[pct-l] Mosquito Repellant

[Heather Darnell]

Still in my own early stages of testing, but here in the Carolinas I have been experiencing good results so far with coconut oil as a mosquito repellant! I camped this weekend in North Carolina, and though I packed it, I could not find my vial of coconut oil (hmph, it was buried in my food bag!) On my return I continued experiments I have been running when I work in my garden. Though the bites I got this weekend itch terribly, I haven't received any new ones (this is Tuesday, in Charleston, SC - notoriously "buggy".) One mosquito seems to have followed me from my garden into my car this evening and though it rode with me for about a half hour, it never even landed on me. I'm feeling pretty positive about this!

(In consideration of the end note at the below link, my blood type is A-, I don't drink beer, and I haven't been wearing red. Those facts did not hinder the feeding frenzy on my legs this weekend.)

Has anyone else tried this?

 
''The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.''
Albert Einstein
1879-1955, German-born American Physicist

Blessings, 
Heather Darnell 
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:55:45 -0700
From: Tortoise <tortoise73 at charter.net>
Subject: [pct-l] A Patch Designed To Make You Invisible To Mosquitoes
    : All    Tech Considered : NPR
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If this actually works this will be the answer to hikers  mosquito problems. Check it out.


http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/08/07/209575570/a-patch-designed-to-make-you-invisible-to-mosquitoes?ft=1&f=1001&sc=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter


Tortoise

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