- Insect Repellent -
we tried all the tricks and myths as we all have when it comes down to insect Repellent . . . none of then seemed to really work.
abroad in Spain we would get munched alive by the pesky mozzys,
and in the Uk would get killer bites from Horse flies when out Mountain Biking in the forest . . ouch !!
Thant was until a few years ago when we went to Sharm in Egypt for a summer holiday (Lovely place recommended if you haven't been).
after a few days i looked like a red spotted Dalmatian. . . .so had to go to the local witch-doctor / wise man (The Pharmacist).
This is where things changed - they sold me a can of Orange spray with Egyptian writing on and told me it was "The Good Stuff" !
Apparently it was designed by the Egyptian Military and had this magic ingredient called DEET, looking into it it
was actually designed for the military . . . but the US one lol and made by Johnson - so not Egyptian at all.
All i can say is it worked !!! - and has done ever since.
Its "DEET based, Military grade Bug Juice" so not cheap - but you get what you pay for right.!
Safe to say i ended up bringing about 8cans back to the UK with us.
This is is the last of the Egyptian cans next to one i got in Turkey a year later . . . .
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They now have a new can version:
Johnson S C Inc 1810 Off Aerosol Insect repellent : Amazon.co.uk: Health & Personal Care
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and a fancy Green can Deep Woods version . . .
OFF! Deep Woods Sportsmen Insect Repellent II, 6 oz. : Amazon.co.uk: Health & Personal Care
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On the getting stung front . . .
after going to the Quack's after a few nasty bites . . .
They said use "Anthisan cream" as an afterbite cure . . . id never heard of it before.
Anthisan Bite & Sting Cream 20g : Amazon.co.uk: Health & Personal Care
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and antihistamine like Clarityn -
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and happy to say that they both worked great.
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