futuremrspowell's Blog

One mosquito bite is annoying, but to be continually bitten by those little creatures can drive you crazy. Even worse, the friend standing next to you seems inexplicably mosquito bite free. The reason why mosquitoes are attracted to some people and not to others can be summed up in a single word: smell.

Scientific research has shown that if you are frequently bitten by mosquitoes, it is because of the smell you give off. Mosquitoes are attracted to the smells of certain people. If a person is rarely bitten, then his or her body gives off a smell that masks the scent that attracts mosquitoes.

The body's masking odors act like a natural repellent to mosquitoes. People who are bitten less frequently, or not at all, emit chemicals that repel mosquitoes. Mosquitoes recognize these smells as something they would not like to feast on and fly to someone else. Recent research has been undertaken to narrow down the smells that are attractive and repellent to mosquitoes.

i know this cause i am one of those people, and only certain repelents workfor me..cutter works for me the best... i have to use it to go outside and take the trash out in the morning

i know this sounds crazy and kids usually wont take a garlic capsul or B 1 capsul but it works too. its her body odor that attracts the mosquito

My daughter had the same problem, a bite on her arm would make the entire arm swell. I had an older pediatrician at the time and he told me to give her a B complex vitamin starting in April. B6 is a natural insect repellent, but because of the way the B vitamins work, you need all of them together. I started our entire family on them and I can't tell you the last time any of us were bitten. I go fishing and they swarm around and sometimes even land on me, but they don't bite. It works.