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Manic_Skafe · 06-01-2009, 12:59 PM

So I've been taking garlic pills three times a day for the last two weeks and I'm fully stocked up in unscented toiletries in preparation for a weeklong vacay in Puerto Rico. I'll be doing a good deal of hiking and outdoor activities so I know I'll need a good repellent to keep the bugs away. Any recommendations?

Mosquitoes love me and I always end up covered in swollen and itchy bites. I've been looking into all natural solutions but I'd go so far as to douse myself in kerosene if it proved effective.

I know we've got a few runners and hikers here - any solutions offered would be much appreciated.

genuinegirly · 06-01-2009, 02:44 PM

Keep moving - they don't frequently go after a moving targent
Sleep under mosquito netting - check the netting daily and sew up any holes that form
Take Vitamin E pills daily
Eat a banana daily
Cover exposed skin with Avon Skin So Soft
Wear "Bug off" clothing

And if all those fail, Deet is the answer.
I'm a fan of Repel brand, but any aerosol spray with greater than 15% Deet will prove effective.
Spray it on yourself as you get out of the shower each morning/evening, spray it on your clothing as well as any exposed skin. It usually smells terrible, you'll get used to it.

thingstodo · 06-02-2009, 06:31 AM

Cover exposed skin with Avon Skin So Soft

This stuff is awesome.

Manic_Skafe · 06-02-2009, 07:33 AM

Thanks for the tips, guys. Skin So Soft it is.

genuinegirly · 06-02-2009, 07:57 AM

Er... Don't you dare go to Puerto Rico armed only with Skin So Soft!

I did field work in French Polynesia. Skin So Soft worked great for five minutes, or if I kept moving. When I was sitting by a stream taking measurements of the lichens growing on Inocarpus trees for 40 minutes, the stuff was useless. Mosquitos were all over me, swarming around my face, landing everywhere. DEET products were the only thing that worked in such instances, and even those I had to reapply every couple of hours.

Redlemon · 06-02-2009, 09:35 AM

I saw an ad in the paper for OFF Clip-On Mosquito Repellent, but I can't find any reviews of people who have tried it. Anyone?

ShaniFaye · 06-02-2009, 10:05 AM

take a tube of orajel with you for the bites you do get, it will stop the itching, and its small enough to carry conveniently

06-01-2009, 12:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Manic_Skafe More Than You Expect Location: Queens	Bug Repellents - Sprays and Supplements So I've been taking garlic pills three times a day for the last two weeks and I'm fully stocked up in unscented toiletries in preparation for a weeklong vacay in Puerto Rico. I'll be doing a good deal of hiking and outdoor activities so I know I'll need a good repellent to keep the bugs away. Any recommendations? Mosquitoes love me and I always end up covered in swollen and itchy bites. I've been looking into all natural solutions but I'd go so far as to douse myself in kerosene if it proved effective. I know we've got a few runners and hikers here - any solutions offered would be much appreciated. __________________ "Porn is a zoo of exotic animals that becomes boring upon ownership." -Nersesian

06-01-2009, 02:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Keep moving - they don't frequently go after a moving targent Sleep under mosquito netting - check the netting daily and sew up any holes that form Take Vitamin E pills daily Eat a banana daily Cover exposed skin with Avon Skin So Soft Wear "Bug off" clothing And if all those fail, Deet is the answer. I'm a fan of Repel brand, but any aerosol spray with greater than 15% Deet will prove effective. Spray it on yourself as you get out of the shower each morning/evening, spray it on your clothing as well as any exposed skin. It usually smells terrible, you'll get used to it. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 06-01-2009 at 02:46 PM..

06-02-2009, 06:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	Cover exposed skin with Avon Skin So Soft This stuff is awesome. __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.

06-02-2009, 07:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Manic_Skafe More Than You Expect Location: Queens	Thanks for the tips, guys. Skin So Soft it is. __________________ "Porn is a zoo of exotic animals that becomes boring upon ownership." -Nersesian

06-02-2009, 07:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Er... Don't you dare go to Puerto Rico armed only with Skin So Soft! I did field work in French Polynesia. Skin So Soft worked great for five minutes, or if I kept moving. When I was sitting by a stream taking measurements of the lichens growing on Inocarpus trees for 40 minutes, the stuff was useless. Mosquitos were all over me, swarming around my face, landing everywhere. DEET products were the only thing that worked in such instances, and even those I had to reapply every couple of hours. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 06-02-2009 at 08:06 AM..

06-02-2009, 09:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	I saw an ad in the paper for OFF Clip-On Mosquito Repellent, but I can't find any reviews of people who have tried it. Anyone? __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

06-02-2009, 10:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	take a tube of orajel with you for the bites you do get, it will stop the itching, and its small enough to carry conveniently __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*