Looking for mosquito bracelet things

[Belle1962]

A few years back we bought these coil looking things (plastic) that were insect repellent. They are intended to wear on your wrist, leg, etc to keep the bugs at bay. They work great wrapped around a stroller handle. I am looking for some for our upcioming trip and can't seem to find them anywhere. I have tried Target and Walmart (Target is where I found them a few years ago). If you know where I can get them (and what section of the store) please let me know. TIA

 

[Annette_VA]

I saw some in Bed, Bath, & Beyond the other day

 

[Belle1962]

Thanks--am RUNNING there after work. Were they end-capped or near the register?

 

[Nini]

I got some that were like the key coils people use to hang keys from their arms (don't know their actual names). They were at WalMart and worked great (other than the citronella smell)! The ones I got were for kids so they were non-toxic. I also really LOVE "California Baby" products. They have a sunscreen WITH bug repellant and are natural products. You can just do a search for California Baby and it will come up at various places...I think drugstore.com was cheapest. I brought it to the Cape one year and my sil's loved it for their kids too! It has (last time I used) a lavendar smell to it.

 

[atlnewf]

Actually, Amazon.com has both the bug coils and the California Baby products. The CB stuff looked cheaper at Amazon (on sale now) to me.

Ashley

 

[Belle1962]

Thanks found them at CVS last night. They had kids and adults. Ingredients were IDENTICAL. They sid they last 180 hours so save the wrapper and reuse.

 

[MrsPete]

We've bought them at Walmart, but we think the old-fashioned sprays are more effective. Oddly enough, the bracelets were in the gardening section near the citronella candles -- not where you'd expect to find them.

Last summer, however, we found the best-ever mosquito repellant: An unused sheet of Bounce fabric softener (tucked into the back pocket or tied around a belt loop) works better than the bracelets and costs less. I have not tested other brands of fabric softener, but they may work as well.

 

[LSUDis]

Well, that is a neat tip.....I wonder why it works?