Tipster Tuesday: DEET alternatives

I was blogging about sunscreen and DEET for children over at our other blog this morning and thought it might be a good topic to cover here as well!

My son is a little mosquito magnet! He sweats a lot and the buggies love it! I have to put repellent on him every time he goes out during the buggy season - for peace of mind and sanity!

I found a few alternatives to DEET based repellents and I'm most excited about Bite Blocker so, thought I would pass them along.

For myself I really like the OFF Botanicals (picaridin and oil of lemon eucalyptus) lotion but it's not as practical for my son because of the recommendation that it not be used for children under 3. I've been using DEET wipes on him and they work great BUT...it's the DEET I can't stand!

• About.com information on alternative repellents and links: http://altmedicine.about.com/od/aznaturalremedyindex/a/mosquito.htm
• Avon Skin So Soft

Resources with general information

• National Geographic Article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/07/0726_050726_deet.html
• King County Website with other govt resources: http://www.metrokc.gov/health/westnile/fight-the-bite.htm
• AAP info for parents: http://www.aap.org/family/wnv-jun03.htm

Have you tried an alternative that works well??

Tipster Tuesday: DEET alternatives

http://naturallycentsable.blogspot.com/2008/03/tipster-tuesday-deet-alternatives.html

Tipster Tuesday: Healthy Clippings Savings Booklet and an e-coupon resource!

I found another great way to get coupons for all of those natural and organic food companies who don't distribute to the population at large!

At my local natural foods store (Nature's Pantry), there are booklets you can pick up called "Healthy Clippings" that contain a few articles submitted by various food makers along with coupons for their products! These appear to be all over the country so maybe it's just me who is in the dark about them??

Look at your store if you haven't already found them or ask about it at Customer Service.

Also of note is this link to natural and organic food makers' coupons

Health e-Savings

Be sure to check out our other blogs' editions of Tipster Tuesday; BeCentsAble and CentsAble Baby

Tipster Tuesday: Healthy Clippings Savings Booklet and an e-coupon resource!

http://naturallycentsable.blogspot.com/2008/03/tipster-tuesday-healthy-clippings.html