Diethyltoluamide (Topical)

Brand Names : Cutter Pleasant Protection, Deep Woods OFF!, Deep Woods OFF! For Sportsmen, Muskol, OFF!, OFF! For Maximum Protection, OFF! Skintastic, OFF! Skintastic For Children, OFF! Skintastic For Kids, Ultra Muskol, DEET, m-DET, Backwoods Cutter

Category

• Insect repellent, topical

Description

Diethyltoluamide (dye-eth-il-toe-LOO-a-mide) is an insect repellent used to keep insects away. This product is effective against mosquitoes, biting flies (gnats, sandflies, deer flies, stable flies, black flies), ticks, harvest mites, and fleas.

Diethyltoluamide is available without a prescription in the following dosage forms:

Topical
• Liquid (U.S. and Canada)
• Lotion (U.S. and Canada)
• Topical aerosol (U.S. and Canada)
• Topical spray solution (U.S. and Canada)
• Towelettes (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

• Backwoods Cutter
• Cutter Pleasant Protection
• Deep Woods OFF!
• Deep Woods OFF! For Sportsmen
• Muskol
• OFF!
• OFF! For Maximum Protection
• OFF! Skintastic
• OFF! Skintastic For Children
• OFF! Skintastic For Kids
• Ultra Muskol

In Canada -

• Deep Woods OFF!
• Muskol
• OFF!
• OFF! For Maximum Protection
• OFF! Skintastic

Other commonly used names are DEET and m-DET .