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Anecdotes are not data, of course, but my mosquito bite-riddled hide begged to differ with my grandmother's (and apparently, some scientists') belief that Avon'
by npongratz 11y ago
Anecdotes are not data, of course, but my mosquito bite-riddled hide begged to differ with my grandmother's (and apparently, some scientists') belief that Avon's "Skin So Soft" worked as insect repellent back in the 1990s.
- will_work4tears 11y agoHave you tried Lemon Eucalyptus oil? The CDC (and EPA) seem to support the claim that it is a similar strength as DEET[0]. [0] - http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r050428.htm http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r050428.htm
- freehunter 11y agoHa my grandma had that when I was growing up too. We'd spray it on when we went camping. Can't say I've ever known it to work, when we went fishing we'd always lather ourselves in DEET instead.
- unprepare 11y agoI just returned from a vacation in florida. I can tell you that skin-so-soft definitely works against no-see-ums (or midges). It doesnt seem to have any effect at all on mosquitos. I sprayed the oil on a table covered in both mosquitos and no-see-ums. the mosquitos flew away and the no-see-ums all died right where they were.
- JoeAltmaier 11y ago'flew away' is working, for some values of 'working'