Posted on 05/04/2009 6:02:16 PM PDT by Former MSM Viewer
Anything natural that will repel mosquito/bug bites? I have heard garlic pills will repel them, but wife is allergic to garlic...
“My Mom used Avon Skin So Soft.”
That was a treatment of choice on the South Carolina coast,
at least 10 years ago.
I do not know if it is still in vogue, or not.
We live on the coast of North Carolina and sometimes the misquitos are large enough to have sex with chickens, so getting them to bite other people is a worthy cause.
Moose cheese!
Maybe if I put all these things on at once, it may work
Where do you all get Skin So Soft now that there are no Avon ladies?
I would rather be bitten than put that stuff on.
I would rather be bitten than put that stuff on.
When we owned horses I used to get a spray mixed by a herbalist. (I didn’t like spraying a bunch of chemicals on my critters.) I don’t remember what naturals were in it but it worked pretty good and, my point is, I used myself.
the diet consideration i have seen so far are all effective in my experience(including the pickles)
What I have not seen mentioned yet is that basil plants are a mosquito repellant.
of course, I don’t need them since I eat so many pickles...
Shaddap, you ruffian.
You’re just jealous of my kissably soft shoulders.
I’ve noticed that!
I must be so sweet!
I don’t know about keeping them away, but aloe leaf works get rid of the itch. It works for burns and wasp stings too. I have not found a commercial product that works. I keep live plants around.
Plant a bunch of Lavendar and then when she is outside have her grab a few flowers and rub it on her arms and legs. This is what I did for years when we had lavendar and never got a singlke bite even though I am very fair skinned.For some reason misquitos don’t like the smell of Lavendar and it is wonderful for keeping the mosquitos away.
Plant a bunch of Lavendar and then when she is outside have her grab a few flowers and rub it on her arms and legs. This is what I did for years when we had lavendar and never got a single bite even though I am very fair skinned.For some reason misquitos don’t like the smell of Lavendar and it is wonderful for keeping the mosquitos away.
Never,ever eat bananas.They love those things.She’s wearing or eating something that you don’t or fresh blood.I’ve been there.
Whatz a mosquito? Almost never see any here (seriesly). No standing water, no mosquitoes, no gnats, no thanks.
Arizona resident.
Indoors: For babies in cribs, you can invest in a crib mosquito net. Goes over the whole crib, bars and all.
We had done some camping in New Jersey. Overnight my girls would get bitten by the mosquitos — looked like they had the “pox”.
Was told that Feverfew herb would repel the mosquitos. I got it and planted it in our garden (it is invasive, watch out). Everytime we went to New Jersey, we took some and rubbed it on ourselves. No mosquito bites.
Read up on Feverfew in a herb book. It is not good for cooking in any recipe. Its fernlike with yellow small flowers in the fall. It is perennial. Highly recommend for this purpose.
Cedar Cide. It is great stuff. All natural. I use it in the house and then spray the yard once a month. www.cedarcide.com
I think it was developed for the military to combat sand fleas or something like that. Turns out that it repels/kills...mosquitos, fleas, spiders, scorpions, etc etc. It will even keep snakes out of your yard. It is expensive but worth it in my opinion.
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