Bug Spray?

[Fujichants]

You know what feels amazing against the itch? Taking a really, really hot shower. It doesn't stop the swelling though...lol. And I HATE waking up in the middle of the night because my leg is bleeding because I scratched my bites when I was sleeping. Feels so good though.

I heard taking benadryl will reduce the swelling. It never occurs to me to do so though, when I get bit.

[Zen]

Avon Skin so Soft

[smurfalicious]

Avon Skin so Soft

Oh my gawd, duh! We used to use it on horses for coat shine and bug benefits. Sure beats eating match heads.

[OakLeaf]

Bite Blocker.

Okay, I looked up the ingredients in Skin-So-Soft, and it's certainly more innocuous than a lot of what's out there, but still, if I can avoid mineral oil and BHT I'm going to do that. Plus, it's never worked for me.

Bite Blocker works better than kid's strength DEET and better than the insect-repellent added Skin-So-Soft (they have research on their site to prove it), it's completely natural (active ingredients soybean oil and geranium oil), since it's vegetable oil based it doesn't leave your skin and clothes all nasty, and it smells pretty good. And they have a horse version!

What many people don't know about DEET is that stronger concentrations don't work any better, they just last longer.


DH says he doesn't need bug spray when I'm along, because any bugs in the area will bite me and leave him alone And it's true. So trust me when I say Bite Blocker works!

[bmccasland]

I use Deep Woods Off as a preventative - when I'm doing yard work. Avon Skin-so-soft doesn't do diddly for me. Brazen little vampires bite anyway. And in my fanny pack I have a small bottle of straight DEET - for emergencies or when I'm out in the marshes.

As for once I get bit - Blue Star ointment. It's camphor in petro-jelly. Works on fireants or chigger bites too. The only thing that takes the sting away. If I can just keep from clawing myself for few minutes it takes to really start working.

[Andrea]

I love Bug Band. It has a strong smell, but it's not a bad smell.

Active Ingredients: Geraniol, Mint, Rosemary
Others: Water, Mineral Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable oil, lecithin

[kermit]

I also have bug bait issues. Within a ten mile radius, they find me. I was told it has something to do with body temp. Here is Miami, they are thick. The latest and greatest rumor to get rid of them is Listerine. After everything they get immune to, Listerine in a spray bottle, straight, in a yard, and on people, not only deters them but is supposed to kill them. I have heard people swear by it. I ride early so I haven't had a problem, haven't tried it. Let me know, its better than matchsticks and smelling like a pizza.

[sundial]

Avon Skin so Soft

Sometimes it works. My husband is a mosquito magnet and he found that Bullfrog Mosquito Coast without DEET works like a charm for him. Also, Sawyer's spray is good.

Buzz Off offers clothing and accessories that is supposed to repel mosquitos and other annoying insects.