How to prevent mosquito bites

When summer comes every year, mosquitoes begin to breed and wreak havoc. Since plants grow more luxuriantly in summer and we mostly wear short-sleeved shirts and shorts, we will inevitably be bitten by mosquitoes. Mosquito bites are not only itchy and unbearable, but they can also easily transmit diseases through bites, causing us great trouble. So how do you prevent mosquito bites? Let’s find out together.

First, it is best to use less soap when bathing in summer. Generally speaking, mosquitoes like to eat nectar. Therefore, the probability of being bitten by mosquitoes will increase after using items with floral scents such as perfume, cosmetics, and facial creams. However, not all scents will attract mosquitoes. For example, the cologne commonly used by men has a sandalwood scent and can actually repel mosquitoes.

Second, eat more vegetables. Some vegetables have smells that mosquitoes don’t like, such as vegetables containing carotene and spicy vegetables such as garlic. After people eat them, mosquitoes will stay away from you.

Third, wear light-colored clothes. Aedes mosquito (also known as spotted mosquito) likes to land on black clothes the most.

Fourth, try to wear socks. Many girls like to wear shoes barefoot, but they don’t know that after wearing socks, mosquitoes feel that the humidity of human skin is lower and the volatile substances on the skin surface are reduced, so they will bite less.

Fifth, do not scratch after being bitten. After scratching, the tissue fluid, lymph fluid, etc. in the skin will seep out and swell into a blister. The more you scratch, the more itchy it will become, and it will be difficult to subside. If you persist in not scratching, the itching will generally subside significantly after 10 to 15 minutes.

Mosquito repellent method: Take some vitamin B in appropriate amounts every day. After taking it, vitamin B is metabolized by the human body and excreted from the body through sweat or urine, which will produce some special smells. Mosquitoes hate this smell and therefore dare not approach the human body.

How to repel mosquitoes with a table fan: Mosquitoes tend to move toward light at night, so turn off all the lights at home, use a table fan with an indicator light, and swing it at a large angle. The fan blades will kill many mosquitoes.

The above content introduces several tips for preventing mosquito bites in great detail. Friends may wish to pay more attention to these details in life in the summer to achieve the purpose of preventing mosquitoes. In addition, sweating more in the summer also makes you more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes, so keeping your body dry can also help avoid the chance of being bitten.