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Don’t you just hate mosquitoes? I mean, I hate being bit myself plenty. But I really, really hate when they bite my poor kids! Babies and toddlers seem to have particularly ugly reactions to bug bites.

But we often feel even more cautious about putting strong chemical bug repellants on their sensitive skin. DEET can be effective, but is strong, nasty stuff that I personally don’t like my toddler and gradeschooler-prone-to-eczema to use. A quandary, indeed. As a child, we occasionally used Avon’s Skin-So-Soft for bug repellant. Avon has taken this to a whole new level with their line of products, with the motto, “Tough on bugs – not on you”. I was excited to try them out on my young family.

Avon Skin So Soft Bug Guard products All of Avon’s Bug Guard products are DEET-free. Insect repellents are suitable for the entire family. Avon’s insect repellents have the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval and contain one of two EPA-registered active ingredients, IR3535® or Picaridin. The entire collection includes: • Bug Guard Plus IR3535® Expedition ™ SPF 30 ($14-$16) – Combined sun and insect protection in one product and available in an Aerosol spray and Pump spray. Strong and long-lasting repellency against mosquitoes, deer ticks, sand flies, gnats, no-seeums and biting midges. What a fantastic idea! Including two needed protections in one product – SPF for sun AND bug repellant.

This is my personal favorite. • Bug Guard Plus Picaridin ($14-$16) – Protection during dusk & dawn, which is when mosquitoes are more active. Repels deer ticks that may transmit Lyme disease and mosquitoes that may carry West Nile virus. Available as an Aerosol Spray, Pump Spray and travel-friendly Towelettes. My impression is that this one is the Big Dog for bug protection. I believe the Picaridin product is the stronger of the repellant ingredients they use – and it absolutely worked, for every one of the testers I had try it out. • Bug Guard Plus IR3535® SPF 30 Lotions ($14) – Repel mosquitoes, deer ticks, black flies, sand flies, gnats, no-seeums and biting midges.

Aloe and Vitamin E-enriched formulas are available as a Gentle Breeze Lotion and Cool ‘n Fabulous Disappearing Color Lotion. Didn’t try this one quite as much. Again, nice that they combine SPF protection with bug repellent. It is more of a lotion form, but it has less of the bug repelling ingredient than Expedition does. Also, in case you forgot to use your Bug Guard insect repellent, Avon is now offering • NEW Anti-Itch Spray – Provides temporary, soothing relief to itchy insect bites. ($10) Love this idea, but haven’t needed it since using Bug Guard products, we haven’t been getting any bug bites!

~ So How Did They Work? I took more time than usual with this review, because I really wanted the opportunity to test these products out, on multiple outdoor occasions, so I could pass along an honest and thorough review to my readers. (Did I mention how much I hate seeing angry red, swollen bites on kids?) I had my extended family all try them out, since different people and body chemistrys seem to attract bugs at varying levels.