Wow! I've got to try that!

The soldiers in the military use them for the same thing, except they rub a sheet all over their arms and face.

EG

Something else I forgot....Mosquitos are attracted to carbon dioxide - which is the by-product of a person breathing in oxygen. Repellants only confuse the mosquito, as does the fabric softener sheet scent.....

EG

You shouldn't rub the stuff all over you (especially if you don't know if it will make you break out in a rash), but it is the interaction with skin chemicals that supposedly helps the mode of interaction.

There's chloroform and camphor and ethyl acetate and all kinds of other "baddies" in them.

Last year I used the new clip-on Off and it worked pretty well. The scent doesn't follow you so it doesn't work well if you're moving, but it is great for gardening. It's probably more expensive than the dryer sheets but the fan probably makes it work better.

The dryer sheets do not work in Montego Bay, Jamaica! lol! My hubby and I tried it on a trip, and nope, those Goliaths ate us alive! I'll have to try it here in the states. :)

I'm not about to rub one on my face. I won't even use them on my clothes anymore. But if they keep working, I'll use them when I'm outside. I also heard they work for mice, but I haven't tried it yet.

ally - Do you remember if you used bounce in Jamaica? Or another brand? Maybe different sheets have different chemicals. Or maybe the Jamaican mosquitos aren't as easily confused as the ones we have here.

Sure wish they would work on chiggers!! I look like I've got chicken pox from the knees down and the old knees ain't pretty on the best of days.

Dave

I heard about using dryer sheets but never tried them. Now I'll definitely have to give it a shot. I bought the Off fan the other day but haven't opened it, if the dryer sheet works I'll take the Off on back for sure.

dave - I don't know what a chigger looks like, but so far nothing seems to bother me when I'm using the sheets. At least not enough to be really annoying. So maybe it would work for those too? An occasional bug seems to bump into me by mistake, but it must do something to screw up their carbon dioxide sensing, since they don't seem to notice I'm there.

In case anyone's interested... So far it's still working. Each time I went outside and got swarmed by mosquitos, I came back inside for my bounce sheets. Then I went back to the same spot, and they ignored me. I'm really loving this. I hope I don't get sick from the toxic chemicals.

FYI, it doesn't seem to be working too well anymore. My latest attempt at dealing with the bloodsucking vampires is a bug jacket. I found a good deal on a "bug tamer" on ebay, and should have it in the next day or two.

I've tried putting them in my pocket, or sticking out from under my wrist cuff and they don't seem to help.
Avon original Skin So Soft oil works for a short period of time for me.

Shoving a couple dryer sheets under the dashboard of my car was recommended to me by a mechanic as a means of keeping field mice from nesting.

I've used them in my shed and deck boxes to keep out the mice. They seem to be working so far. Just try to buy the smelliest ones. haha
I might try taking one in the garden with me. They are absolutely horrible in the garden....especially in the beans.

Someone told me to pour some ammonia on a dryer sheets and stick them in the chipmunk holes . I hope it works, last year I sprayed with castor oil, and they are right back, killing the roots on my plants. As for chemicals on dryer sheets, they can't be any worse for you than the spray repellants.

The sheets did seem to work for a while, but that was early in the season. I'm not sure what changed. And my old neighbor said they worked to keep mice out of his house, so I'll try that in the fall when the mice start moving in from outside. But I got my bug jacket in the mail today, so I'll be giving that a try. I think it'll work, and it doesn't require any chemicals.

A bug jacket?? What's that?
Man, I hate mosquitoes. They've ruined any enjoyment outside this summer.

catherinet - A bug jacket is a jacket designed to keep bugs out. I added a link to the company that makes one of the better ones. I just got a good deal on one of their older models from a guy on ebay. I tried it out today, and so far I like it.

Here is a link that might be useful: bug jacket company