In Reply to: Followup posted by desertdoe on Thursday, 20. January 2011 at 06:39 Bali Time:
I find the thought of using DEET which is a pesticide absorbed by the skin pretty awful. At the same time it seems to be the best way to protect ourselves against Dengue fever.
There's a lot of debate about wether it is safe to use on children, and i certainly wouldn't use it on a baby.
There's some info on this website about how to apply DEET to children that you might find useful:
http://www.drhull.com/EncyMaster/D/DEET.html