Some natural mosquito repellents my boyfriend showed me in a supermarket circular:
- Spray Listerine on yourself. Pass. I don’t need people wondering why I have fresh breath ALL OVER.
- Dab vanilla extract on your pulse points. Also pass. Vanilla gives boyfriend headaches, and would probably give me cookie cravings.
- Eat garlic. Pass. Some of my best friends are vampires, including myself. I mean, just look at me. Or imagine me, I guess, since I don’t tend to show up on film.
- Wear lavender essential oil. Okay, now this one I’ll try, since it’s just pretty much perfume. In fact, I gave it a shot today, and I’m happy to say I didn’t get a SINGLE mosquito bite. Of course, the screens on the windows may have had something to do with that, but I’m not splitting hairs over here.
So what’s your vote? Let me know in the comments below.
I don’t bite either, except maybe after dark. Bwah ha ha ha ha.
Wow, somebody REALLY wanted that photo. Or malaria. Yeesh.
I´m a mosquito repellent myself. If I´m sitting or walking next to my boyfriend, HE never gets a bite.
Works for him, sucks for you! Literally! But I’m not surprised, as I’m sure you are delicious.
Yet another reason I tend to stay indoors. I hate mosquitoes and their nasty bites. Nothing works for me except that stuff with DDT or DEET or whatever they call it that repels mosquitoes, but also, possibly gives you cancer, which is worse thing to deal with.
Maybe I’ll give the lavender oil a try. And then, maybe I’ll go outside and attempt to garden or something.
Also – I read somewhere that if you eat bananas, mosquitoes can smell it, it’s like catnip to them, and they will really go after you.
You mean they go bananas? Not a problem for me, as bananas are definitely on my no-eat list.
And you can totally garden indoors. I have herbs on the windowsill, and one of those Aerogrow dealies. Pretty cool.
I haven’t been bitten by a mosquito since I left Texas back in 1993. I know we have them out here but I sure don’t know where they hide out.
Really? That sounds great. I’ll be right over. I can’t even walk to the supermarket without getting at least three of them.
I’m willing to try a couple this summer. We have mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds here in Florida in the summer. There’s a new species blossoming this year, too. Supposed to be the grandmother of all mosquitoes. Not looking forward to meeting her.
Well, maybe she’ll bake you some cookies before sucking you dry. “Why Grandma, what a big stinger you have!”