Care Plus Anti Tick Repellent:Any uncovered skin can be susceptible to bites when in areas where ticks live (gardens, dunes, meadows and woodland). It is essential to prevent bites and remove any ticks that do attach themselves to the skin. To minimise the risk of infection, ensure that the tick is removed as soon as possible.
Tips:Stay on paths and avoid tall grass and bushes.Wear light clothes with long sleeves.Tuck your trouser legs into your socks.Wear tick-resistant socks.Apply an insect repellent such as Anti-Insect Natural or Anti-Insect DEET.Check yourself and each other after a day out in nature.
Want to know how to stop midges biting? The Beaton's Midge Jacket is just the job to stop those pesky midges in their tracks. Recommended by the Forestry Commission as the best type of midge protection available, get one for keeping your sanity against the Scottish midge or for any UK midges or mosquitoes. The jacket allows you to continue to enjoy your outdoor activity even when they are at their worst.
Insect Repellent Spray without deet. Perfect for travel in Mosquito and bug prone areas. Contains Saltidin which is proven to repel mosquitoes, midges, horseflies, sand flies, gnats and ticks. Offers medium to high level or protection for up to 8 hours. Better for sensitive skin that the DEET based ones.
If you have a tick, you'll want to remove it as promptly as possible and remove all parts of its body. The Life Systems Tick Remover is ergonomically designed to remove ticks efficiently without leaving the head buried under the skin. This really useful gadget makes tick extraction simple and easy. Why remove ticks? Because of the diseases they carry. Lymes disease in particular can be nasty. Worth having in your first aid kit.
The Life Systems Bite Relief Click is a pocket sized device which soothes the discomfort and itching of insect bites, skin irritation, itching, insect and plant stings.
This is a compact single wedge-shaped mosquito net with EX8 Anti-Mosquito long-life impregnation. It will protect you from mosquito's in high risk areas- a definite necessity for any traveller. With it weighing just 180g, and being small when compacted, it is ideal for those wanting to save space and weight in their pack! The net hangs from a single hanging point and can cover a single bed, camp bed or sleeping bag.
The Life Systems Tick Repellent Spray uses a formula that contains the active ingredient Saltidin, which provides targeted protection from ticks. This spray is DEET free and offers up to 8 hours of protection.
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