The exact product is known as Skin So Soft, and despite being made literally for the bath, it has been thought to be a solid mosquito repellent for decades.

Despite what you may have heard, Consumer Reports' testing shows that Avon Skin So Soft Original Bath Oil doesn't work well as a bug spray. There are plenty of better options.

The best sand flea repellents offer protection in the form of synthetic ingredients like DEET and IR3535, or through the help of natural essential plant oils.

I was not bothered by mosquitoes, sand fleas or flies. Amazing! A: We first started hearing about military personnel using Avon Skin So Soft bath oil as an insect repellent more than 35 years ago.

After many holidays covered in bites, I tried the Avon So Soft body oil spray as a bug spray — and was honestly shocked by the results.

SHOPPING: A £6 dry oil spray with skin-loving oils like jojoba is proving so popular at keeping skin soft and hydrated that four bottles are sold every minute.

The English title for “ A Skin So Soft ” makes Denis Côté’s docu-hybrid sound like an ad for Avon’s bath oil/bug repellent, which is a shame since “soft” isn’t the word that comes ...

Film Review: ‘A Skin So Soft’ Smooth, bulging, oiled, tatted, exposed: Denis Côté’s humane fascination with six bodybuilders tosses aside grandstanding and focuses on the odd duality of ...

Avon Skin So Soft Original Bath Oil enjoys a decades-long reputation as an effective insect repellent. Avon emphasizes the oil isn’t designed as a bug spray, and it makes no claims that it works ...