What's the best way of stopping the flies landing on you while sunbathing?
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Chain smoke. Seriously, it works. And it gives me an excuse not to give up. But I am considerate and make sure that I don't sunbathe next to non-smokers.
sunbath in winter!
Spray yourself with Citronella-a safe lemon based insect repellent.Failing this get your girlfriend/boyfriend to keep watch over you with a fly whisk. If they love you enough they will do it.
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Take plenty of vitamin B. Start taking it at least 3 weeks before you plan to go sunbathing. The flies hate the smell of it
dont lie down near dog poop. :P
Coppertone - NOT Canola :-)
have a nervous twitch then they wont wanna land on you
Place a big pile of crap a few feet from where you are sunbathing and the flies will leave you alone,,coz for some reason or another flies seem to love eating crap,,maybe it's their coffee
Lay next to a stinky person so that the flies land on them instead
wash yourself before sunbathing
Use lard, they just slide right off then and go and puke on yer sandwich instead.
put your pants on
dont sunbathe near flies- or food, or dont sunbathe! I have never had a problem with flies landing on me while sunbatheing, and I only go to places in the uk on the north sea which I have been told are the more polluted beaches in the uk.
Adding to the person advising vit b, try to not eat too much sugar or sweet things- dont know if flies have the same ability to smell it in your sweat as the mosquitoes but atleast you may be preventing one crawly-winged-insect from your skin!
Use sunblock instead of jam.
Don't sunbathe near flies!
I know you're going to laugh,cos i did,but my friend bought a plastic bird in the Dominican and tied it on her sun lounger.She wasn't bothered by any creepy crawlies at all! It was certainly a talking point.
Nothing I have tried has stopped the blighters.
Lavender. Put a few drops of lavender oil in water and lightly wash yourself down with it. As long as you don't mind the smell. Flies and insects hate it. Also for good for sunburn. It saved the day with my daughter many years ago. Stopped scarring.
Wear insect repellant such as Bug-Off.
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