Are in that mosquito repellents that don't smell fruitless?
Answers: I use OFF Botanicals. It is a plant based repellent, available within most stores. It comes in a green bottle and is non greasy, applied like lotion. If you look on the shelf where on earth repellents are sold you will see some labeled as "non scented". These do not smell bad.
If you are outside much you can also get insect repellent and sun eyeshade combined. It cost a little more than regular sunscreen, but you only buy one product and it doesn't smell close to repellent.
I've heard that Bounce fabric softner sheets can be used to repell insects (rub it on skin), but I've never tried it.
When I be growing up, my Grandmother sold Avon, and used to give me a body oil/spray called Skin-so-soft they take home, which smells pretty good. It always seem to work, and seemed to be something many race knew about at the time. Googling it, it looks similar to nowadays they are even making a bug spray with it as an ingredient. Avon Skin So Soft doesn't work.
There are two repellants approved by WHO: DEET and Picardin. DEET is more commonly used, and it have the smell. I recommend you try the picardin product.
i think that smell is the smell that bugs do not like and explicitly the reason it works. although i have see scentless bug spray once, try looking for that. Avon Skin-so-soft is pretty good...another cheapie is Plain old unpromising tasting "Listerine".. Put some in a spray/mist bottle... it works pretty correct and people won't smell you getting close.
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