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Repels mosquitoes

Posted by Robin on 29 October 2015 7 Comments

Victoria’s Secret “Bombshell” brand perfume may be designed to attract men, but surprising new research has found it repels mosquitoes as effectively as commercially manufactured bug repellents.

[...] However, the authors do provide a caveat to this finding, noting that "the concentration of perfume we used in this test was rather high and that lower concentrations of the same fragrance might have different effects."

— Read more at at Victoria's Secret Perfume an Effective Mosquito Repellent: Study at Newsmax.

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  1. scentfromabove says:
    29 October 2015 at 8:24 am

    Ha! I find that hilarious! With all the rain that we have been getting lately, the mosquitoes have been really bad. My biggest pet peeve is mosquitoes buzzing in my ear at night while I am trying to sleep. Luckily, I have a small mini spray bottle of this fragrance. I am going to leave it by my nightstand and test this theory out and report back to you.

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    • Robin says:
      29 October 2015 at 10:15 am

      LOL — do let us know.

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  2. meredifay says:
    29 October 2015 at 10:00 am

    Geranium, lemon eucalyptus and catnip mint are all pretty effective mosquito repellents, they just don’t last very long. Bombshell doesn’t seem to have any of these things – wonder what the mosquito repellent part is…

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    • Robin says:
      29 October 2015 at 10:15 am

      I’ve decided not to wonder 😉

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    • Elisa says:
      29 October 2015 at 10:24 am

      That is hilarious. Patchouli maybe?

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  3. rickbr says:
    29 October 2015 at 4:18 pm

    Even mosquitoes don’t like it lol I guess that Victoria little secret has been finally revealed lol

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    • scentfromabove says:
      29 October 2015 at 7:18 pm

      Lol!

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