Should You Use A Combined Insect Repellent Sunscreen Or Separate Products?

Insect repellent sunscreen can help you combine two necessary jobs in one application, saving you time and effort, and reducing the risk that you will forget to apply something which could have a serious consequence should you do so. There are, however, downsides to this combination which need to be seriously considered. Of course, the same downsides will apply if you use a separate application of an insect repellent and a sunscreen which contain the same materials. It is important to understand how the two products can affect each other, and to adjust your protection strategy accordingly.

Most insect repellent sunscreen products combine the sunscreen with a chemical known as DEET, which is logical enough as DEET has proven to be the most effective insect repellent compound on the market. However, DEET itself has been controversial to a degree, even before it is mixed with any other chemicals. Although DEET has a very enviable safety record when it is applied to the skin, there have been confirmed studies which indicate mental side effects.

These side effects are basically a lack of alertness and mental clarity, and disturbance to sleep patterns. These may be serious if you are engaged in work with machinery, as so many of the workers are who were tested in these surveys. It certainly makes sense to use as little DEET as possible to achieve the effect you need, and to this end the US military developed technology to allow a far lower concentration of DEET to actually have a more potent effect.

The basis behind this technology is a plastic polymer which ensures that the DEET is released slowly over time. This means that the cream needs to be applied far less often, which can have more than one benefit for anyone looking to combine an insect repellent with a sunscreen. Firstly, it obviously means that there is less DEET to potentially react with the sun cream, but it also means that there will be fewer occasions on which the sensitive skin will need to be rubbed. This alone can play a significant role in reducing irritation and potential problems.

If you are going to need both a sun screen product and an insect repellent, then the most sensible course of action is to split the two so you can make sure that they are only applied when they are needed. Sun block will need to be applied continuously throughout the day in a hot climate, and if it is combined with an insect repellent this will just mean that excessive amounts of DEET are being applied to the body. It has also been suggested that sun screen compounds actually make the body absorb more of the DEET than would otherwise be the case. You are safer using separate products than an insect repellent sunscreen.

 




 

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