Is the proper five layer dip sequence:
anti-septic anti-biotic anti-itch anti-bite anti-sun
Or have I just created a toxic skin cocktail? Does the subsequent product negate the impact of the previously applied? How fast is it all sweated off anyway? Is it better to put Deet on an open wound to avoid a double bite? Or a medicinal product - risk the double bite, but put less poison in your system? That is the question.
Sometimes I rub a little lemon juice and salt in my wounds - don't ask me why but it seems to help the healing process and must be better than Deet. Rubbing alcohol is a real treat.
Take an eco-green star away from me if you must, but I use plastic, I need plastic, I crave plastic here in the jungle. Only with plastic do you have a fighting chance against critters, moisture and mold.
I'm on the cusp of cracking the mold situation - not only do clothes need to be dried before being rolled up and put away (ideally in plastic) - but they need to be cooled. They get so hot from the sun that without an extended cooling process in the shade condensation forms in the bag and voila - mold again.
Photo note: This self-portrait was taken in Coca, after using 100% deet (I caved after a month), taking antibiotics, and was out of the jungle at this point so healing was well underway. Extrapolate to the rest of me.
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