Powdery repellent (Autan Family Care Insect Repellent)

Member Name: juicy_lucy

Product:	Autan Family Care Insect Repellent
Date:	16/05/09 (134 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: keeps biters at bay

Disadvantages: Not good if you don't like sprays

AUTAN FAMILY CARE MOSQUITO REPELLENT

Whe we went to Egypt over the easter holiday, I was fairly obsessed about not being bitten by mosquitos and so took several products with us, this being one of them

WHAT IS IT?

This is basically a mosquito repellent- it doesn't state that it repels other biting bugs and insects but hopefully the same products work at repelling them.

The repellent is delivered via fine powder particles which will apparently dry immediately and repel mosquitos for up to 4 hours.

PRODUCT AND PACKAGING...
The product comes in a 100ml aerosol can with a pull off lid and all of the instructions and information are on the back of the can

When i spray the repellent onto exposed bits, it does in fact come out as promised- very fine particles which dry as soon as they touch the skin. Unusually for this type of product, there is no medicinal type of smell, but a rather pleasant "talc" smell, and not at all what I would expect from an insect repellent.

HOW TO USE IT...

It's very easy to use:

* Shake the can well
* Spray 15-20cm from skin with a slow sweeping motion
* Spread evenly with hands
* Suitable for children over the age of 2 years
* Don't apply more than twice in 24 hours- it doesn't say why!!
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CAUTIONS...

As ever, I get some cautions, which I think are common sense:

* External use only
* Highly flammable
* Avoid contact with the eyes
* Don't apply to broken skin

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY...

I bought mine from the local "bargain" store for 99p, and given that the RRP is £5.49 this was a bargain- worth shopping about for!

MADE BY...

SC Johnson LTD, Camberley

Check out the website, www.scjohnson.co.uk for information about theis and other products.

VERDICT....
An easy to apply product which did what it promised to do, and repelled the mosquitos.

I liked the fact that it smelt pleasant and dried immediately, so I wasn't left wafting arms and legs waiting for the drying process to take place. Little Miss, when asked liked the fact that because it was a powder, it wasn't cold when it was sprayed onto her skin.

Suitable for use on children from the age of 2 years, Little Miss used it and suffered no adverse reactions. It is even suitable for use on the face; just spray some of the product onto your hands and wipe gently over the face avoiding the eyes.

Although it states that it is a mosquito repellent, i am convinced that other insects avoid it- when we sprayed it in the mornings we managed to keep the flies etc at bay.

A recommended product.

Thanks for reading.

Daniela x

Summary: mosquito repellent