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.

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 ...

Other Skin So Soft products are now marketed as repellents. One, Skin So Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition, combines an insect repellent with sunscreen. But we think such products are a bad ...

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 ...