A real tip.
Fishermen, ramblers and general outdoorsy types - getting bitten by a lot of bugs (mozzies, gnats, etc?).

Douse yourself in Avon's Skin So Soft oil - works wonders.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 31 Aug 2008, 22:06, 4 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Amen
SkinSoSoft is a miracle. I don't know about moisturising but it is the only defence against the Highland midge (which considers DEET to be some kind of condiment). The price of this Avon goodness goes *up* the further north you go.
( calgacus Non sum qualis eram bonae sub regno Cynarae, Tue 2 Sep 2008, 17:29, Reply)

Deet is shit.
I fish up in the Sierra Nevadas 3-4 times a year, and June is horrible for mosquitoes. The first time I went up, I'd been warned, so took Skin So Soft with me - the next trip EVERYONE took it.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 2 Sep 2008, 19:14, Reply)

Ever seen Paratroopers slapping this stuff on?

I have, although we were in Belize and you wouldn't laugh at them anyway.




(Kip, Thu 4 Sep 2008, 11:00, Reply)

I heard about this
And took 3 bottles of Skin-so-soft to Honduras. It did bugger all against the mosquitoes for me (although the 50% DEET spray I had only kept 80% of them off) but was highly effective against the biting sandflies.
(JohabMorelli is spenging merrily away, Thu 4 Sep 2008, 15:27, Reply)