As people are afraid of chemistry, p-Menthane-3,8-diol (PMD) sounds really scary while oil of lemon eucalyptus is friendly.

But so called oil of lemon eucalyptus sold commercially is actually synthesized PMD, according to EPA. But people hate science, but they eat up marketing surrounding organic products.

I used up the last of the picardin I had over the weekend, and are running low on high-concentration DEET. But black fly season is almost over. I am going to get more picardin for sure, as doesn’t stain clothing or damage rubber/plastic, doesn’t cause allergic reaction, smells nicer, and works fairly well, but maybe not as good as DEET.

But I’m interested in PMD too. I’m going to have to try a bottle of it.