If so can it be used on my sweet itch sufferer, what is the name of the spacific stuff and how and wht do i mix it with?
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yes it repels FLIES but not misquitoes. my mom tried it and she was just a pig on a roaster with gravy being poured on it for the misquitios. LOL her legs were torn up.
yup
yea its true and it smells so nice
yes i,ve heard this too from loads of people who go walking or camping. it work as a repellent to midges. i,ve never asked what scent they used but there,s only a couple, and you just shower or wash with it. so why don,t you just buy both and try them out their cheap enough. a lot cheaper than repellents.
Skin So Soft body lotion is the stuff. Put it on neat. Yes it is great for sweet itch and soothes as well as repelling midges but you need to keep reapplying it. For sweet itch the only foolproof thing is a rug, try Boett.
it works if you mix it with Apple cider vinager, citronella oil, water, and dawn detergent. works very very good and gives horses a great shine while repeling insects.
i have never used that i use Equi-Spot and it works pretty good.
Avon SSS (Skin so soft) is great at keeping mossies away. I learnt that in Jamaica few years ago.
Dont mix with anything just spray it on. I use the SSS body spray. The pink one
I used it in America and on my old mare. I used the original fragrance (woodland or something) bath oil and mixed 50:50 with water. It works especially with midges. However my mare developed an allergy which I THINK was due to Skin So Soft (but not completely sure) so I stopped using it. They swore by it where I was in New Jersey though and they have serious flys out there... make our horseflies look like nothing!
Yes Skin so soft works well om gettin rid of flies off horses. I used it for years. You need the Skin so Soft Oil spray.
Although i'm not so sure if you can use on a horse with sweet itch, as it is oil based and your horse might have open wounds from the sweet itch, which could lead to irritation.
You can buy Skin so soft online at avon.uk.com it costs about 拢5.00, but sometimes its on offer
Yes!! I love the stuff. My gelding has developed a sensativity to some of the chemicals in 'regular' over the counter sprays. But he's 100% fine with the skin so soft and it works SO well!!
We mix in a 1-to-1 ratio with white vinegar but I've heard apple cider vinegar works, too.
pour them into your spray bottle and shake.
You're looking for the original skin so soft bath oil. That is what you need to ask your avon representative for. (Don't let them convince you its anything other than the 'bath oil.' It works well!)
You can find a local rep by avon.com
yea it does
If it worked that good for horses, why dosnt Avon say that in there advertising? Why not just use what has been approved for horses by the e.p.a.? Use a product made for horses, like Endure, Pyranna or Happy Horse. If home remedies worked so good, then I would bottle it and make a ton of money! Be careful with skin so soft, a little to much can clog the pours, hence preventing it from sweating. It was in the paper here in St. Louis a few years ago. A horse colapsed under a rider during a trail ride in hot wether. The horse was then got to his feet, trailerd to Columbia Universty. It was determend that skin so soft was the culprit. Fly spray companies go through tons of paper work to get approved with the e.p.a., f.d.a. just so the liabilty will be somewhat lifted on the maker. By the way, when the horse owner contacted Avon, Avon said it wasnt made for horses!
Anything oily helps with sweet itch. Those ROTTEN litte buggers just can't handle oil. I have so far had the best luck with Shapley's M-T-G. It stinks like pine tar but it has been the best for blocking midge bites, and does not seem to sting or irritate their skin. The sulphur ingredient seems to help heal their sores and prevent infection.
It does leave an oily residue but it shampoos off, leaving soft skin and hair. I do NOT put it all over because you do risk overheating the horse. Just apply to the itch pattern areas-parts of face, chest, mane bed, belly, groin, flank, tail head. Fly spray everything else.
In the past I used SSS or baby oil, neither had the staying power of M-T-G. I only have to use it every other day, even if they roll in the sand.
For repelling the no-see-ums the best I've found is Farnam Ultra Shield. Spray a soft brush and brush the hair on their face and ears in the direction of hair growth, then spray their entire body thoroughly including belly and "privates", and brush spray in w/same brush. Using the brush makes a BIG difference as it evenly distributes the fly spray.
Of course if the horse is dirty give a quick brush off before spraying, for best results.
Don't overlook also keeping the horse stalled during daylight hours; midges feed most heavily dusk and dawn, but where I live I've seen swarms of them at 2, 3, and 4pm. Once it is completely dark they go away and they don't like dark buildings. Also a high speed fan, and dark fly mask help. It's too hot and humid here to use a Boett.
Also my vet said rinsing the horse off frequently, even daily, is a big help since the bug saliva is what makes them itch.
Yes its called woodland fresh they have changed the name to soft and fresh, but you just spray it on and its dry oil body spray skin so soft, but before you spray the horse completely spray a little area to see if your horse is allergic to it first
Its great stuff, been using it for years. I use the dry oil body spray, smells great and makes your legs nice and shiny.
Here in the Highlands the dreaded Midge is a total curse and we all use Avon Skin-so-Soft spray moisturiser, even the anglers.
It is the only stuff that works and the offspin is we all have lovely soft skin! No joke!
The best thing for keeping flying b*****s of my horse is Show Sheen. The little darlings can't stay on the silicon.
I have been working/training horses for the past 20 years, including in tropical countries. Flies can be very irritating to horses. We tended to use a solution containing citronella or a cheaper item would be vinegar diluted in water. The latter works very well but has a rather strong smell. Hope this is of some help
The best thing ever that I found that repelled flies was garlic powder added to the horses feed.
The odour comes out through the skin and keeps the flies and midges away.
I was skeptical but one day on a hack out when it was really muggy I noticed my friend and her horse were smothered in flies and midges where we'd wandered through a cloud of them and we didn't have even one on us.
And no, my horse didn't smell of garlic, it wasn't strong enough for humans to smell.
Yes its great. But use the oil spray!
Not the bath oil!
Made by Avon
It will be fine for your sweet itch sufferer.
Good Luck
yes I have heard that too and bought some. It does not do any better than the horse fly repellant tho.
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