How safe is Permethrin and Permethrin-treated Clothing?
Quick Facts :
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Permethrin is over 2,250 times more toxic to ticks than humans; so just a
little bit provides great protection safely.
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The EPA states "...There is reasonable certainty that Permethrin-treated clothing poses no harm
to infants or children".
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Put directly on the skin, typically less than 1% of active ingredient is absorbed into the body;
DEET can be absorbed at over 20 times that rate.
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Exposure risk of Permethrin-treated clothing to toddlers is 27 times below the EPA's Level
of Concern (LOC).
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A 140-pound person would have no adverse health effects if exposed to 32 gms of permethrin/day.
There is less than 1 gram of permethrin in an entire bottle of clothing treatment.
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A 5% cream (10 times the dose) is recommended to treat children and infants with mites called scabies.
