Actually, paul. I seem to remember that Paediatricians used to give that advice to mothers with eczema-ridden kids, so, yes, it has a point in it, even from a medical point of view. If you have an uncontrollable itch You WILL scratch in Your sleep and that will worsen the release of histamines and worsen the itch.
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as a medical proffessional ive always been curious on how to stop the little blighters! ther is no hard and fast solution due varying skin types and of course the different strains of insects also time of year effects too (thats just my own theory) This is my concoction lavender and citronella oil diluted in a carrier oil one keeps them away the other soothes the itch if you do get bitten anti histamine as like for heyfever allergy will help the infernal temptation to scratch. if you cant ressist rub tiger balm (bit pricey) into the bite it works well. Gin is not as daft as it sounds used by officers in India as it contains Quinnine
I take garlic tablets vit b complex some people say specificly b1 lots of conflict over this im not sure(any one offer help) This time as im getting married ive got the ultimate weapon.... the future mother in law they are bound to ravage her and leave me alone!!! hee hee
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Dear all,
just arived back from wonderful holidays in Tobago I'm still counting my mossie bites and gave up at 80.... Trying to remember all your good advices they still saw me coming and found me through moscito net and citronella oil
Now back home the last bites are still itching. The only thing I could find to ease this was something called 'Hawaiian Tropic Cool ALOE I.C.E.' Can't remember where I bought this but must been somewhere in Tobago some years ago. It is a clear bottle with a green/blue fluid and contains aloe and camphor.
The other thing was to have enough Carib just to feel more relaxed and don't care about the mossies
Cheers
just arived back from wonderful holidays in Tobago I'm still counting my mossie bites and gave up at 80.... Trying to remember all your good advices they still saw me coming and found me through moscito net and citronella oil
Now back home the last bites are still itching. The only thing I could find to ease this was something called 'Hawaiian Tropic Cool ALOE I.C.E.' Can't remember where I bought this but must been somewhere in Tobago some years ago. It is a clear bottle with a green/blue fluid and contains aloe and camphor.
The other thing was to have enough Carib just to feel more relaxed and don't care about the mossies
Cheers
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Hello Alex
Now there's an interesting question.
I don't know, is the honest answer. Yes, I imagine that they are probably worse during the wet season or after rainfall, but I don't know that for fact. The bottom line is that some people are troubled by them and some people never get a single bite. They may be present at one end of a beach and no sign at the other end. What I do know is that they are always at their most active in the hour before sunset. If you haven't been troubled before and are going back to the same places, then there's a good chance you will escape again.
Now there's an interesting question.
I don't know, is the honest answer. Yes, I imagine that they are probably worse during the wet season or after rainfall, but I don't know that for fact. The bottom line is that some people are troubled by them and some people never get a single bite. They may be present at one end of a beach and no sign at the other end. What I do know is that they are always at their most active in the hour before sunset. If you haven't been troubled before and are going back to the same places, then there's a good chance you will escape again.
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they usually eat me rare when I am on the beach in the morning before the sun has hit the sand and as steve said in the evening when the sun looses power. also the few days we just had when no sun came out at all. so it seems they just don't like the heat of the sun... and the waterline, thats where I spend most of the time to avoid them...
enjoy and don't let them bother you!
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thanks Steph. It sounds like the flies and I may dance around each other then, as I dont have too many intentions to be on the beach befoe the sun, and hopefully in a bar somewhere when the sun goes downBrian Taylor wrote:they usually eat me rare when I am on the beach in the morning before the sun has hit the sand and as steve said in the evening when the sun looses power. also the few days we just had when no sun came out at all. so it seems they just don't like the heat of the sun... and the waterline, thats where I spend most of the time to avoid them...
enjoy and don't let them bother you!
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Sandflies & Mosquitos, never mind what one recommend, it might work or it might not work. It´s so different from person to person.
Some years I´d met a man from US, in july, he´d also use Store Bay Beach. He was on the beach about 45 minutes per day, in the water for some 25 minutes and than he just did sit down on his towel. I was on the beach, using my towel on the sand, for 4-5 hours. They did bite him all over his legs, red spots all over, I didn´t get one bite!
Some peoples has no or very litte problems, with flies & musquitos, some has a lot of problemes, even if they are using different things as a protection.
Sometimes a mosquito can take a walk on my arm, and than jump over to an other person and bite him/her at once! Mostly they bites locals more than me, I have very little problems with them, the Swedish ones are much worst compared with Tobagonian.
Some years I´d met a man from US, in july, he´d also use Store Bay Beach. He was on the beach about 45 minutes per day, in the water for some 25 minutes and than he just did sit down on his towel. I was on the beach, using my towel on the sand, for 4-5 hours. They did bite him all over his legs, red spots all over, I didn´t get one bite!
Some peoples has no or very litte problems, with flies & musquitos, some has a lot of problemes, even if they are using different things as a protection.
Sometimes a mosquito can take a walk on my arm, and than jump over to an other person and bite him/her at once! Mostly they bites locals more than me, I have very little problems with them, the Swedish ones are much worst compared with Tobagonian.
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I think David is failing miserably on his cure, i last saw him during the Christmas period, peranging (term for invading everyone and anypersons house drinking them dry, before moving on to the next victim!) His last known whereabouts were Parletuvier (is that spelt correct) having disapeared with some of Castaras hardened drinkers, singing a rendition of "Rum til i die" David im only jealous as im now married those days of boyish antics all long in the past...... yeah right!!!
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