Skin-So-Soft Formula Change???
Dorothy J Heydt
Sharon Henderson <fi...@intercon.com> wrote:
{Avon has changed the formula for SSF, what are we going to do??}
The bug-repellent ingrediant in SSF was citronella. That is what
you'll find in almost all bug repellents that don't instead
contain DEET. There was nothing magic about SSF; they merely
didn't come out and say that the stuff contained citronella. Go
ask at your local drugstore for something with citronella in it
and don't worry.
Dorothea of Caer-Myrddin Dorothy J. Heydt
Mists/Mists/West UC Berkeley
Argent, a cross forme'e sable djh...@uclink.berkeley.edu
PRO DEO ET REGE
Sharon Henderson
Wanted to share something I got off rec.equestrian this AM--since
horse folk use Skin-So-Soft to keep bugs off their animal friends, just as we
use it to keep bugs off us .... :)
Can anyone confirm or deny this by scientific means? Have any of our
Known Worlde scientists actually smeared the new stuff on themselves and
tested to see whether SSS will still work its magic?
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Yes, Avon has changed the formula for Skin-So-Soft. That is a fact. What
I haven't heard is why. Factoid (rumors resembling facts): Avon heard
that SSS was being used as an insect repellent and determined that the part
of the formula responsible for this could be harmful in quantity - so they
took it out.
------ End of Forwarded Message
Say it ain't so, Joe! (Or anyone for that matter; I leave for Pennsic
a week from today!)
Meleri
Ponte Alto, Atlantia
(Fairfax, VA)
Louise K. Rogow
>
> Wanted to share something I got off rec.equestrian this AM--since
>horse folk use Skin-So-Soft to keep bugs off their animal friends, just as we
>use it to keep bugs off us .... :)
>
> Can anyone confirm or deny this by scientific means? Have any of our
>Known Worlde scientists actually smeared the new stuff on themselves and
>tested to see whether SSS will still work its magic?
At my local apothecary (CVS/Peoples) there is a specific elixer called
Skin-So-Soft Bug Repellant. I bought a bottle and checked the ingredients.
The "magic" in it is the fragrant cintronella.
Keep the Faith,
Louise
Dennis Burns
>Hi folks,
I recently found that SSS had no effect on the bugs. It looks like its back to
Deep Woods. At least I know why.
Dave Montuori
> Can anyone confirm or deny this by scientific means? Have any of our
>Known Worlde scientists actually smeared the new stuff on themselves and
>tested to see whether SSS will still work its magic?
>
>------ Forwarded Message
>Yes, Avon has changed the formula for Skin-So-Soft. That is a fact. What
>I haven't heard is why. Factoid (rumors resembling facts): Avon heard
>that SSS was being used as an insect repellent and determined that the part
>of the formula responsible for this could be harmful in quantity - so they
>took it out.
>------ End of Forwarded Message
>
> Say it ain't so, Joe! (Or anyone for that matter; I leave for Pennsic
>a week from today!)
Dorothea, eka djh...@uclink.berkeley.edu (Dorothy J Heydt):
>The bug-repellent ingrediant in SSF was citronella. That is what
>you'll find in almost all bug repellents that don't instead
>contain DEET. There was nothing magic about SSF; they merely
>didn't come out and say that the stuff contained citronella. Go
>ask at your local drugstore for something with citronella in it
>and don't worry.
Louise, eka god...@access3.digex.net (Louise K. Rogow):
>At my local apothecary (CVS/Peoples) there is a specific elixer called
>Skin-So-Soft Bug Repellant. I bought a bottle and checked the ingredients.
>The "magic" in it is the fragrant cintronella.
My 8 farthings....
My mom, who is an Avon rep, tells me that Skin-So-Soft now comes in a
Bug Repellent formula IN ADDITION TO the original stuff. The catalog
bears her out. Avon does not now claim, nor has it ever claimed, that
the original SSS had any bug repellent properties; those were strictly
folklore. (Of course, the folklore was strong enough to persuade Consumer
Reports to include SSS in their bug repellent tests.)
The original SSS formula has not changed, and the rumors heard by
Meleri's source are not true. They DID change the formula for the
new addition to the SSS family (the Bug Repellent) but I don't know
what the differences are.
Evan, who knows that everyone's mileage varies. Often widely.
dmontuor%telene...@uunet.uu.net
SandraDodd
brand) and it smelled just like Skin-so-Soft. (It was by Off or some
regular insect-gunk people, I think.)
What this has to do with the SCA is Pennsic and bug-death potential.
DON'T FORGET to wash your hands a lot at Pennsic, BTW. The Pennsic Plague
could strike again, and bugs don't help either.
Robert Glenn Etter Jr
I have always used a mosquito repellent that I learned from my Cherokee
grandmother. Here it is, straight from the wisdom of the ancestors:
Take on packet of grape flavored Kool-Aid (c)
Mix with one gallon water
Pour on self.
This one works like a charm, and you also get this nice grape smell.
Yours in freedom,
Marshal Bob
Pattie McGregor
>SandraDodd <sandr...@aol.com> wrote:
>>A friend had some insect repellant last week (I wish I had remembered the
>>brand) and it smelled just like Skin-so-Soft. (It was by Off or some
>>regular insect-gunk people, I think.)
>
>
Ahah. This explains why S-s-S, the favored substance of my backpacker
friends, makes me itch and my nose get stuffed up.
I have a horrendous allergy to citronella. Myst have been a mosquito
in my other life...
siobhan
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Louise K. Rogow
SandraDodd <sandr...@aol.com> wrote:
>A friend had some insect repellant last week (I wish I had remembered the
>brand) and it smelled just like Skin-so-Soft. (It was by Off or some
>regular insect-gunk people, I think.)
Citronella. Less toxic than DEET and smells much nicer.
>What this has to do with the SCA is Pennsic and bug-death potential.
>DON'T FORGET to wash your hands a lot at Pennsic, BTW. The Pennsic Plague
>could strike again, and bugs don't help either.
This year, at least in the DC area, I have noticed LOTS of people
coming down with Strep Throat (myself, my SO, my downstairs neighbor,
1/3rd of my co-workers, lots of our friends, etc.) I'm really hoping
that it is not going to spread like wildfire at the War, but I have
my suspicions.
Keep the Faith,
Louise
Michael A. Chance
>Louise K. Rogow <god...@access1.digex.net> wrote:
>>
>>Citronella. Less toxic than DEET and smells much nicer.
>>
>Ahah. This explains why S-s-S, the favored substance of my backpacker
>friends, makes me itch and my nose get stuffed up.
>I have a horrendous allergy to citronella. Myst have been a mosquito
>in my other life...
I, on the other hand, seem to be somewhat allergic to DEET. Can't
stand to have the more commercial bug repellants within 10 feet or so.
Makes summer camping events in the Midwestern U.S. _real_ interesting.
Mikjal Annarbjorn
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Work: mc3...@sw1stc.sbc.com of St. Vidicon"
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SandraDodd
(Robert Glenn Etter Jr) writes:
<<Take on packet of grape flavored Kool-Aid (c)
Mix with one gallon water
Pour on self.>>
I suppose it's important to remember NOT to add sugar! <g>
Robert Glenn Etter Jr
No, sugar is fine, add as much as you want. The most important thing is
to be sticky. That way, the mosquitos which land on you are trapped. In
fact, the more sugar you add, the better. The reason my grandmother
recommends *grape* Kool-Aid(c) is simply because she liked the color
purple a lot, and enjoyed the smell of grapes (artificial or not).
Mark A. Cochran
According to my Lady and her handy Avon catalog:
'Plant-based insect repellent repels mosquitoes, fles and deer ticks'
etc. It doesn't specifically mention equestrian uses, but there is no
clear indication that it's repellent properties have been changed in
the slightest.
Edward
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Todd Rich
Perhaps in your hurry to advertize you didn't notice that you were
replying to a post over 20 years old.
> On Thursday, August 11, 1994 at 9:12:03 AM UTC-7, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> > In article <940811103...@fitz.intercon.com>,
