Mosquito repellents?

[Freedom]

Avon has a nice skin lotion, Skin So Soft. For some reason it also repels mosquitos.

Anything with DEET in it will work. Do NOT spray this on the cat!!

[pomtzu]

Another itch reliever that I forgotten about and works well, is toothpaste - a good paste like Crest - not a gel variety. I got a wasp sting on my hand several years ago, and the itch and burning was maddening! I had heard about the toothpaste treatment and tried it - and it worked. This also works well to dry up cold sores/fever blisters in short order.

As far as repellants go - nothing works very well for me - so I just tend to stay in the house when the bugs are too bad.

[phesina]

Thanks, Sandie and Ellie. CVS had the OFF!, but I got the CVS knockoff version, $2 cheaper. I'll see how that works, if the mosquitoes aren't rained out for the dinnertime visit.

Don't worry, I wouldn't spray it on Turk (the cat).

[Louie and me]

I was once stung by a wasp while calling the lines at a tennis tournament. I used the only thing available - home made lemonade - and it worked! took out the sting and the itch.

[phesina]

Hmmmm, interesting.. Thanks.

I'm not about to make some lemonade, but I do have a half a lemon!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Every time my kids went on camp, I bought yellow wristbands for them (rubber)
Those wristbands are impregnated with mosquito repellent.
They were wearing this the whole week, and all mosquitos stayed away from my kids!
You can buy these bands over the country in pharmacys. Maybe this also exists in the USA ??

when I get bitten by mosquitos, I put on some white vinger on the woud; No more itching!!

[phesina]

Those wristbands sound interesting... I wonder if they are available here. Thanks, Lut.

I'm going to take the CVS repellent back.. it's only 15% DEET, and apparently the real OFF! is 20%.

Tonight it is supposed to rain, and if it's still wet outside tomorrow, Turk probably won't want to go out. His Mom will be back on Wednesday or Thursday. I'm thinking maybe it's not worth it to get more of the stuff. He went out this evening, but I stayed on the porch and wasn't bothered by the mosquitoes.