Bumping this up, since mosquito season is right around the corner.
There was a time, because of my body chemistry, that I could sit in a crowded area full of mosquitoes and be the only one not getting bitten. People hated me....
Yes, it's hell to get old(er)...
Now, I seem to be the ONLY one in the crowd getting eaten alive...
Much as I hate it, I have to use Deep Woods Off to keep myself sane when I'm outside. The tiniest of the mosquitoes hit me constantly. I don't even see them, but, little by little, I can feel the stinging, itching creeping up. If I'm not covered from head to feet with the Off, and try to stay out there until I can't bear it anymore, by the time I'm inside, my adrenalin is racing, and I'm in tears...
But, to make wearing the Off more bearable, I use it in conjunction with Avon's Skin So Soft. Joke was, time ago, that it was a secret mosquito repellent, anyways, LOL!
I pour some of the oily SSS in my palm, then lightly spray the Off in my palm, mix them together and rub it ALL OVER every exposed part of my body, including my face, behind my ears, and around my hairline. The mosquitoes will attack any place on my body that is not protected with my repellent. I had to start doing my entire face because they would land underneath my eyeglasses...
Only thing I hate is the smell of the SSS, and, because it's oil-based, it tends to make me hotter because I don't transpire (perspire) normally, and it covers my already inactive pores. But, it does the job, beautifully, while I'm out there for the whole day.
Oh. And, because I only mix a little of each and spread it on as thinly as I can, it actually "SAVES YOU MONEY!!"
