Now
I know that summer has passed us by and we are well and truly into Autumn /
Winter now, however many people jet off to sunnier climes at this time of year
to get a rest bite from the more changeable, cold weather we are blessed with
here.
If
that’s you, then you may wish to take something to ward off those pesky biting
bugs that just love to have a nibble when you’re dining out at night. My
husband is one of them and if mosquitos head for anyone it’s him. He obviously
tastes too good!
Alfresco
kindly sent me one of their Anti Bug Bite Moisturisers and one of their Insect
Repellent Fine Fragrance Sprays, Acqua D’Alfresco to try out. Both products were
developed by Sarah-Lou Morris who describes herself as “a 5 star meal to
insects”! After spending many years experimenting with essential oils and
lotions she finally came up with a fragrance blend which she loved and bugs
hated.
Sarah-Lou excitedly took this formula to an apothecary and formed an alliance with a very old established English family run factory who produced the quality Sarah-Lou wanted to sell to the world. And Alfresco was born.
With
a fragrance spray and body lotion to choose from these products are made as
naturally as possible and can be used on children right up to adults. The
fragrance is floral and spicy and described by Alfresco as Floriental.
The
fragrance spray can be used as a perfume in its own right as well as an insect repellent spray and will certainly appeal to those who like a strong scent. For me it was
just too strong, however I don’t wear perfumes much and when I do they tend to
be more citrusy blends than floral, musky, spicy ones. I wasn’t expecting the
fragrance to be quite so strong however there are a lot of people that this
type of product would really appeal to.
Ingredients: Alcohol Denat., Aqua
(water), Parfum (fragrance), Diisopropyl Adipate, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl
Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Cinnamal, Citral, Citronellol,
Coumarin, Eugenol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Linalool, Alpha Isomethyl
Ionone, Evernia Prunastri (oakmoss) extract. Includes: Citrus Aurantium Dulcis
(orange) oil, Cinnamomum Zeylancium Bark Oil, Pogostemon Cablin (Patachouli)
Oil, Melissa Officinalls Leaf Oil.
The anti-bug bite moisturiser is more subtle in its fragrance so would suit those who weren’t
looking for a long lasting fragrance spray but wanting the same bug preventing effect.
With Cinnamon Leaf, Patchouli, Cedarwood oils to repel insects, this moisturiser
when reapplied every 3 hours should keep you bite free on your next holiday .
Ingredients: Aqua (water),
Isopropyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric, Triglyceride, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl
Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Parfum (Fragrance), Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Cinnamon)
leaf oil, Pogostermon cablin (Patchouli) oil, Juniperus virginiana (cedarwood)
oil, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Benzophenone-3, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium
EDTA, Ceteareth-20, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Linalool.
We
go camping every year and in the evenings mozzies and midgies are rife so although
I’m not sure I’m in love with the fragrance I may well be packing these 2
products to try out particularly on my feet. Here’s hoping they end up bite
free.
If
you’d like to find out more about Alfresco’s range of natural anti-bug products,
then pop across to their website for a browse. You will also find them on
Facebook and Twitter.
Have
any of you tried the Alfresco range? Let me know in the comments if you have.
Until
next time x
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Disclaimer: I was sent an Alfresco Acqua
D’Alfresco Insect Repellent Fine Fragrance Spray and a Anti Bug Bite Moisturiser
to try out. All opinions are my own honest thoughts and feeling on the products
I tried.
Not heArd of this brand before! but sounds really promising. Pretty packaging too. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Ale x It is cute packaging isn't it? I think these products will appeal to a lot of people. Just a shame for me that the fragrance was a tad too strong. Thanks for popping by :)
DeleteDefinitely in need of a new Anti Bug Bite Moisturiser! Going to try this one, guess it smells so good :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jess. Thanks for popping by. Let me know how you get on if you do try it. I like the fact that the fragrance spray can be used as a perfume in it's own right. Very clever x
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