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by DannyBee 25 days ago
Picardin is based on the chemical that makes black pepper spicy, which is why it does that if you get it your eyes or mouth.

DEET is a toluene derivative which is why it is super effective at melting plastics and doesn’t evaporate quickly

It was actually discovered by massive brute force chemical search for repellants