Coles Personal Insect Repellent Tropical Strength Spray review
Priced at $4.00.
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Recommended
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Mosquito repellents are recommended when they reach 95% overall and maintain 95% or over at 6 hours.
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CHOICE Expert Rating
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The CHOICE Expert Rating (or overall score) weights each period of time the product repels mosquitoes – the longer the better. It excludes 5 minutes. 30min = 5%, 60min = 5%, 90min = 10%, 120min = 15%, 150min = 15%, 240min = 20%, 360min = 30%.
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Performance after 5min
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How well does the product repel mosquitoes after 5 minutes? We expect them all perform well at this point, so this isn't counted toward the overall score.
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Performance after 30min
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How well does the product repel mosquitoes after 30 minutes?
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Performance after 1 hour
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How well does the product repel mosquitoes after 60 minutes (1 hour)?
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Performance after 1.5 hours
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How well does the product repel mosquitoes after 90 minutes (1.5 hours)?
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Performance after 2 hours
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How well does the product repel mosquitoes after 120 minutes (2 hours)?
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Performance after 2.5 hours
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How well does the product repel mosquitoes after 150 minutes (2.5 hours)?
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Performance after 4 hours
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How well does the product repel mosquitoes after 240 minutes (4 hours)?
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Performance after 6 hours
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How well does the product repel mosquitoes after 360 minutes (6 hours)?
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Country of origin
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Where does the manufacturer claim the product to be made.
- Australia
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Price paid
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How much did we pay for it when we purchased the product.
- $4.00
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Price per 100mL
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How much was the unit cost (price per 100g/mL)
- $2.67
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Application
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How is the product dispersed on the skin - spray, lotion, roll on, etc.
- Pressurised spray
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Size (g/mL)
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How large is the container we tested (grams or mL).
- 150
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Claimed repellency (hours)
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How many hours does the product claim to repel mosquitos. Some don't make a claim.
- 6
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Active ingredients
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Claimed active ingredients in each product, from the container.
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Website
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Website with more details on the product.
- coles.com.au
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Other claims
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Does the product make any other claims (untested).
- None
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Also repels
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Any other insects that the product claims to repel (untested).
- Flies, sandflies, fleas, leeches, ticks and other annoying biting insects