Mosquitos really are attracted to some people more than others.
Learn the findings of a new study that asks ‘can soap repel mosquitos’?
At that otherwise lovely dinner al fresco, why was I the mosquitoes main course?
There may be some hope.
So, can soap repel mosquitos?
The researchers collected scent samples from unwashed human skin.
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In total, they collected 68 samples.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
Overall, the Native soap biased mosquitoes responses in a way that was significantly different from all other treatments.
The other soap scents may have been more floral, which could attract the mosquitoes, says Dr. Gawchik.
Despite these promising findings, there are some caveats .
For starters, it was a pretty small study.
So how the scent samples stand in for a real, bite-able human is not necessarily a one-to-one comparison.
She says, I think its better than nothing.
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