When they were making the movie "Steel Magnolias" in our area, Darrell Hannah and Shirley McLaine ordered several cases of Skin-So-Soft (Avon) as it keeps off mosquitoes and bugs, smells good and isn't greasy. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: John & Arla Williams <jaws@crosstel.net> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] GNATS!! HELP!!!!!!! > Kim, I make my own insect spray from essential oils, witch hazel and > skin-so-soft. > It is really easy. I take about 6 oz. of witch hazel and add about 2 > Tbs. of skin-so -soft, > about 10 drops of orange essential oil. you can also add Sage Oil to it if > you want. I put this in a spray bottle nand spritz it on me when I am out > working. It even keeps sweat bees away. > Arla > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kim Collins" <2buckets@arbuckleonline.com> > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 6:54 AM > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] GNATS!! HELP!!!!!!! > > > > Shelley, I'm talking the ones that bite and leave whelps. > > Got bit near my eye last year and it was swollen shut within an hour. > > Kim > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Choctaw" <choctaw@bscn.com> > > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:21 PM > > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] GNATS!! HELP!!!!!!! > > > > > > > Kim, > > > What I know of "Buffalo gnats", you aren't talking about the little > > > brown pesky gnats. These bite and leave a big whelp or sore. And the > bite > > > hurts! But Dad had them last year at his place in OK and I can check > and > > > see what if anything they might know about keeping them off of you. His > > > wife is very "organic" and they do not use any sprays or pesticides of > any > > > kind. I'll see what I can find out for you. > > > Shelley > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > Got a GRIPE?? Got a PROBLEM?? Just wanna' WHINE? Don't post it to the > > list...write me, dusty (list administrator) at > > CHAHTA-L-admin@cultures.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L Genealogy mail list: > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. >

My ex used to have us use it for mosquitoes but it didn't seem to last long. She did water it down though. Does full strength work better and last longer? Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dusty" <dustyc@microgear.net> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] GNATS!! HELP!!!!!!! > When they were making the movie "Steel Magnolias" in our area, Darrell > Hannah and Shirley McLaine ordered several cases of Skin-So-Soft (Avon) as > it keeps off mosquitoes and bugs, smells good and isn't greasy. > > dusty > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John & Arla Williams <jaws@crosstel.net> > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:07 AM > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] GNATS!! HELP!!!!!!! > > > > Kim, I make my own insect spray from essential oils, witch hazel and > > skin-so-soft. > > It is really easy. I take about 6 oz. of witch hazel and add about 2 > > Tbs. of skin-so -soft, > > about 10 drops of orange essential oil. you can also add Sage Oil to it if > > you want. I put this in a spray bottle nand spritz it on me when I am out > > working. It even keeps sweat bees away. > > Arla > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kim Collins" <2buckets@arbuckleonline.com> > > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 6:54 AM > > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] GNATS!! HELP!!!!!!! > > > > > > > Shelley, I'm talking the ones that bite and leave whelps. > > > Got bit near my eye last year and it was swollen shut within an hour. > > > Kim > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Choctaw" <choctaw@bscn.com> > > > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:21 PM > > > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] GNATS!! HELP!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > Kim, > > > > What I know of "Buffalo gnats", you aren't talking about the > little > > > > brown pesky gnats. These bite and leave a big whelp or sore. And the > > bite > > > > hurts! But Dad had them last year at his place in OK and I can check > > and > > > > see what if anything they might know about keeping them off of you. > His > > > > wife is very "organic" and they do not use any sprays or pesticides of > > any > > > > kind. I'll see what I can find out for you. > > > > Shelley > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > > Got a GRIPE?? Got a PROBLEM?? Just wanna' WHINE? Don't post it to > the > > > list...write me, dusty (list administrator) at > > > CHAHTA-L-admin@cultures.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L Genealogy mail list: > > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at > http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > Markie and Fay's CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Home Page: > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ > >