Whenever the question of insect repellant arises, in this and other
newsgroups, Avon skinsosoft is usually recommended. On looking at Avon's
online shop they appear to have several products under this name. Which
one or doesn't it matter?

Avon Skin So Soft Original Dry Oil Body Spray with Jojoba and Citronellol
150 ml - Pack of 2

I use it myself and it works. The blurb says:
" Product Description
Avon's Dry Oil Body Spray comes highly recommended an ideal BODY LOTION
designed to LOCK IN MOISTURE after a bath/shower or FOR DRY SKIN. You can
also use it during the Summer and when you're on HOLIDAY as a GREAT
substitute INSECT & MOSQUITO REPELLENT. It can be used by campers,
fishermen, hikers, gardeners and others who work outside. You can even use
it on cats, dogs and horses to keep the flies away (some of our customers
buy boxes of this spray to use on their horses during the Summer). As a
Scottish newspaper reported '......... Instead of using mosquito repellent
issued by their unit, soldiers and workers at the base are buying Avon
body lotion to repel midges on the West Coast. A stores sergeant at 45
Commando, based at Arbroath, said: "There is nothing effeminate about it.
The reason the Marines are using it is because it is good kit. It works.
It's as simple as that".....It has also been claimed that both the US army
and the SAS use it as mosquito repellent in the jungle. ' Contains -
Citronellol from Citronella oil which helps to repel blood-feeding
mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. 150ml per bottle. AVON SKIN SO SOFT DRY OIL
BODY SPRAY. 150ml. PLEASE NOTE that Avon are changing the design of this
bottle so the bottle you receive may look different from that shown in the
photograph. They are also changing the name of the item to Skin So Soft
ORIGINAL Dry Oil Spray. PLEASE NOTE that when the oil in this bottle
becomes cold it solidifies. Simply place the bottle in a warm room and it
will become liquid again."

Thanks Sacha. That will do nicely.


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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk