Midge - Skin So Soft

[earthdragon64]

It doesn't work for me at all unfortunately, although I'm not that bothered by midges usually. What I've discovered this year which seems to keep clegs away as well is "Stop Bite", which is made by a Scottish company using Bog Myrtle as the main base, it smells quite pleasant.

I've been using it this summer, and no cleg bites at all so far, even though I've been in some really cleggy areas at times. I'm off to Mull for a few days next week, so will see how it performs against the midges.

Regards, Audrey.

[FungiJohn]

I keep telling Les about this product but does he listen

[NicolaB]

What I've discovered this year which seems to keep clegs away as well is "Stop Bite", which is made by a Scottish company using Bog Myrtle as the main base, it smells quite pleasant.

oooh, I might have to try that one. They're just as much of a problem as midges are for me, hanging about in Welsh Upland streams as I do! I react more badly to their bites too

[nigel_b]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

which sin so soft are you using? there are lots of different ones on the avon website...

The blue one in the pump dispenser.

Specifically "soft & fresh replenishing dry oil body spray" which on balance seems to repeat a post above....

[Red Squirrel]

I wish it worked for me but unfortunately it doesn't.

[Jim Ford]

The usual mixed reports of it being effective or ineffective.

I wonder if it really is ineffective. Is it possible that you can get swarms of the innocuous males and this explains why people sometimes don't get bitten? It's just co-incidental that they are using SSS, but they claim that it's giving them protection.

It's no good saying that it works for some people but not others, otherwise what's the special factor in people that in combination with SSS gives protection?

SSS doesn't 'work for me' - it's just an unpleasantly slimy gunge that adds to the discomfort of being bitten!

Jim

[moonmaiden]

i can recomend it

[Highland Damsel]

Originally Posted by Jim Ford

The usual mixed reports of it being effective or ineffective.

I wonder if it really is ineffective. Is it possible that you can get swarms of the innocuous males and this explains why people sometimes don't get bitten? It's just co-incidental that they are using SSS, but they claim that it's giving them protection.

It's no good saying that it works for some people but not others, otherwise what's the special factor in people that in combination with SSS gives protection?

SSS doesn't 'work for me' - it's just an unpleasantly slimy gunge that adds to the discomfort of being bitten!

Jim

Jim this is absolutely not true, Skin So Soft works for some people including myself, I guarantee it and the theory about "innocuous males" is way off the mark you can be in a swarm of midgies and going demented with the bites and use SSS and they stop biting, it's that simple. It is a dry oil body spray and in my first summer up here nearly a decade ago (so Iv'e had some experience of midgies) i was getting through half a bottle a week and my skin was no softer. I think it creates an oily film on the skin for some people and soaks into the skin on others and doesn't work, it could be about pore size. It doesn't work for my husband, he uses Jungle juice.

Put it on twice in the first half hour and if it still doesn't work then don't use it if you don't like the oil or the smell.

[skywatcher]

I've just come back from the Highlands and I tried SSS for the first time. I didn't get bitten! I also tried Smidge which was equally good. SSS is on sale in nearly every village shop up there!

[Jim Ford]

These are all anecdotal reports (including mine!). Have there been any proper/scientific trials of SSS?

Jim