Homemade vitamin B1 spray is 'worthless' mosquito repellent: experts

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Homemade vitamin B1 spray is 'worthless' mosquito repellent: experts
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🦟 Does Vitamin B1 solution repel mosquitoes? ❌ No, spraying vitamin B1 dissolved in water on the skin does not ward off mosquitoes, according to experts.

say spraying vitamin B1 dissolved in water on the skin does not ward off mosquitoes, contrary to false posts circulating online. They warn relying on such a"worthless" practice leaves people vulnerable to dangerous illnesses spread by mosquito bites.

"Take 5 tablets of vitamin B1 and water to dilute and dissolve, and then spray on the body to repel mosquitoes," a woman narrates in a video shared on"This is because mosquitoes are especially afraid of the smell of vitamin B1, but people do not feel it," she goes on to say.Screenshot of the false Douyin video, captured on June 26, 2023.

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