Dettol as a fly spray?

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Having been through umpteen sprays including making up different concoctions I read somewhere about using Dettol as a fly spray. Don't know what amounts though I assume I should dilute it. Does anyone else use this and most of all does it work?
 
Be cautious using Dettol near animals - I know it is bad news for cats - the phenols can be toxic to them (and some other animals). Not sure if horses can be harmed by it, but if you have yard cats be careful. :)
 
At our yard lots are using dettol- a mix of 1cup dettol to 10 cups water.
It is the only thing that kept the horse flies off during the heat wave! Always do patch test first.
 
I routinely wash off with Dettol (very dilute - probably five capfuls to a full bucket of water) after exercise. However, make sure you use the stuff that is labelled as for personal hygiene/antiseptic use and not the stuff that cleans floors. It does seem to keep the flies off and my boy, who is funny about all sorts of smells, certainly doesn't seem to mind it. However, as above, patch test to be sure.
 
I started using after reading about it. I was sick of spending £8 on a bottle of fly spray for it to last a week!

Dilute it 10 water to 1 Dettol in an old fly spray bottle. Shake it before each use. You can spray on as much as you like as it's so cheap. It can only do wee cuts good as it's an antiseptic :) Also you can put a slosh of it in your bucket of water when washing down a sweaty horse after riding.

I'm finding it works well as the only place the flies congregate when i'm out riding is his head which is the only place I obviously don't spray :)
 
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