RE: [at-l] Permethrin . . . Safe to use and on line source.

[hikenet@interactive.net (Thomas Caggiano)]

You can get a cream for scabies :(
FORT LEE, NJ -- January 28, 1998 -- The United States Food and Drug
Administration has granted approval to Alpharma Inc. to manufacture, market
and distribute Permethrin Cream 5% for the treatment of scabies.
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/53a82.htm

and buy different product types from mailorder central
http://www.mailordercentral.com/scs/mailordercentral/permethrinjy.html

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-at-l@backcountry.net [mailto:owner-at-l@backcountry.net]On
> Behalf Of WHHAWKINS@aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 1999 9:32 AM
> To: at-l@backcountry.net
> Subject: [at-l] Permethrin . . . What Is It?(Ans in message) and Duranon
> PermethrinConcentrate.
>
>
> Permethrin . . . What Is It?
> Permethrin is a synthetic of a natural insecticide in flowers. Its
> applications
> include a clothing treatment to repel and kill ticks, mosquitoes and more.
>
> If you're not using a permethrin clothing treatment as part of
> your insect
> and tick protection system, you're missing out on the most
> effective product
> available anywhere. It's been in use with a perfect safety record
> since the
> 1970's and for many different uses. Some of these uses include:
>
> . A treatment for head and body lice on humans.
> . Agriculture where it protects our food resouces from insect attack. .
> Household insect spray where it is listed as controlling 54 different
> species. . Flea, tick and mosquitoe spray for dogs and other animals. .
> Tick, mosquitoe and other arthropod clothing treatment for people.
> WHY MUST I PUT THE PERMETHRIN ON MY CLOTHING? Permethrin was developed
> specifically for use on clothing; clothing was not an afterthought. The
> use of clothing as the "delivery system" for repellent is the perfect
> choice. The fact that the permethrin is put on clothing has more to do
> with excellent performance than with any toxicity. It does have to do
> with the fact that our skin deactivates permethrin so quickly that any
> protection offered is quickly lost.
>
> CAN PERMETHRIN BE PUT ON SKIN? Permethrin is frequently put on skin with
> many OTC Over-The-Counter products (which contain even greater
> concentrations than these clothing treatments) for the purpose of
> killing and controlling head lice. Permethrin is not put on skin for
> repellent purposes, it's put on clothing.Permethrin as a repellent is a
> clothing treatment and a synthetic version of the natural pyrethrum
> insecticide that protects flowers (such as the Chrysanthemum) from insect
> attack. The natural insecticide is
> very susceptible to breakdown when exposed to ultra-violet light
> and does not
> serve as a usable repellent because of this fast breakdown.
>
> Most credit for this product goes to the Department of Agriculture and
> other research institutions where some extraodinary people did some
> excellent work. Additional research added filtering and longevity agents
> to protect the Permethrin from ultra-violet light breakdown.
> It repels and kills insects and ticks exposed to it. In tests ticks that
> crossed only 10 inches of treated fabric fell from the cloth as if
> repelled. Most ticks died from this limited exposure. And mosquitoes who
> land on it don't fly far. The water based Permethrin repellents can be
> applied to any colorfast material without damage.
>
> Permethrin is virtually non-toxic to humans and no systemic effects have
> been reported. In EPA and FDA tests it was extremly rare to even have
> skin reddening, or other irritation. Permethrin is applied to clothing
> where it dries and bonds. Properly treated garments provide protection
> for a full two weeks plus and through two detergent washings. This
> non-staining, odorless chemical has exceptional resistance to
> degradation by sun light, heat and water. Permethrin as a repellent
> should not be applied to skin . . . it will not bond to skin (stick).
> When placed on skin permethrin is quickly deactivated by skin's esterase
> action into inactive components. It is only effective when used as a
> clothing treatment.
>
> Tests on mosquitoes conducted by the Army and Air Force showed that when
> lightweight battle dress uniforms were treated until moist
> (approximately 4 1/2 ounces) Permethrin alone (0.5% solution) gave 97.7%
> protection from mosquitoe bites and 99.9% protection when used in
> combination with a deet based repellent applied to skin (20% to 35%
> solution). Mosquito repellent and killing action of Permethrin treated
> uniforms was not diminished by five detergent washings. Mosquitoes were
> also repelled from the general test location because of what is called
> the side stream effect caused by multiple personnnel wearing permethrin
> treated uniforms. It is humorous to some degree that the researcher
> noted, "This required that the test sight be moved on several occasions
> to locate more mosquitoes!"
>
> Tests with permethrin on ticks conducted in Massachusetts concluded that
> 100% protection was provided against the Deer tick (Ixodes Scapularis)
> which is the primary vector of Lyme disease on the East Coast and
> Mid-West. The same results occurred when testing the Western Black
> Legged tick, Lone Star tick, American Dog tick and Brown Dog tick.
> Similar results have been found with other tick species throughout the
> United States. It was found that ticks which traveled as little as 10
> inches on treated fabric were repelled. And in that limited time nearly
> all received a sufficent exposure to permethrin to be killed.
> Some publications still show permethrin products having a 3 day, 7 day
> or other protection limit. Both Duranon and Permanone have a two weeks
> plus protection limit. Publications quoting these lower levels of
> protection are using outdated information!
>
> Other products that use citronella, hand lotion and other "essential
> oils" are not recommended because, based on tests that we've reviewed,
> they (DON'T WORK WELL) have very little repellent effect. Why don't they
> work very well after all they are registered? We're told that because
> they are classified as "natural" the EPA does not hold they them to a
> standard. We've seen official documents stating that the duration of
> protection from Skin-So-Soft was so brief that protection only lasted
> from the time the it was applied to the subjects test arm until the arm
> was presented to the mosquitoes in a test box, about 6 minutes.
> There are ads that show two children, one with a product using deet and
> the other using Skin-So-Soft. While one child continues to play without
> interuption the other who uses the Skin-So-Soft is constantly interupted
> by mosquitoe attack. These ads comparing Skidadle Repellent (deet based)
> to Skin So Soft are real, so are the stories published in national
> consumers magazines and TV shows such as CNBC's Steals & Deals.
> Some products work and some don't. Some manufacturers care about the
> health of their customers and some only run for the almighty dollar and
> don't care. IF A DISEASES LIKE "DENGUE FEVER" or "MALARIA" EXISTED IN
> THE US, THIS KIND OF LIEING TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH DECEPTIVE MARKETING
> PRACTICES WOULD NOT TO TOLERATED.
>
> If a product has a poor showing against mosquitoes it will perform even
> worse against ticks. **** END ****
>
> This infomation was found on this web site.
>  <A HREF="http://www.1800pixtick.com/sx010002.htm">Permethrin . .
> . What Is
> It?
> </A>
>
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> Duranon Permethrin Concentrate
> Permethrin 13.3 % concentrate for yard and garment protection.
> Often referred
> for use in washing of cloths.
>
> Permethrin 13.3 % concentrate is used for yard and garment
> protection. When
> mixed in water, per instructions, the concentrate yields 3
> gallons and treats
> 2400 square feet. These references indicate that by mixing with 1
> gallon of
> water to increase the concentration and applying this solution
> with a yard
> sprayer to totally saturate the fabric that you will have 12 months
> protection. The 1 gallon will treat 4 outfits (long pants and shirt).
>
> This info is from:  <A
> HREF="http://www.1800pixtick.com/sx070006.htm">Duranon
> Permethrin Concentrate
> </A>
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