Originally Posted By: JCWohlschlag
Originally Posted By: Blast
Citronella fails completely with her and she dislikes the feel of DEET.

Hey, Blast. Has she tried the newer cornstarch-based stuff from OFF!? Their FamilyCare Smooth & Dry stuff definitely feels better once applied than normal insect repellent, and still contains 15% DEET so it is relatively effective. I don’t have extensive experience with it, as I only used it once when I had to borrow some from a friend on an outdoors trip, but it seemed to work well on that occasion.



I have a few cans of this stuff, I bought them at Wal-Mart last year for $2.25 a can. I use it in the back yard and also leave it about when camping in a group. People always seem to forget that when you go camping you are going to encounter bugs. They ask to borrow your bug juice. I don’t loan out the $5.00 a can stuff I use, I let them use the $2.00 a can stuff.

It works in the back yard, can’t say how well it works in a bug-rich environment as I use other things that I feel do a better job.


Edited by BobS (06/27/08 11:39 PM)
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