I had to use them differently to the manufacturers instructions, but they worked exactly as stated for the other 5 members of our group. Midges have been around for thousands of years but with climate change, they are increasing their range and extending their season. Mrs TentLife got bitten by something (not in Scotland), and whilst at the show she was given one of their bite relief products to try. All of the ingredients are human grade, and include 20% Icaridin (the World Health Organisation's preferred repellent) which mimics the natural compound piperine, an essential oil in black pepper.

I will say that we did try them on and they would certainly have done the trick if there had been more midges. When animals constantly rub their hair the skin can become very sore and eventually break open to reveal sore areas where bacteria can thrive. Smidge has a unique, patented formula making it the UK Europe’s only water resistant insect repellent. Midges target their victims by sensing carbon dioxide in exhaled breath and other odours associated with their targets.Take on national trails, the great walks of the world, pedal long-distance paths, and achieve something great.

I was an Avon Skin so Soft regular until someone told me they’d changed the recipe and it doesn’t work now. This 100% natural spray contains essential oils known to deter annoying flying insects such as midges, bots, horse flies, black flies and face flies and can be used on horses and ponies but is also good to use on dogs. It’s been used by the Marines, mosquitos hate it, you have to get the one in the see-through bottle because they changed the recipe, it goes on and on and on.Well, I decided t take the opportunity to approach a number of manufacturers of midge repellents, take them all on holiday and get our group of 6 to give them a test.