuff has yet. There are also patches for your clothing and little wrist bands you can try, but I have never found them to be as effective for a heavily infested area such as GA. However, if you are just running outside to get the mail try putting on a couple of those little arm bracelets or something so maybe you can skip a day of bug spray. Also, go look on the website of the particular spray you use and see if there are any warnings against long term use. It seems to be the better they are at preventing bug bites the more harmful they are for you. Good luck.

Yea...there are risks depending on what product you use. There are many other options like eletronic signal emitters that keep them away. We've used these with great success at our house so try it! It's cheaper and less smelly, and cheaper in the long run than bug repellent!

Are there any health risk in using insect repellents daily?

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