How do you keep the mosquitos away? Your best tips!

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I was bitten alive by mosquitos in Italy last year and looked by the end of the holiday as if I had contracted some very nasty skin disease - both my kids left untouched thankfully. 2 questions - Is there anything I can start taking now before going away in a months time to prevent the little buggers chasing after me and secondly whats the best medicine/spray/tablets you've used and that you can recommend? Thank you

Don't know about mozzies, but up here in Scotland, Avon's Oh So Soft is used by the hardest ghillies and stalkers to keep the midges at bay!

or is it Skin So Soft ...

Piriton after they've bitten you

skin so soft seemed to help us

or just take my DH, mozzies flock to him and leave me alone!

is taking B vitamins meant to help somehow? I heard

Anything containing Deet (think thats right) I'm sure there are baby safe ones too. Boots sell good stuff. I have to spray my legs in this country in the summer. Horse flies love me and any other flying creature. Dont bother with any alternative lemon type stuff it dont work.

Having been plagued by the horrors in Thailand for four year, I consider myself to be expert in mosquitoes. We tried everything under the sun and to be honest, the only thing that worked was DEET. A lot of people don't like it because it is chemical, but, it was the only thing we found effective. Marmite? I laugh at your marmite, we ate it daily and it had no effect.

Deet and burning clouds of citronella smoke works for the ones here.

Take B vitamins, start taking them about a week before you go, find a high strength one. The repellants with Deet in them are the best.
Have a good trip.

Thanks for all your mozzie advice!