Mosquito repellent, will lavender oil in sun tan lotion work? friend going to Spain wants protection.?

it was a thought on his part. I doubted it and suggested a proper insect repellent but then I thought Yahoo people might be wiser than I am.

I dunno if eating garlic will keep mosquitoes away, but it can certainly keep people away! Actually, there is an effective and inexpensive product out there that works great. It's called "Deep Woods Off with Sunblock". It is available in a cream that comes in a tube like toothpaste. Better to carry that than the stuff that comes in a spray can while travelling by air: airlines DO NOT LIKE passengers attempting to carry pressurized cans of ANYTHING onto the aircraft, even canned air. And with today's hypersensitivity towards possible acts of sabotage or terrorism, you DO NOT wanna argue with the guys and gals who tell ya you can't take your spray can on the airplane.
Hope your pal enjoys the say in Spain; it can be an enchanting place.

it does work, also taking garlic tablets works too, start taking them before you go to get it in the blood stream

no it wont work use a certified repellant but do not buy it in spain and the rub on type works best

Sorry, but the only stuff known to work by scientific tests are products containing DEET. Waste your money and get bitten with anything else.

The best thing i ever used is mosi-guard.

Nothing works for me. I'm suggesting that they wear long thin clothing incase the weather is hot to avoid mosquito bites.

Citronella oil works the best.