Bug Repellent for Babies.

SSS bath oil or lotion, Bounce Dryer Sheets, There is another spray that is a green bottle and its for kids, something with a frog on it, you can get it from walmart, but heres a tid bit for you, for any kind of bites put vaseline on it afterwards, no itch, no scar

We tried the Avon and it didn't work well enough for us. My daughter is apparently too 'sweet' for the bugs to deny it. We've found several organic products that work great. Some that were peppermint based and some that were aloe based worked best for us b/c we don't like the citronella smell. Good luck.

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I recommend the ones in green (rated 0 through 2).

Thanks for asking! Most bug repellents are really bad. I sure wouldn't get the Off. Not for myself, let alone for my baby.

L.

I got some from babies r us a few weeks ago called quit bugging me (in a green spray bottle). It is all natural, however, I have not tried it yet to see if it works.

We use a bull frog for kids on our son.

We are avid campers so have tried lots of repellents. The best I've ever used is Bounce dryer sheets. Just tuck one in the back of your baby's pants & not only do they repell bugs, they smell good.

Good luck.

Hi Tiffany,

I am a mother of 3 and grandmother of 4 and have used and continue to use OFF brand for children for bug repellent. I do believe they have a lotion and/or spray for children, which I believe works very well and does not harm the children. If you happen to find another product/brand recommended by anyone else, please let me know.

Good luck and I hope I have helped.

I always used the lotion from Avon. It works great.

I would run anything throught the cosmeticdatabase.org test, as another poster mentioned. Before my son was a year old, we had heard about using dryer sheets to repel bugs. We would put one in his stroller and even while out on a pasture near a pond, he never got any bugs! Now that he's older (more active and mobile), we have had a lot of luck with Badger Anti-Bug Balm, which I found at a health food store. Good luck!!

No Bugs Allowed - http://healingherbals.org/ - ALL NATURAL - the lotion is specifically safe for babies.

Hey Tiffany ~

There are so many caustic chemicals in bug repellent that's really dangerous to our kids. Even the lice treatments have things that are horribly caustic.

Email me at ____@____.com and I'll give you some advice on a healthier alternative and your don't have to worry about that 11 mth old licking her hands and being poisoned.

P.

California Baby. Awesome, all natural, works well. Kind of pricey and may have to order from the internet, but well worth it.

I ordered ( from diapers.com ) Burt's Bee's all natural, herebal insect repellant last year and wouldn't use anything else!!
Even when bugs are swarming around me, they aren't bothering my daughter.
It is a little greasy going on, but I don't notice it staining clothes or anything.
We use it evry evening when we go outside!!
T. S

I use the Avon Skin So Soft products with the insect repellant and spf30 for my 4 year old. I don't know for sure if it us suitable for babies. Your pediatrician should have some suggestions or tell if you the Avon products are ok or not. I do not suggest you use them unless it is ok with your pediatrician.

When I sold Avon I had a new mom call me for my Skin So Soft because her Dr had to her to use it. It does work great to kept the bugs off but some people to not like the Snell , it mostly cod liver oil I believe. I know it is all natural, so you might went to give it a try.

I had people tell me that vanilla (that you cook with) works. I tried it on my 2 year old and it seemed to work. I put a little on my finger and put some on the back of his neck, legs, and arms.

Tiffany,
It was summer when my daughter was just 3 mos old and I did a lot of research on what was safe to put on her for both sunscreen & bug repellent. I probably wouldn't go with a spray at all at that age. I learned that most pediatricians recommend Blue Lizard Sunscreen. And Mom's seem to like it too. We went with California Baby brand based on lots of positive Mom reviews and they use natural products for more sensitive skin (which I think is good for babies) and it worked to keep bugs off as well as protect her from the sun. Now, I've used both California Baby sunscreen and bug repellent products and Avon Skin So Soft sunscreen with bug repellent in it too. All these are lotions, so they're not as convenient, but much safer & they worked for us. Hope that helps. Good luck.
~ J.

Going for the natural sunscreen, I got this for $10 for my kids at the health food store: http://kissmyfacewebstore.com/detail/KMF+###-###-####

It works great with no problems! HTH.

I know Burt's Bees carries a line of repellents - just try to get something that doesnt contain pestacides. Mosquitoes and flies typically dont like strong-smelling herbs: basil, lemon balm, peppermint, etc. Google 'natural mosquito repellent' for a list of safe alternatives that you can even make yourself. If you want to keep them awat from a certain are - such as a patio - you can burn a strong incense. Spices of India at nw 39th & Portland carries a full line of them for about $3 per carton (about 150 sticks). Just put 4-6 of them on the down-wind side of your patio :]

My pediatrician told me it's safe to use everyday the "off" that is. Just make sure u get deet less than I want to say she said less than 8% deet. But she uses it on her two daily. They go to daycare and play outside alot. She said it's part of their morning routine. I was still am very umm over protective I guess u could say... I don't like feeding my almost three yr old any medicine poisonous spray any of that stuff. I guess my mom kinda made me that way. If we had a headache as kids we ate a peppermint. If we were conjested, my mom put vicks on our feet then socks and went to sleep with it on. There was no Tylenol every four hours! We're all healthy as adults now fighting it the natural way and I firmly believe it's from not staying on meds and running back and forth to the hospital for every cough or sneeze. Whereas my sister in law from my husband stays very strict with the every 4 hour scheldule from the first cough or sneeze and the poor baby is always sick.

Skin so soft from Avon and I just happen to sell Avon if you'd like you can go to my online store and pick some up. They even have the option to ship it directly to you. The link to my store is www.youravon.com/mjohnson5751. Thanks and goodluck :-)

Avons Skin So Soft or their bug guard! The bug guard also has sun screen in it.