Bites.

[Good Gourd 2]

Every year I get eaten alive by --well I don`t know what.  Tried citrus bands, I am not a whimp but it is jolly uncomfortable and looks horrible.  Any tips apart from don`t go to the lotty. ???

[Good Gourd 2]

[Squash64]

http://avonshop.co.uk/product/bath-and-body/body-moisturiser/skin-so-soft-original-dry-oil-body-spray.html

This was recommended to me and it does work.  (reduced at the moment)

[shirlton]

I got a roll on afterbite from aldi a few weeks ago but haven't had cause to use it yet.When I am at the allotment I use some citronella spray to ward of the insects.

[Good Gourd 2]

Thanks for the info, someone else mentioned that to me.  I will phone the Avon rep now.  I`ll try anything. let you  know how it all goes.

[Digeroo]

Have you tried eating garlic oil capsules.  Or eating curry.

 

[lincsyokel2]

When i did live wargaming back in the 80's, (involving running  round dark woods in the small hours hitting each other with paint laden foam swords), we would attract the insects. The best stuff we found was Jungle Formulae. you rub it all over the exposed bits and the midges, gnats and mossies will avoid you like the plague.

[goodlife]

I'm a bug magnet..and haven't found anything yet that works...been there..tried this and that.
So now once its gets afternoon hours..its long sleeves and legs covered.. ::)

[Morris]

I'm a bug magnet too - and I swell up horribly  :'(

I swear by this:

http://mosquitomilk.co.uk/

[Stedic]

I also recommend that Avon spray - I'm amazed they don't make more of it on their website! Cheap at the moment too - I've just restocked!

[Alex133]

Agree Mosquito milk is good although bugs don't seem to find me that tasty - probably the nicotine.

[Jeannine]

The Afterbite is good if you dab the bite as soon as you get it, stops the itch and netralises the biter, it stings though.I keep the dabbers all over the place, house, car etc as bites turn very bad on me.

XX Jeannine

[lincsyokel2]

People leaving there allotments in the Florida Swamp:

[Hector]

Totally agree, the stuff is great

[Uncle_Filthster]

Skin so soft is great stuff, I use it all of the time because of my job being out in midge and mozzy infested areas.
I never used to get bothered but seem to be getting more bites these days, especially big mamma mozzies giving me huge lumps but the skin so soft stops all that.  No need for fancy formulae

[caroline7758]

My daughter has set off this morning for Vietnam armed with Jungle Formula, so glad to hear it works!

[Hector]

Skin so soft is great stuff, I use it all of the time because of my job being out in midge and mozzy infested areas.

Agree totally that SOS is fab for midgies/mozzies. We all use it for that and its great and stopping skin getting cracked in hot/dry weather.

I use Jungle Formulae for gardening though, as pagued by horse flies. Never get bit by hem if I spray on Jungle stuff :)

[Deb P]

I react horribly to mozzie and horse fly bites, best thing I have found to deal with them if you do get bitten is a little yellow 'clicker' which you hold over the bite and press 10 times giving it a minute electric shock.This congeals the irritant in the bite and stops your body reacting so much.You can also hold a hot cup of tea against it to do the same thing, but I once overdid it and ended up with 2nd degree burns on top of a bite...... ::)

[pumkinlover]

Ouch :( :( :(

[grawrc]

I react horribly to mosquito bites particularly but I haven't really found anything that prevents me getting bites. I would have to cover my whole body with whatever product it was since I seem to end up with bites all over - even with long trousers and long sleeves. I think they must either bite through the fabric or crawl under the edges.

Recently, however, an aromatherapy friend noticed my plight - scratching my arm till it bled - and offered some lavender oil.  One drop and the fire went out of the bites. That was 3 days ago and those bites have more or less disappeared or at any rate are not annoying me at all, whereas similar vintage bites untreated are hot and itchy still.

[Uncle_Filthster]

Mozzies definately bite through clothing, I never wear short pantaloons out working or fishing, especially at night when I'm out doing bat surveys, yet I've still had huge bites on my legs.

SSS seems to work for me with horseflies too.  I think it's only drawback is if your sweating or skin is getting rubbed by clothing, etc it can rub off and needs re-applying