Avon product for sweet itch

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What is the exact product people advice to use for sweet itch? I have looked on there site and am unsure what product it was?

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Skin so soft, the green one, forest fresh. I've known a couple of horses be allergic to it so do a patch test first.
 
My friends Vet sells it. As angela says, it is Skin so soft, bath oil. You dilute it with water. Give it a good shake before you put it on.
 
Oh
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is that where I am going wrong as I have never diluted it
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.... will do in future
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OK so do you buy the oil or the dry oil spray? Sorry just want to get the right thing. I already have 1/3 mane missing and that's with a rug
 
I use the skin so soft and fresh bath oil as part of my fly spray, if you are interested, try this - works really well on my chaps and I know other people have found it good. Am about to enhance it with two teaspoons of bog myrtle as recommended by another user who added it to the receipe for midges.

http://www.essential oils direct is a great place to get oils in bulk.

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. I am presently using one third of a bottle which is working well.

2 teaspoons of citronella oil
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

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 £3.00 a litre - not as cheap as some receipes but this does work well and smells nice.

Avon is on offer at the moment.
 
That sounds great as a fly spray - I will definitely be trying that as my man, just can't stand the midges.

Any suggestions for what to put on to try and relieve the itching?? Especially around the sheath, he's constantly trying to kick it - poor lad.
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Try this - I use on Chancer's sheath and the belly area just in front and inner thighs if he is sore.

1 heaped teaspoon of sudocream
1 level teaspoon of sulphur - don't panic if you can't get it
5 drops of teatree oil.

Mixed together and apply.

Once his bits were coated, I would also carefully spray a little of the fly spray on top as a final repellant, ie round the sides of the area, and put my hand over his sheath entrance and do belly area.

This mix is also very effective on mudfever, grease in heavies - basically any cracked or sore skin and soothes, heals and repels midges.

Only thing I did find, was that Chancer got a bit of a mucky willy - nothing to worry about and for me not a problem as he adores having it cleaned
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