Keeping Bugs Out of My Face

RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post by louel53 (91) | (03/18/2008) Contact Use a repellant with Deet. Home remedies and repellants without it or in small concentration are a waste. Deep Woods Off is a good brand. I live in northern Saskatchewan, and can testify to it's effectiveness. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post by Shosha (11) | (03/18/2008) Profile | Contact I can't recall where I found this... but there's a note with the original that it works really well. I haven't had a chance yet to use it. Mosquito Deterrent recipe Put some water in a white dinner plate and add just a couple of drops of Lemon Fresh Joy dishwashing soap. Set the dish on a porch or patio. Not sure what attracts them, the lemon smell, the white color, or what, but mosquitoes flock to it, and drop dead, or fall into the water, or on the floor within about 10 feet. Works just super! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post by SueBee (12) | (03/18/2008) Contact Don't use any shampoos, conditioners (such as Fructis), perfumes or colognes with a floral or fruity scent. They are attracted to the scent. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post by Cantate (60) | (03/18/2008) Contact I make a cup of chamomile tea and then use the wet bag to dab on my face and ears where I don't want chemicals. Actually, I use this for all exposed skin and I find it works better than sprays. Cantate Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post By marie (Guest Post) (03/17/2008) Avon Skin So Soft bath oil is a great bug repellent, & it smells much better! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post By Grammamare (Guest Post) (03/17/2008) Thank so much for all that responed thus far about my gnats question. I've tried the dryer sheets, and used the bughat, but I shall the others and see what works best. I appreciate all the help as the gnats are bad upnorth and I love to be outside when the weather is nice, which should be any time now, right? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post by kimhis (591) | (03/17/2008) Contact Make yourself a beekeeper's hat. There are meshes in your local fabric store that are thin and light so they won't bother your vision at all, and you will have zero bugs on your face. Cover the hat with enough extra on the sides to hang far enough down, trim into a round shape, then hem with ribbon and tie around your neck. Then button your shirt over that. You will look delightful and feel wonderful! God bless you, Kim Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post by pjcustar (4) | (03/17/2008) Contact dryer sheets! tie or pin some on you and the bugs scram...penny Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post By Ted (Guest Post) (03/17/2008) Well as stupid as it sounds and as stupid as it looks a wide brimed hat with dangleing beads will work, someone sells them so try Googeling for a skeeter hat, there's like a dozen or more beads hanging but from what i've read they work. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post By Lisa from Lena, WI. (Guest Post) (03/17/2008) I learned recently that if you spray Listerine around your outdoor areas it will keep the bugs away. I guess I would try it in your mouth (as it was intended) to see if it would help. I heard that mosquitos are attracted to the CO2 that we exhale and that is how they find us in the first place. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post by Thrifty Me (13) | (03/17/2008) Contact I swear that I have been less bothered by mosquitos and gnats since I have been taking Vitamin B-12 (2000mg a day), and B-6 (200mg a day). Check it out. I didn't start using it as a repellant, it was a by product. Then I read that it was a repellant. Read about it. Try it. At the least, you'll have more energy to swat them!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Bugs Out of My Face Post by kibby (28) | (03/14/2008) Contact Mix a small bit of lemon juice in a spray bottle of water and apply lightly to your face. Report Spam or Abuse