Out of all of the bug species within the animal kingdom, nothing is extra hated than the dreaded blood-sucking, disease-carrying mosquito.
We’re at all times on the lookout for new methods to keep away from being victims to these pesky little bugs.
But it surely seems you do not have to cowl your self and all the pieces round you in copious quantities of bug spray anymore. All you want is Victoria’s Secret Bombshell fragrance.
Earlier than you consider us as ridiculous for saying {that a} magnificence product can do such a factor, check out this examine within the Journal of Insect Science.
A bunch of researchers from New Mexico College discovered that the sickeningly candy and flowery perfume of Victoria’s Secret fragrance is as efficient because the chemical N, N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, or DEET, in repelling mosquitos. Since DEET is suspected of being detrimental to our well being and setting, most individuals favor DEET-free merchandise.
Analysis assistant Stacy Rodriguez mentioned that they anticipated the fragrance to draw the mosquitos, however the reverse occurred.
“It was fascinating to see that the mosquitoes weren’t really interested in the individual that was carrying Victoria’s Secret fragrance — they have been repelled by it,” she mentioned.
In case you continue to suppose the researchers are biased towards the costly fragrance, they used a wide range of different magnificence merchandise and bug repellents of their exams by making use of them to reveal arms and seeing how mosquitos reacted.
Three merchandise did not work: Cutter Pure insect repellent, the Mosquito Pores and skin patch, and Avon Pores and skin So Tender Bug Guard. Ecosmart Natural Insect Repellent labored, however just for the primary half hour.
The 2 best merchandise? Avon Pores and skin So Tender bathtub oil labored for not less than two hours and Victoria’s Secret Bombshell fragrance for for much longer than that.
The fragrance “could present a masking odor leading to low mosquito attraction charges however over a shorter length of time,” mentioned the researchers.
Nevertheless, earlier than you drop all the pieces and run to the closest Victoria’s Secret, observe that the researchers additionally mentioned that “the focus of fragrance we used on this check was relatively excessive and decrease concentrations of the identical perfume might need completely different results.”
In brief, they showered their naked arms within the fragrance.
So is Victoria’s Secret Bombshell or some other flowery scent a way more efficient bug repellant than precise bug spray? Not actually, although it could show helpful should you’re out on a date on a very mosquito-filled night time.
In addition to, do you actually need to make investments that a lot cash in a small bottle of fragrance that you could be or could not find yourself liking?
Caithlin Pena is an editor and former contributor for YourTango. Her work has been featured on Thought Catalog, Huffington Publish, Yahoo, Psych Central, and BRIDES.