Mosquito repellent sprays – Bad to harmful for the skin
Two sprays are of little use. Good ones contain banned fragrances and can trigger allergies. Natural products fail the test.
“K-Tipp” and “Kassensturz” had ten of the most popular mosquito sprays tested in two laboratories in Germany for effectiveness and fragrances that may be toxic to humans. The chemical laboratory Wirts, which specializes in analytics, found allergenic fragrances in most of the mosquito sprays.