Benzyl benzoate is used as repellent for chiggers, ticks, and mosquitoes. It is an effective and inexpensive topical treatment for human scabies. It has vasodilating and spasmolytic effects and is present in many asthma and whooping cough drugs. It is also a dye carrier, solvent for cellulose derivatives, plasticizer, and fixative in the perfume industry

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