Occasionally they work but not when bugs are really bad. And you can't use them in bear areas as they can attract the briuns:-)

I read an article that said its repellant properties weren't all that great. Last summer I found a name brand repellant containing picaridin. It's nearly as effective as DEET but is not as tixic and is the only formula I've found that truly doesn't smell like bug repellant.

It works good enough for me outdoors. Not in a heavy mosquito infested area though, I would not go that far.

cause it smells like rotting bugs

In my 59 years of being the preferred outdoor insect Hors d'oeuvre. I have tried many yeah most insect repellants in the worst of conditions including Florida everglade insects, Florida beach Black Flies, common flies and clouds of rocky mountain mosquitoes. I have not found anything that is 1/2 as good as the ORIGINAL (AVON Skin so Soft Bath Oil) Nothing else works the same. The problem is 99% of the public do not know how to use it correctly. Use a medium to large premium pump spray bottle, fill it half full of plain water and half full of the above mentioned ORIGINAL; (AVON Skin so Soft Bath Oil) While you are fully dressed and ready to go trecking start shaking the bottle vigorously (it will become milky looking in the bottle). Get out of the car into the cloud of bugs and spray yourself (with your eyes and mouth closed) head to toe while continuly shaking the bottle. Completely cover yourself and do the same for your best friend making sure you are completely covered everywhere, even behind the ears. Put the bottle down and rub it all in,(Watch those eyes). By this time you will notice all the bugs that used to be around have left and won't be back to bother you for one to two days, Do NOT WASH IT OFF. If you do, you had better Re-Spray yourself, bugs love clean people.. This always works for my entire family of five we have never been bitten by a bug after this approach. Now instead, You actually get to watch the swarms hover around and feed on all the other folks especially those who stink of Deet and other similar products; while everyone in your camp smells nice and flowery. I would rather smell pretty that feed the native insects. PS I have used this in bear country hearing bears within 75 yards of our tent and have never had a problem. Bears come when you do not store your food and waste carefully folks, or if a woman in your camp or nearby is in season, not because you wear Avon!!!!

it depends,..different products suits different people,,if ur friend use that products it may either suits you or maybe not..

It was a fad up here in AK for a while, even to the point that people were selling it at roadside stands in tourista season. It was never effective for anyone I knew. Deet is the only way to go. Deep woods Off for me, specifically.

Yes,it will repel mosquitoes.They might land but they wont bite.It has been used for years by crew members on shrimp boats.