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230137isntmyweight
230137isntmyweight Posts: 256 Member
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Does anyone have a specific product that they can recommend to deter mosquitos while running? Going to try the repellent bracelets tonight. I haven't been bitten yet but my husband has 20 or so bites on him. Haven't had to deal with them while living in a desert area the last six years. I'm not a big fan of chemicals so trying to avoid the sprays in favor of other options first. But if you know of a good spray go ahead and recommend, it'll be the last line of defense.

Oddly enough I have ran as many times as he has and we walk the dogs daily obviously but I haven't been bitten and he's like a buffet. Not sure the deal there but it can't last forever.

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  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Mosquitos can't fly that fast. You can usually out distance them with a brisk walk. So, I haven't used anything while running. I've tried some of the bracelets but without much success.
  • romyhorse
    romyhorse Posts: 694 Member
    Some people just aren't attractive to mosquitoes, maybe you are one of the lucky ones. I know a lot of people swear by Avon Skin So Soft range, the travel nurse even recommended it to my daughter when she went to Africa.
  • 230137isntmyweight
    230137isntmyweight Posts: 256 Member
    I think you're overestimating the speed at which I travel. Which is very kind of you. Will try SSS for DH, he's being eaten alive!!!
  • Rindy12
    Rindy12 Posts: 215 Member
    The mosquitos have been very mild here this summer (I'm about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) My issue is when I run at dusk around the small lake, the gnats are horrible! I can't count how many times I've gotten one stuck in my gum :sick:
    Usually the mosquitos are bad and Avon's Skin So Soft works really good.

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