Avon skin so soft.. again

[Mastino]

Looking for an effective mosquito repellant I came across several threads referring to Avon Skin so Soft.
Obviously, as we do with gear, SWMBO's need lot of variations of skin and other beauty products (I use that argument every time I hear that I'm collecting too much gear...). Looking at the Avon site I hit 113 "Skin so Soft" products and I'm wondering which one should be used to repell the little buggers.

Any help? Thanks

 

[Toddy]

Moisturising, dry oil body spray.
...well that's the one HWMBLT uses.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Bernie Garland]

for me personally it dose'nt work, and iv'e covered myself on stalking trips,i would get a good head net and gloves instead.

bernie

 

[webbie]

you wont get better midge repellent that 'shoo'

http://www.shoo.org/ShooHome.html

well that my thoughts anyway as the above post says some work for others some dont

webbie

 

[oetzi]

SWMBO, HWMBLT?
Who is that?

 

[Toddy]

She Who Must Be Obeyed
He Who Must Be Listened To, or if feeling a bit narky, He Who Thinks He Must Be Listened To.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[oetzi]

So you have the same marital structures as we have?
Blimey, that could be an argument to convince the most stubborn nationalist or rassist!

 

[Toddy]

Oh Yeah
I reckon they're a world wide phenomenon.

cheers,
M

 

[stu1979uk]

It works for me i used the woodland fresh moisturiser and the little buggers disapeared, but i know it doesn't work for everyone

 

[stoneraven]

I tried a controlled experiment with the product years ago.

Land with a helicopter in a bog in northern Alberta in July.
One arm covered with skin so soft.
The other with good old deet

Result:
1. Helicopter rotor downwash is effective for keeping mosquitoes at bay.
2. Deet is effective.
3. Skin so soft - Well let's just say the deet came out to conclude the experiment.

Never bothered even thinking about it since.

 

[andy_e]

Hahaha! Nice one stoneraven, all I need for my trips out now is one of these ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPA2k3qPe-4

... or better still ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqSt2fgpIc&NR=1

 

[Dr Onion]

I

WANT

ONE

OF

THOSE!!

They look like a lot of fun!

Dr O

 

[Bernie Garland]

Hahaha! Nice one stoneraven, all I need for my trips out now is one of these ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPA2k3qPe-4

... or better still ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqSt2fgpIc&NR=1

Yep thats what you need for the midge prob

bernie

 

[andy_e]

Stand well back when I bend forward to stoke the fire

 

[Mastino]

Do you remember the Discovery program ' Connections'? See here how mosquito's, skin creme and helicopters connect to bushcraft. I LOVE this forum

 

[xlfive]

I tried Avon on a trip to Scotland,personally it works for a couple of hours,then re -application is needed i went through 3 bottles in five days next time i will take Deet

 

[StJon]

First got told about Skin so Soft by a hostel owner who was in the Scottish women's fly fishing team, tried it and it works for me. There are also a couple of preparations that use bog myrtle that seem to work...
jon