>… dryer sheets, >…
Sorry, waste of time and $$ ; Urban legend.
DEET is still the gold standard. I know some folks swear by other
stuff and do not like “chemicals.” The magic word “natural” does not
guarantee wonderful. The plague is “natural;” great white sharks are
“natural.” But the decision is certainly up to you.
After a case of Lyme Disease last year from a known tick bite(using
bug spray–they’re not perfect) I use even more! I do 18th c.
reenacting. In one intensely tick-infested field this spring, several
others (men who were too macho to use spray) were bitten. Although I
saw several on me and my clothes, I had no bites.
Best wishes…being a skeeter magnet is no fun — BTDT.
aardvark