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Coconut Oil Better Than DEET to Fight Insects

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked
  • November 14, 2018
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  • Compounds derived from coconut oil demonstrate a greater ability to deter bedbugs, ticks and mosquitoes than DEET, including biting stable flies on animals for up to four days with 95 percent effectiveness

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