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Pam Moore wrote:

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?

Against what? Against the wimpish insects that occur over most of
the UK, anything will do. Against Scottish midges, DTE (Jungle
Formula etc.) has some effect. Against the nastier insects you
get in the tropics, DMP has some effect, but you can't get it any
longer.

Realistically, the best defence is to cover up, not forgetting
midge masks etc. and the fact that mosquitoes etc. can bite through
thin clothing.

I offered a bottle to an army friend who was going on exercise in
Canadian swamps. I wasn't sure if he'd use it but on his return he
said all his group used it and none got bitten tho mozzies were
abundant!

Lots of people report that citronella is about as effective (or
ineffective) as DTE - I haven't used it myself. But my point
above stands - according to everything I have read, it will give
SOME protection against Scottish midges, and is NBG as a defence
in the tropics. And I can witness both are true for DTE.

While I have heard that Canadian mosquitoes are bad, none of the
people I have heard it from have had any experience of either
Scottish midges or the nastier tropical insects. So I am keeping
an open mind.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.