I'm looking for small (100 ml) plastic spray bottles.
We are going on holiday and want to take the DIY insect repellent made of
50/50 Dettol and baby oil.

Local shops don't seem to stock spray bottles, but there are loads online.

Found
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OPZ3EPE
which look to fit the bill, but the description says they are for water
based products and not suitable for oils.

Does the team think that this is because the spray atomiser cannot cope
with viscous liquids, or because of some chemical reaction with PET1?

The proposed mix is quite runny but obviously is 50% oil.

Cheers


Dave R


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On 28 Aug 2015 09:18:08 GMT, David wrote:

I'm looking for small (100 ml) plastic spray bottles.
We are going on holiday and want to take the DIY insect repellent made of
50/50 Dettol and baby oil.

Local shops don't seem to stock spray bottles, but there are loads online.

Found
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OPZ3EPE
which look to fit the bill, but the description says they are for water
based products and not suitable for oils.

Does the team think that this is because the spray atomiser cannot cope
with viscous liquids, or because of some chemical reaction with PET1?

The proposed mix is quite runny but obviously is 50% oil.

I don't think you'd have a problem with the plastic the bottles are
made of so if anything at all goes wrong it must be the pump
mechanism.

Pound shops frequently sell assortments of these bottles (screw top,
dispenser top, spray top, all in one display bag) for -erme- one
pound. I'd be inclined to buy a set and try it out. If any doubt
exists after trials, I'd try to avoid an environmental disaster in a
suitcase by transporting the liquid in the screw-top bottle version
and only putting the spray top on when you are going to use it at the
destination.

Nick

On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:54:40 +0100, Nick Odell wrote:

On 28 Aug 2015 09:18:08 GMT, David wrote:

I'm looking for small (100 ml) plastic spray bottles.
We are going on holiday and want to take the DIY insect repellent made
of 50/50 Dettol and baby oil.

Local shops don't seem to stock spray bottles, but there are loads
online.

Found http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OPZ3EPE
which look to fit the bill, but the description says they are for water
based products and not suitable for oils.

Does the team think that this is because the spray atomiser cannot cope
with viscous liquids, or because of some chemical reaction with PET1?

The proposed mix is quite runny but obviously is 50% oil.

I don't think you'd have a problem with the plastic the bottles are made
of so if anything at all goes wrong it must be the pump mechanism.

Pound shops frequently sell assortments of these bottles (screw top,
dispenser top, spray top, all in one display bag) for -erme- one pound.
I'd be inclined to buy a set and try it out. If any doubt exists after
trials, I'd try to avoid an environmental disaster in a suitcase by
transporting the liquid in the screw-top bottle version and only putting
the spray top on when you are going to use it at the destination.

Tried the local pound shops but although they sell plastic bottles, and
ones with pump tops (like for hand cream or gel) they don't sell ones with
the spray top.


Cheers

Dave R

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On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 10:18:11 AM UTC+1, David wrote:
I'm looking for small (100 ml) plastic spray bottles.
We are going on holiday and want to take the DIY insect repellent made of
50/50 Dettol and baby oil.

Interesting repellent. Presume its a tried and tested recipe. Not over bothered by biting things myself but know a man who is! May suggest he gives it a try.

En el artículo ,
johno escribió:

Interesting repellent. Presume its a tried and tested recipe.

I should think the smell repels everything, not just the mozzies.

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On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:57:24 +0100, Mike Tomlinson wrote:

En el artÃ*culo ,
johno escribió:

Interesting repellent. Presume its a tried and tested recipe.

I should think the smell repels everything, not just the mozzies.

As used by a Kiwi boat skipper.
We tried it and it certainly worked a treat.
For fishermen it has the added benefit of helping abrasions heal.

Doesn't do bad things to clothes and plastics, unlike DEET.

Cheers


Dave R

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In article ,
David writes:

Doesn't do bad things to clothes and plastics, unlike DEET.

If you need to protect yourself from infectious disease, you
really should be using a product containing around 50% Deet.
Other products don't work anywhere near well enough to keep
you safe. Also note that Deet doesn't have a long shelf
life - only around 6 months before it stops working, so
don't try using any you have left from the previous year.

Obviously, don't rely only on Deet for things like malaria
protection, but it's good as part of the package.

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On Sat, 5 Sep 2015 12:46:25 +0000 (UTC),
(Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

In article ,
David writes:

Doesn't do bad things to clothes and plastics, unlike DEET.

If you need to protect yourself from infectious disease, you
really should be using a product containing around 50% Deet.
Other products don't work anywhere near well enough to keep
you safe. Also note that Deet doesn't have a long shelf
life - only around 6 months before it stops working, so
don't try using any you have left from the previous year.

Obviously, don't rely only on Deet for things like malaria
protection, but it's good as part of the package.

Ah. I didn't know that. Do you mean time after manufacture or time
after first opening/using? I'm asking because I have some impregnated
wrist and ankle bands that I've never broken out of their protective
packaging and I'm wondering if I should just throw them away.

Nick

On 28/08/2015 12:02, johno wrote:
On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 10:18:11 AM UTC+1, David wrote:
I'm looking for small (100 ml) plastic spray bottles.
We are going on holiday and want to take the DIY insect repellent made of
50/50 Dettol and baby oil.

Interesting repellent. Presume its a tried and tested recipe. Not over bothered by biting things myself but know a man who is! May suggest he gives it a try.

Avon "skin so soft" is allegedly used by the army as an insect
repellent; it certainly works on horses.

newshound wrote:

On 28/08/2015 12:02, johno wrote:
On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 10:18:11 AM UTC+1, David wrote:
I'm looking for small (100 ml) plastic spray bottles.
We are going on holiday and want to take the DIY insect repellent made of
50/50 Dettol and baby oil.

Interesting repellent. Presume its a tried and tested recipe. Not over bothered by biting things myself but know a man who is! May suggest he gives it a try.

Avon "skin so soft" is allegedly used by the army as an insect
repellent; it certainly works on horses.

I've never needed to keep horses away from me - even living in
Gloucestershire.

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newshound wrote:

On 28/08/2015 12:02, johno wrote:
On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 10:18:11 AM UTC+1, David wrote:
I'm looking for small (100 ml) plastic spray bottles.
We are going on holiday and want to take the DIY insect repellent made
of
50/50 Dettol and baby oil.

Interesting repellent. Presume its a tried and tested recipe. Not over
bothered by biting things myself but know a man who is! May suggest he
gives it a try.

Avon "skin so soft" is allegedly used by the army as an insect
repellent; it certainly works on horses.

I've never needed to keep horses away from me - even living in
Gloucestershire.

On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:13:37 +0100, newshound
wrote:

Avon "skin so soft" is allegedly used by the army as an insect
repellent; it certainly works on horses.

Unless it contains industrial quantities of DEET it isn't the stuff
issued. Dettol/Baby oil should at least keep other humans away even
if it has no effect upon mosquitoes and other flying insects.


As far as dispensing the DIY solution -

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/70289/Misto-Oil-Sprayer

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writes
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:13:37 +0100, newshound
wrote:

Avon "skin so soft" is allegedly used by the army as an insect
repellent; it certainly works on horses.

Unless it contains industrial quantities of DEET it isn't the stuff
issued.

No, it's not standard issue, but is apparently used by some.

It does work - we've tried it - though nothing keeps them all of my
wife. I'm not sure if it a repellent as such, I have a feeling it
stops/puts them from biting in some manner.

I think there are different products under the skin so soft name, it
need to be the right one.

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In message , Peter Parry
writes
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:13:37 +0100, newshound
wrote:

Avon "skin so soft" is allegedly used by the army as an insect
repellent; it certainly works on horses.

Unless it contains industrial quantities of DEET it isn't the stuff
issued.

No, it's not standard issue, but is apparently used by some.

It does work - we've tried it - though nothing keeps them all of my wife.
I'm not sure if it a repellent as such, I have a feeling it stops/puts them
from biting in some manner.

In the absence of a fool-proof repellent, keep a more attractive target
close by. Good thinking.


I think there are different products under the skin so soft name, it need
to be the right one.