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I’m currently sporting a beautiful bite on my bum. Those little biting creatures just loooooove me!
I keep seeing adverts for bracelets/anklets that claim to repel insects from biting you. Does anyone have any experience of these? Any good? All tips welcome!
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The only successful device I've seen was an office fan on full. Because of differences in body chemistry, any spray or cream will be great for one person, rubbish for another.
Some success has been observed using antihistamines, and some swear by garlic.
If you need anyone to apply ointment to your bites... |
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"The only successful device I've seen was an office fan on full. Because of differences in body chemistry, any spray or cream will be great for one person, rubbish for another.
Some success has been observed using antihistamines, and some swear by garlic.
If you need anyone to apply ointment to your bites... "
I’m good, thanks. |
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midges are attracted to
carbon dioxide, stop breathing.
body heat, ice bath.
sweat, no exercise.
perfumes, we all like a nice perfume on a lady though.
dark clothing, never been sure of this one.
sorry the advice isnt great, because i dont get bitten by the little monsters. |
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"I get eaten alive by the little bastards and the only thing that works for me is the super strength jungle formula. I DEET the shit out of them 🍭"
Another vote for DEET, and covering arms and legs around sun down and sun up helps too. |
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"I get eaten alive by the little bastards and the only thing that works for me is the super strength jungle formula. I DEET the shit out of them 🍭
Another vote for DEET, and covering arms and legs around sun down and sun up helps too. "
I was wearing a long skirt and outside for fewer than five minutes at sunset 😭 |
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"Fellow mozzy magnet.
I start taking garlic capsules everyday from march which helps to put them off me
Ooh interesting, new one on me! Do the capsules taste and smell garlicky?"
No they’re odourless so your breath doesn’t smell and they’re the same style supplement as cod liver oil so they have that casing that tastes like nothing!  |
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"I’m currently sporting a beautiful bite on my bum. Those little biting creatures just loooooove me!
I keep seeing adverts for bracelets/anklets that claim to repel insects from biting you. Does anyone have any experience of these? Any good? All tips welcome!
Mrs TMN x"
I bought some of the bracelets on the plane last year and had way fewer bites……could have been coincidence but I wore them the whole holiday just in case xx |
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"I get eaten alive by the little bastards and the only thing that works for me is the super strength jungle formula. I DEET the shit out of them 🍭
Another vote for DEET, and covering arms and legs around sun down and sun up helps too.
I was wearing a long skirt and outside for fewer than five minutes at sunset 😭"
Being serious for a moment, are you sure it's a midge bite? It's unlikely to be a tick, but it might have been a horsefly, or a spider.
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By *ato030Man 2 weeks ago
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"Avons 'skin so soft ' range has rave reviews for repelling mozzies, tho it's not marketed as such.
Yeah that rings a bell! Thank you"
Blue one in spray form is the one you want, not the green one or cremes. |
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"I get eaten alive by the little bastards and the only thing that works for me is the super strength jungle formula. I DEET the shit out of them 🍭
Another vote for DEET, and covering arms and legs around sun down and sun up helps too.
I was wearing a long skirt and outside for fewer than five minutes at sunset 😭
Being serious for a moment, are you sure it's a midge bite? It's unlikely to be a tick, but it might have been a horsefly, or a spider.
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It’s a midge. I have experience. Defo not a horsefly or I would have known about it at the time, those fuckers hurt! |
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"I’m currently sporting a beautiful bite on my bum. Those little biting creatures just loooooove me!
I keep seeing adverts for bracelets/anklets that claim to repel insects from biting you. Does anyone have any experience of these? Any good? All tips welcome!
Mrs TMN x"
I've tried the bracelets before when I've been travelling and they didn't work.
There's an insect repellent called Smidge that a few people I know swear by.
If you're outside in the evenings there's something called Thermacell that you can use near by to you which is supposed to be excellent (I've only seen the cariety that you attach to a small gas canister.
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