Mosquitos.... any tips?

NMSE12

Hi wwhere we're going on holiday in June alot of reviews on trip advisor have mentoned mosquitos. Does anyone have any tips to help deal with this problem? Any products to reccomend me before i go out and waste money. We're travelling with 3 children one of which has eczema so a little concerned about what to try with her.

Thank you in advance
Nathalie

adouglasmhor

Avon skin so soft bug guard, it has sun protection factor as well.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Avon-GUARD-IR3535-Sunscreen-Lotion/dp/B000NXJTTC

NMSE12

Thank you, for reply and link. Off to have a look now.

Mr_Wang

NMSE12 wrote: »

Thank you, for reply and link. Off to have a look now.

The only thing I have ever found to work is DEET.

adouglasmhor

And you think DEET is going to be good for a child with exzema?

cubegame

It is inadvisible to use Skin So Soft in it's UK guise. It has no repellent properties.

The linked product contains IR3535 as a repellent and it is the US version. It will work but it is an expensive alternative to other products which use IR3535.

Look for products with the following actives which should be suitable:-

IR3535
Icarin (Bayrepel)
Oil of Lemon Eucaluptus (also known as P-Methane-diol)

Dunroamin

Buy one or two of the plug in anti mosquito thingy but make sure that you buy them for the appropriate socket.

Mr_Wang

adouglasmhor wrote: »

And you think DEET is going to be good for a child with exzema?

I'm not a skin specialist, or a doctor - Are you?

Additionally I don't know to what extent the child has eczema, or where they have it - Do you?

pogofish

adouglasmhor wrote: »

And you think DEET is going to be good for a child with exzema?

Boots Repel is a DEET-based repellant that does not set off my excema/skin irritations (unlike Jungle Formula and many others) and either version (yellow - mild, silver - strong) is far better than standard Skin So Soft - Which is a myth as only gets any repellant properties from its solvents - which means it only works for a very short time before needing complete reapplication.

And the "repellant" version of Skin So Soft also marketed in the UK is pitiful - an extremely low concentration.

adouglasmhor

Mr_Wang wrote: »

I'm not a skin specialist, or a doctor - Are you?

Additionally I don't know to what extent the child has eczema, or where they have it - Do you?

No, but I can make an informed choice based on information available.

adouglasmhor

pogofish wrote: »

Boots Repel is a DEET-based repellant that does not set off my excema/skin irritations (unlike Jungle Formula and many others) and either version (yellow - mild, silver - strong) is far better than standard Skin So Soft - Which is a myth as only gets any repellant properties from its solvents - which means it only works for a very short time before needing complete reapplication.

And the "repellant" version of Skin So Soft also marketed in the UK is pitiful - an extremely low concentration.

I did link and refer to Skin so soft bug off not standard. Does repel also have a sun-block?