In a message dated 98-07-15 16:53:26 EDT, you write:

<<  I cannot tolerate
 Avon's Skin-So-Soft (one sniff and my nose is clogged and
 dripping).  Is there anything else we can use to keep the
 bugs off him that won't irritate his legs? >>

     Try giving him a vitamin B1 supplement.  This works as a natural insect
repellent.  I was told this years ago, to keep bees away, since I'm
anaphylactic to them.  It worked on the bees, but it kept ALL insects away.  I
no longer got misquito bites. When I go into a cemetery (I'm a genealogist),
the gnats are all over my husband, but they leave me alone, as long as I've
remembered the B1. My younger daughter is allergic to mosquitoes, so I gave it
to her,  too, and eliminated the mosquito bites.  Hopefully it will work for
your son.  Worth a try, anyway!

                   Carol