Insect Bites

03/04/2012 at 00:50

I initially heard this from an equestrian lady who was given the tip by a fisherman: Avon's "Skin So Soft" prevents insect bites!

I've bought some and will certainly try it out because I generally have a bad reaction to bites.

More info on the link below, has anyone on here tried this or heard about it?

Avon midge beater

StoneHuggingHippy

03/04/2012 at 00:54

It seems to be hit and miss Simon, i've tried SSS through to Deet and nothing keeps em off me.

I also react very badly, each bite takes on the form of a gobstopper beneath my skin and lasts for weeks.

I'm a gardener so used to creepie crawlies having a nibble at me, but nothing comes close to those winged bastards for causing misery, i wish we could nuke the chunts, obliterate and exterminate them, or at least stop them feeding on me.

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03/04/2012 at 04:18

Stay indoors Pinky that'll keep em off ya

Nowt works other than wind or rain its all marketing hype/bull.

Bedouin

03/04/2012 at 05:05

I've found insects bites to be hugely annoying at times but something you have to put up with.

Can't see it being too healthy covering yourself in Deet or any other chemical everyday for 2 weeks not to mention the costs.

GOF

03/04/2012 at 09:17

The theory about so soft is that it leaves a coating of oil on your skin that the wee gits dont like landing on - so they land and take off before they bite. If this is true (and I see the logic) then make sure you dont skimp on the stuff, you will need to be well covered.

It seems most effective against midges and similar small fliers - big ones arent bothered about it I am told.

I'd keep searching for the solution if I were you - just in case there is one out there

ed h

03/04/2012 at 09:23

SSS is gopping and gets everywhere.

Mosiguard is (for me) as effective as DEET and not as corrosive.

Treating clothing with Permathrin works.

Best thing; cover yourself up - that's what I use.

Midges like pink

Salmon Shirted Panther

03/04/2012 at 09:31

I don't wear pink, that shirt is definately SALMON!

ed h

03/04/2012 at 09:38

They like fish more

GOF

03/04/2012 at 09:46

Go on Ed...you keep baiting him

Metric Kate

03/04/2012 at 11:56

I use Smidge, works well, smells ok, doesn't eat kit like DEET.

Lee Robert

03/04/2012 at 12:07

It is definitely salmon.. with just a hint of pink. His underwear on the other hand are completly pink with just a hint of red (the heart shapes)

lol, back on topic, not seen smidge before, can you purchase it in the high street or only online, I want to try it.

alexander rae

03/04/2012 at 12:15

Metric Kate wrote (see)

I use Smidge, works well, smells ok, doesn't eat kit like DEET.

Click the Smidge link Lee or try putting it in a search engine

Lee Robert

03/04/2012 at 12:18

I have, just wondered if I could get it in boots instead

alexander rae

03/04/2012 at 12:20

Cant help you there, I just swear at the little B*gg*rs and come home if they're bad, i'm sure Kate will when she passes through

Lee Robert

03/04/2012 at 12:28

I had a really bad bite last year of a horse fly, swearing at them didn't work

alexander rae

03/04/2012 at 12:40

I don't think we get Horse Flies in the Highlands, we get Clegs though which can bite through a shirt or jeans, but they only like the hotter part of the day where as midgies like the cooler morning or evening when it's hotter during the day, during June I restrict my outdoor movemnets to the windier days to get away from clouds of them.

GOF

03/04/2012 at 12:50

Clegs and Horse Flys are the same beasty...I think. The term is pretty much interchangable in N. Ireland - if you are a culchie, its a cleg, if posh a horse fly, if bitten a weee fecker

alexander rae

03/04/2012 at 12:57

Zuma

03/04/2012 at 15:33

Does Smidge also helps against cleg's/horse flies and .... ticks?

Parky Again

03/04/2012 at 15:58

According to the 3rd listed item in the link kate provided it does. It tells you all sorts of other info too.

Oh, amazon sell it post free.

Edited: 03/04/2012 at 16:16

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