为什么精油是糟糕的驱虫剂？
我们知道了：精油驱虫剂听起来不错。谁不想用天然植物油来驱虫呢？但经过深入研究并与两位蚊虫专家交谈后，我们将精油驱虫剂坚决归入 "不要购买 "的类别。简单地说，我们根本无法知道精油驱蚊剂的效果有多好，或者能持续多久。
鉴于寨卡和莱姆等疾病，驱蚊剂失效的后果可能很严重，因此您需要一款值得信赖的驱蚊剂。驱虫剂的可信度始于美国环保署（EPA）的批准--这一要求证明驱虫剂已经过全面测试，确认其安全性和性能符合制造商的具体说明。精油没有这样的标准化监督，所以您基本上只能靠自己。
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January 6, 2025
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