{"id":2709,"date":"2011-05-31T15:35:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T20:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ferturperu.info\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2019-02-26T10:46:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T15:46:48","slug":"organic-ecosmart-insect-repellent-stands-up-to-toughest-mochica-mosquitos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/2011\/organic-ecosmart-insect-repellent-stands-up-to-toughest-mochica-mosquitos\/2709\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic EcoSMART insect repellent stands up to toughest Mochica mosquitos"},"content":{"rendered":"

I took an incredible four-day archaeological  journey along the Moche highway: Chiclayo, T\u00facume (and the recently opened Huaca Las Balsas), San Jose de Moro, El Brujo and the Museo Cao, Trujillo, Huanchaco and Huaca de la Luna.<\/p>\n

More on that COMING SOON!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

But a quick note for now. Biting insects can be brutal in the arid desert and dry forests of Peru’s northern coast. I didn’t want to spend four days lathering on toxic, smelly Deet-based repellent \u2014 or N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide \u2014 that can eat through plastic and never degrades in the environment.<\/p>\n

After a long search I found EcoSMART, on sale in Lima at Sodimac for S\/.20 (about US$7.50).<\/p>\n

I read reviews on the Internet, all favorable. But I was still skeptical. It wouldn’t be the first time that a natural lotion or ointment \u2014 heralded as effective \u2014 failed to keep the bugs away during trips along Peru’s coast and into the Amazon rain forest.<\/p>\n

\"Keeping<\/a>
Fertur Peru Travel recommends EcoSMART organic as an alternative to Deet-based insect repellents. From Huaca Rajada – Sipan to the Huaca Cao Viejo and the Huaca de la Luna, not a single bite.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So I wrote to EcoSMART, to let them know we were going to put their product to the test.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Before I could recommend this repellent, I thought, I better try it myself.<\/p>\n

This is what I can tell you. The spray dries quickly and is not greasy at all. It has a strong, but not unpleasant, cinnamon odor that lingers for two or three hours after each application. (Cinnamon oil is one of the ingredients.) If any of my travel companions minded that I smelled like a box of Cinnamon Red Hots candy, no one said anything.<\/p>\n

In fact, as the days progressed, they came to me in increasing numbers to borrow the bottle, and all of them remarked how well the stuff worked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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