tjsimonsen
Well-known member
When we lived in Canada, we used repellants containing DEET (normally 10-25%), but I don't know if that's actually legal to sell in Europe, it's pretty nasty to tell the truth. So we wouldn't use it now with a toddler in the house in any case.
Now my wife make a mix of peanut oil, lemon grass oil and rubbing alcohol: 100ml = 2ml peanut oil, 5ml lemon grass oil, 93ml rubbing alcohol. You shouldn't rub it in your eyes, but other than that it's pretty harmless. We haven't had much use for the stuff so far (there's way fewer biting insects in the UK compared to western Canada!). But it seems to be pretty effective.
Thomas
Now my wife make a mix of peanut oil, lemon grass oil and rubbing alcohol: 100ml = 2ml peanut oil, 5ml lemon grass oil, 93ml rubbing alcohol. You shouldn't rub it in your eyes, but other than that it's pretty harmless. We haven't had much use for the stuff so far (there's way fewer biting insects in the UK compared to western Canada!). But it seems to be pretty effective.
Thomas