Lantana, me and my daughter both suffer with very sensitive skin and habitually use unscented , simple shower gels and moisturizers. In my daughter's case also a lotion from her GP. We are able to use the Skin so Soft dry oil body spray as an insect / mossy deterrent providing we have used our usual lotion underneath. You need to buy the ORIGINAL , greenish labelled one as this is the fragrance that deters insects. For us it works, for me out gardening ,for her hiking on Dartmoor , the Brecon Beacons not one bite. It's even on offer at the moment for £199. I've even sprayed it on my hair as an extra defence , smells lovely .
ha thanks for the link LB4 , just ordered some under hubby''s account! oh dear, he now knows that I know his password lol ......my arms are bitten to bits !
I think it was FairyGirl who said that Avon refused to rebrand it as a repellent, probably different lincence required or something, but I see they have a slightly more macho looking version on the go. To be honest it was a man who told me about it and he didn't give a monkey's that it was a "girlie" product. That's a real man!
It was probably that it would be classified as medical with all the concomitant tests.
I would say that antihistamines are great if you don't imbibe alcohol. They stop working within 20minutes. Therefore it's best not to get bitten in the first place . That is one of the reasons I am grateful to those who pointed me in the direction of skin so soft. However, it would be nice to smell the roses rather than sss. Ho hum
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Lantana, me and my daughter both suffer with very sensitive skin and habitually use unscented , simple shower gels and moisturizers. In my daughter's case also a lotion from her GP. We are able to use the Skin so Soft dry oil body spray as an insect / mossy deterrent providing we have used our usual lotion underneath. You need to buy the ORIGINAL , greenish labelled one as this is the fragrance that deters insects. For us it works, for me out gardening ,for her hiking on Dartmoor , the Brecon Beacons not one bite. It's even on offer at the moment for £199. I've even sprayed it on my hair as an extra defence , smells lovely .
Is this the one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Avon-Original-Spray-Jojoba-Citronellol/dp/B00LSZ1PEQ/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1465585173&sr=8-2&keywords=avon+skin+so+soft+mosquito
Hi all
Avon skin so soft goes all over the world with me including a bottle left up the lottie however never had a problem up there as yet.
hope you get a quick fix as its horrible getting insect bites when gardening
ps I normalily have to deal with wasp nests and touch wood have not yet been stung to date
happy gardening
Yep. That's the fellow LB.
It's going to be like a red carnation or a secret handshake for gardeners. We'll know each other by the smell.
To say nothing about us all giving Avon free advertising
Going to make my purchase now.
Horseflies - sucks to you!
ha thanks for the link LB4 , just ordered some under hubby''s account! oh dear, he now knows that I know his password lol ......my arms are bitten to bits !
I think it was FairyGirl who said that Avon refused to rebrand it as a repellent, probably different lincence required or something, but I see they have a slightly more macho looking version on the go. To be honest it was a man who told me about it and he didn't give a monkey's that it was a "girlie" product. That's a real man!
Here's to a bite free summer woo hoo! There's a great deal to be said for a real man!
Yes ppauper. It's well known as an insect repellent but they don't want to concede that point apparently!
I've seen big hairy men reduced to tears because of midges. Who's supposed to be the stronger sex again?...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It was probably that it would be classified as medical with all the concomitant tests.
I would say that antihistamines are great if you don't imbibe alcohol. They stop working within 20minutes. Therefore it's best not to get bitten in the first place . That is one of the reasons I am grateful to those who pointed me in the direction of skin so soft. However, it would be nice to smell the roses rather than sss. Ho hum