Attention: anyone intending to make fly spray with avon skin so soft

[JessPickle]

Just to let you know it's on sale for £4 and if you enter the code BIRTHDAY08 on checkout you will get a 10% discount and free delivery

Enjoy

Jess

 

[Theresa_F]

Ta - time to stock up - essential part of my home made receipe and I have just made up 2 litres of it

 

[pnap]

Oooooh tell all about home concotions - I wanna try this year.

 

[dianchi]

Whats the recipe????

 

[JessPickle]

few recipes here

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3058885/an/0/page/0/gonew/1#UNREAD

 

[Theresa_F]

Good website for ordering oils is:http://www.essentialoilsdirect.co.uk/?gclid=COH6_ryvlJMCFQU31Aod70lWgg but they don't do bog myrtle - you can get this and other oils from http://www.abbeyessentials.com/subcategory.php?

5 caps of dettol - from a 500ml size bottle

250 ml of Avon Skin so Soft and fresh - 500 ml bath oil. This can be halved if midges not too bad

2 teaspoons of citronella
2 teaspoons of eucalyptus oil
2 teaspoons of lavender oil
2 teaspoons of tea tree oil
2 teaspoons of cedarwood oil
2 teaspoons of bog myrtle oil – not essential but excellent for midge protection.

Put into a 1 litre spray bottle. Top up to make 1 litre with either water or cold tea. Shake well before spraying and give a quick shake after every few squirts to make sure the oil is mixed with the water.

Spray on twice a day using enough to leave a fine mist on the coat. Ok for round sensitive areas.

I have used this on people as well as horses, but please do a patch test first in case your horse reacts to any of the above ingredients.

Cost works out about £3.50 - £4.00 a litre - not as cheap as some receipes but this does work well and smells very nice. Also gives glossy coat due to the oils.

 

[Foxford]

Thanks for this! I was intending to have a go this week.

 

[lastresort]

I use and it works

15ml of citonella oil
Mug of strong cold tea
2 tb sp of meths
4 tbsp of wash up liquid
4 tbs vinegar
1 litre of water
seems to do the trick and is v cheap

 

[AnnaandStella]

BRILLIANT! Thanks for sharing!!!

God, i love this forum sometimes!

 

[kerrylou123]

where can i find the product? Im looking on the website, but can't find it

 

[Tiggy1]

I can't find it either

 

[AnnaandStella]

search for skin so soft fresh & it should come up - search box in top right corner!

 

[kerrylou123]

oh yes! Thanks very much!

 

[JessPickle]

here it is

http://avonshop.co.uk/shop/product.asp?p...1&pagenum=1

 

[Honeypots]

Thanks for that..just made an order

 

[FinellaGlen]

Jess - thank you very much for this link. I've just placed my order. TheresaF - thanks for the recipe too. I am off to order my essential oils now. Happy mixing everyone!

 

[merlinsquest]

I have ordered three!!!! My daughter can share with merlin

Thanks OP this was a brill bit on information

x

 

[hussar]

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2 teaspoons of citronella
2 teaspoons of eucalyptus oil
2 teaspoons of lavender oil


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Just a word of warning to anyone using lavender oil - or any other lavender product - on their horse and also competing under FEI rules ... lavender is one of their banned substances because it is a calmative.

Barmy, but there you are.