Insect repellent
20 June 2006, 11:21 PM
#1
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Warrington
Posts: 4,554
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Insect repellent
Recommendations please for products that a) work (in Greece), b) are easy to apply, c) don't smell like you've just come off shift at ICI.
TIA
TIA
21 June 2006, 12:33 AM
#3
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: It's like finding a cocktail sausage, when what you really wanted was a rather large saveloy.
Posts: 20,535
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You can buy suntan and after sun lotion from boots with added insect repellent...
failing that eat loads of garlic...you won't smell like ICI, but you might smell like a frenchman
failing that eat loads of garlic...you won't smell like ICI, but you might smell like a frenchman
Trending Topics
21 June 2006, 12:56 AM
#8
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 48,539
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Soltan from Boots(sunlotion with insect repellent)
Buy one get one free as well,i think.
You can buy repellents separately as well from Boots.
Don't buy cheap ones from Tescos.They don't work well against hardcore mosquitos and **** like that
Buy one get one free as well,i think.
You can buy repellents separately as well from Boots.
Don't buy cheap ones from Tescos.They don't work well against hardcore mosquitos and **** like that
21 June 2006, 03:01 AM
#9
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Location: Location.
Posts: 3,439
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Only thing that keeps midges off up here(not syaing they are tough but they wear boots) is Avon Skin So Soft. Would think if it can keep them off - it will work on anything. Psst even the army use it.
Smells ok too.
Smells ok too.
21 June 2006, 10:56 AM
#11
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,701
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I bought 100% deet spray when I went to Australia. It's so strong it melts plastic, yet the flies just seem to ignore it totally. 
My mates bird had some namby pamby girly lemon smelling organic spray, which weirdly seemed to work better...
My mates bird had some namby pamby girly lemon smelling organic spray, which weirdly seemed to work better...
21 June 2006, 10:04 PM
#12
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 722
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Iwan
I bought 100% deet spray when I went to Australia. It's so strong it melts plastic, yet the flies just seem to ignore it totally.
DEET is by far the best mozzie repelant i have ever used and is recommended in places where Malaria is present - Jungle formula have some of their range with it in and it prob smells a bit better than the plain stuff.
My mates bird had some namby pamby girly lemon smelling organic spray, which weirdly seemed to work better...
Andy
21 June 2006, 10:23 PM
#13
SN Fairy Godmother
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Far Far Away
Posts: 35,246
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Tam the bam
I'd better watch or I'll get this thread dumped in Muppets too Sorry Speedking for the hijack, if you want a good repelent try Lynx, 84of300 swears by it
Alas, that's the stuff
21 June 2006, 10:43 PM
#14
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,082
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
After one week of being bitten to **** in Turkey I bought a plug-in mozzie repellent and 'Jungle Formula Extra Strength Tropical Use' insect repellent from Superdrug for my return the next week and didnt get bitten once*. Both odour free.
*This could of course be down to the fact that they couldn't find any fresh flesh to bite
*This could of course be down to the fact that they couldn't find any fresh flesh to bite
22 June 2006, 12:52 AM
#15
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: I have never shagged a sheep
Posts: 2,569
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Tam the bam
I like *****, but I wouldn't wear anything which made me smell like one 
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post