Recipe 1

• 4 tablespoons of baby oil
• 1 tablespoon of Dettol

Mix well together and apply to skin. Apparently the anglers in Scotland use it all the time and I suppose they should know how to keep midges away if anyone does !

Recipe 2

• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 1 cup of water

Simply mix together and apply to the skin. You can also place some neat vanilla extract in a small open container where the gnats tend to congregate and this will keep them away.

Other ideas

Mosquitoes will keep off you and your kids if you rub oranges or onions all over your exposed skin.