TSC is the stuff I use. All permethrin bonds on the molecular level. Once dried it doesn't rub off or leech into or on to other stuff, and that includes skin. I don't do, insulation, socks or underwear, but everything else is game. Rather have my skin in contact with permethrin treated clothes, than spray Deet on me anywhere.
Don't diss the petroleum based products. Used safely on farms, pigs, sheep, cows, horses, and dogs. We use to hang a bottle from the saddle horn when trail riding in the summer.
If you aren't smell sensitive, it won't be a problem. Doesn't break down ripstop or silnylons. The petro base actually slows down evaporation of the product, so it has a chance to soak and saturate better on animal hide. I do soak outside, wear latex gloves, and hang out on a line to dry.
UV exposure is as hard on the treatment as washing, and probably more. Once my trip is done, gear all cleaned up and stored, I toss my hiking clothes in a garbage sack, until needed again. Dark closet should work as well.
Does it work? Yes. I've even stopped trying to brush spiders and other bugs offa my ground sheet. You can't save them
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