Protection from mossies

hairbrain05

Does anyone think the bands you can wear actually work to prevent mossies & other biting beasts?

Is the only option to drench myself in deet?

I am heading to the south of france in a couple of wks, last time i was there i got really badly bitten & I always react badly to them so interested if anyone can suggest anything...

TIAx

richardw

There's Avon skin so soft shower gel that apparently has something in it.

spacey2012

If anything worked, Malaria would be wiped out.
They bite and thats is that and no snake oil is going to stop them.

ronmiel

It is said that eating Marmite before you travel and while you are there is a real deterrent, you would need to start eating it now.
If you don't like Marmite, Brewers yeast tablets or Vitamin B tablets are a good alternative.

loobs40

Mossies and sand flies welcome me off the plane ! 100% Deet has worked successfully for me

jhe

i usually get eaten alive on holiday seems to get worse as years go by.
last year in lanzarote i was covered in bites, avon ss soft did not work for me.
this year went to dominican republic armed with everything i read about.
took lavender soap, lavender bodywash, vitamin b tablets before and during holiday, jungle formula high strength. washed my clothes before travel and added lavender conditioner to the wash.
not sure which one of the above worked but i did not get bit

Gloomendoom

ronmiel wrote: »

It is said that eating Marmite before you travel and while you are there is a real deterrent, you would need to start eating it now.
If you don't like Marmite, Brewers yeast tablets or Vitamin B tablets are a good alternative.

My wife eats so much Marmite that I'm surprised she hasn't grown a yellow lid.

She still gets eaten alive by mosquitoes.

stepon250

Some lavender oil mixed with a little water and sprayed on should help, in fact it definitely will, although it probably won't prevent them entirely.

hamsterfan1

I'm like a 3 michelin starred restaurant for mozzies but I found taking antihistamine tablets mean I'm not butten as much - or if I am it doesn't swell & itch so I don't notice - would recommend one of the bite zappers to treat them as well (it produces a small electrical charge which forces the irritant out of the bite)

hxm

I take antihistamines too, and Vitamin B tablets, which may or may not help but they are so cheap they have to be worth a try

Sarahdol75

My family always eat marmite they never get bitten, I hate it I get eaten alive !!!!!!!! I have been using the avon skin so soft the last couple of years and it has worked for me, never get bitten now.