Quote: Before you grab that DEET-based mosquito repellent, consider using a natural option instead. DEET, also known as diethyl-meta-toluamide, by any other name still stinks. And research proves that the main ingredient in commercial mosquito repellents leaves more than a bad odor. According to a Duke University study, it damages brain cells, can cause behavioural changes, and can have harmful interactions with some medications. The scientists also observed that it caused brain cell death in animals frequently exposed to or after prolonged use of DEET......Read more: care2/greenliving/8-natural-mosquito-repellents.html#ixzz2ba4cB1lh
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:35:25 +0000