On 2009-06-29 13:06:02 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

wafflycat wrote:


Well, pyrethoids originate from pyrethrums. Being similar to your wife
in the sense that if I get a bite I suffer a bad allergic reaction and
have to be careful not to get a bite infected, may I suggest that
unless either of you has some medical reason why you both shouldn't be
around it, that you apply an insect repellent containing DEET. It is
very, very effective, especially the high concentration stuff. But it
is also an effective solvent and can dissolve parts of some plastics,
rayon, synthetic fabrics, leather, paint or varnish, so you wouldn't
want to be spilling any on your best french polished table top... It
is, however, my magic bullet for getting through the summer without
being bitten to shreds..



Deet sounds like the bees knees so to speak. It will be fun asking for
deet at the pharmacy here in France. If I ask if they have deet; it
will likely cause confusion as deet (pronounced deet) means "has
spoken". So it would be like going into a chemist in England and asking
the pharmcist if they have spoken. Oh the joys of communicating in bad
French.

Anti-moustique or anti-mouches de cheval, eh? ;-) She could try Avon
Skin so Soft - it's very good but they're not allowed to sell it as
insect repellent, so don't be put off by not seeing that beside its
name.
http://www.avon.uk.com/PRSuite/home_page.page
and she might be a candidate for the Magellan range of clothing with
insect repellent in it:
http://www.magellans.com/store/Healt..._Women?Arg s=
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