Any recommendations for natural insect repellants that work?

[VW525]

Off to Antigua in three weeks and am pregnant so cannot use products containing DEET as I was planning to when booking the holiday at the beginning of the year. I get bitten a lot even in this country in the summer. Does anyone have any natural recommendations for deterring mosquitos et al that don't contain anything that will harm me or baby?

[grasscarp]

One of the best things is to cover up, especially when going out in the evening.

[Vagrant]

http://www.avoidmosqu...ry-oil-body-spray.asp

[237SJ]

I`ve always used Boots Repel. The yellow one (the grey one`s DEET). I like it because I have used it on my face without any reaction. Seems to work with me.

[NazNomad]

Copious amounts of garlic should do the trick.

[boxtops]

Avon Skin So Soft dry body oil spray is a brilliant deterrent against mozzie bites. They don't sell it as such but mozzies love me, and only when someone recommended that to me (the plain one, not perfumed) did I stop getting bitten. Nothing nasty in it, a soft oil spray, I just lash it on at regular intervals.

[barb1314]

Agree with Boxtops. I get eaten alive whenever I go abroad. So far,this is the only thing that has worked and it smells nice too. I also take Vitamin B before I go which someone recommended but not sure about when you are pregnant. Have a lovely time.

[Hawkwalk]

I was recommended Avons Skin so soft in Scotland and it worked for me. I was told it is what the postmen in Scotland use to keep the mozzies at bay.

[lidlicker]

I agree with Boxtops too ! Avon dry oil body spray. It must be the green one though, not the pink one. Mossies hate it and keep well clear, and it smells not too bad.

[cc1]

Agree with the Avon recommendation, I'd forgotten its name so thanks! A few years ago in India, we were the only ones not bitten, and others had some seriously expensive stuff!

[NazNomad]

Avon Skin So Soft = Mineral oil, isopropyl palmitate, dicapryl adipate, fragrance, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, BHT (to prevent oxidation) and carrot seed oil.

Personally, I'd stick with the garlic if you wan't something 'natural'.

[society]

Garlic is for keeping the Barnabases away. :-)

[NazNomad]

Another fine reason to use it, lol ;-)

[slinkycat]

Bought some of the Avon stuff because we were going to Scotland,all the campsite owners recommended it, including one on Skye, they had a stockpile of the stuff!
In Turkey we just bought the lemon cologne that the men wear a lot there anyway, it worked really well against the mozzies, you'd have to research to see if you can buy it here.

[what..the?]

Chris de burgh?

[ELVIS68]

Marmite does the trick, 2 slices of toast every morning with Marmite and you will be fine

[Answerprancer]

Citronella oil.

[spudqueen]

Avon skin so soft

[barb1314]

Elvis,the Marmite is the Vitamin B connection. That's exactly how I took mine but if you hate it,Vit B tablets should work.

[Brinjal]

30 o/o dettol to 70 o/o water in an atomizer works for tsetse fly so should work for mozzies as well

[VW525]

Thanks everyone, luckily mummy is an Avon lady! ;o)

Will definitely invest in some. I LOVE Marmite, not sure they do it in Antigua as I've never been before, but will ask the representative when I get out there for sure.