We have insect-repellent "wet-wipes" available here containing 'citronella, pine oil, propylene glycol, isopropanol and lavendar perfume'. Yesterday morning on my first walk down the park, the flies were particularly active, so before my second trip (see avatar) applied one of these to my arms, face, ears and neck.
Within two hours, my skin was tingling everywhere that had been treated, and by the evening I was displaying all the signs of a sunburn that I would only get after more than three or four hours trek in the desert, and was feeling a bit "woozy".
My point is (HURRAY....!!) that something (probably the 3rd & 4th items) in the solution sensitised my skin to the effects of the sun in a very short time (less than half an hour), and that with the sunnier days ahead, could be something for you all to watch out for.
As an aside, I make up my my own repellent using Johnson's oil with citronella, lemon grass and aloe vera oils added in small quantities which works very well - I'll stick to that in future, and use the proprietary brand only after sundown.
Within two hours, my skin was tingling everywhere that had been treated, and by the evening I was displaying all the signs of a sunburn that I would only get after more than three or four hours trek in the desert, and was feeling a bit "woozy".
My point is (HURRAY....!!) that something (probably the 3rd & 4th items) in the solution sensitised my skin to the effects of the sun in a very short time (less than half an hour), and that with the sunnier days ahead, could be something for you all to watch out for.
As an aside, I make up my my own repellent using Johnson's oil with citronella, lemon grass and aloe vera oils added in small quantities which works very well - I'll stick to that in future, and use the proprietary brand only after sundown.
