20% DEET (50g / 150g / 350g)
80% DEET (75g)
40% DEET (60g / 130g / 255g)
80% DEET (75g)
20% DEET (50g / 150g / 350g)
80% DEET (75g)
40% DEET (60g / 130g / 255g)
80% DEET (75g)
- Read the full report here
With the threat of Zika looming over the Rio 2016 Olympics, the Australian Olympic Committee were advised by the Olympic medical team to use the best repellent available to protect their athletes, so they contacted Bushman.
The original tweet from the Australian Olympic Team
A 'Thank You' letter from the president of the Australian Olympic Committee
"In what has been a very successful Olympic campaign, I wanted to express the AOC's gratitude to you and the whole Bushman team... ...we truly appreciate how Bushman kept our athletes protected in Rio"
Heavy rains in the Spring of 2016 lead to a huge mosquito outbreak throughout Australia
All our usual outlets and some more unusual places - including Estate Agents - were advertising the fact they had Bushman in stock
"I get bitten by mosquitoes very easily and the only thing that I can rely on is an Australian product called Bushman"
Tripadvisor user, Australia
"I used Bushman and I didn't get bitten once...
...the other girl I went with used OFF and she got bitten a fair bit"
Tripadvisor user, Australia
This stuff is the BEST!
We didn't get ONE insect bite from our month in Indonesia
"...As a professional entomologist I pay particular attention to insect repellents and I was most impressed by this one.
It's highly effective on a wide range of insects... it's not greasy and has almost no odour..."
Patrick Porter Ph.D, U.S. Government Entomologist
ABOVE: A leader in helicopter search and rescue (SAR) services consider Bushman as a 'must have' product in their survival packs!
- Travel Blog
"I just found this product, and it's awesome. Nothing else works on me but this does!!"
"We love your product. We use it all the time when we're camping here in Australia, we took it on Safari in Africa and I took it backpacking in Brazil."
"This has to be the best insect repellent. It smells pleasant & is easy to use, but the best part... it does what it says - it really keeps the bugs off!"
"This is the best for flies, mosquitoes and other insects (ants) and bugs... That's why I'm able to be outside in comfort"
"This is the best product I have ever used! I put this on and they're gone!"
"I find myself in many tropical areas and rely on Bushman...
works wonders...
best I've ever used!"
"Best Insect Repellent Around!"
"Fantastic product, last for hours!"
"Handy pack, good price point in comparison. Keeps every insect at bay!"
Facebook User, Australia
Facebook User, Panama
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Delivery |
Roll On |
Lotion |
Naturals |
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Size |
65g |
175ml |
145ml |
Active % |
20% DEET |
20% DEET |
20% Citriodiol |
Protection time |
7 Hours |
7 Hours |
7 Hours |
Sunscreen |
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Annoying fly repellent |
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Biting fly repellent |
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Delivery |
Pump Spray |
Aerosol |
DryGel |
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Size |
100ml |
50g / 150g / 350g |
75g |
Active % |
20% DEET |
20% DEET |
80% DEET |
Protection time |
7 Hours |
7 Hours |
12 Hours |
Sunscreen |
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Annoying fly repellent |
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Biting fly repellent |
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Delivery |
Aerosol |
DryGel |
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Size |
60g / 130g / 225g |
75g |
Active % |
40% DEET |
80% DEET |
Protection time |
8 Hours |
15 Hours |
Sunscreen |
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Annoying fly repellent |
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Biting fly repellent |
The higher the DEET%, the longer the
protection time.
Theoretically the effectiveness of a 20%
DEET product is the same as an 80% DEET
product, just not for as long.
Be wary of sub-20% DEET products.
Depending on the other ingredients in the
formulation, the protection time could be
short.
DEET has been proven, over 60 years of
use, to be a highly safe and effective
repellent against mosquitoes and other
biting insects.
Recommendations and advice to get the best
performance from your Bushman
Understand its history and see recommendations
from governments and health organisations
Members of the Ceratopogonidae family are
better known as sandflies, noseeums,
no-see-ums, nicnics, midge, black flies and
black gnats, amongst others.
Unlike the mosquito, that uses a proboscis,
the above have biting, piercing and sucking
mouthparts to 'gnaw' their way to blood.
Of all the insects that bite humans these are
probably the most widespread and definitely
one of the most irritating.
ABOVE: The entire Bushman range is effective at
repelling biting insects, such as Sandflies
As all Bushman products use the active
DEET (Except for Bushman Naturals) all are equally effective at repelling the
Ceratopogonidae family, just for different
durations of time - with the possibility of the
DryGel products being ever so slightly better,
due to their thicker composition.
It's more important to ensure that you have
applied Bushman to all exposed areas of
skin - focus on areas such as your ankles,
back of legs and neck (easy places to miss
and very appealing to them) - and apply in
advanced; don't wait until you suspect you
being bitten, as often, you can't tell.
Certain flies, most commonly bush flies and
blow flies, land on your face and generally
pester you because the female of
the species wants your saliva, mucus and tears;
it's how she gets her protein.
She needs it to breed and this is why she is
so persistent and so 'in your face'. It's this
persistency that makes them so annoying,
and even uncomfortable to be around.
Our PLUS pump spray and aerosol range
(green cans and bottle) have additional
ingredients to repel these type of
annoying flies.
ABOVE:The PLUS pump spray & aerosol range contain
additional repellents for annoying flies such as, Bush
Because of the way these flies behave, the
additional fly repellents successfully prevent
them landing on your face, but you can't always
stop them from flying close to your face.
However, in independent tests we found
using these products made being around
flies much more comfortable than when not
wearing it.
Bushman was founded in 1990 by an industrial chemist with over 35 years' experience
developing personal insect repellents.
His goal was to produce the very best repellent available.
It was developed in the tropics for the tropics and tested in 'the swamps' to ensure it was the best performing repellent in the harshest of conditions.
Since then Bushman has grown to be Australia's 'Number ONE' premium repellent, mostly through word of mouth recommendations.
Through the 1990's and 2000's Bushman products have been the subject of many independent tests where they proved their performance everytime.
All Bushman products use the active DEET (Except for Bushman Naturals) to repel mosquitoes and other biting insects.
Not because we have to, but because DEET has been proven over SIXTY YEARS to be effective, reliable and safe.
