cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/45283933
If you ride in during the summer (who doesn’t???), there may be times when you’re putting bug repellent spray on.
DEET-based products harm synthetic fabric, so opt for a DEET-free bug spray if you don’t want any surprises.
I’ve used picaridin-based products, and they seem to work as good, if not better, than DEET.
80% is totally possible, it can go up to 100% for deep woods protection.
As I recall, it doesn’t melt every single type of plastic, just some to most of them as well as probably things like dyes, adhesives, etc.