Washing with different soaps could make you more or less attractive to mosquitoes

Could coconut-scented soap protect you from mosquito bites this summer?

New research suggests using coconut-scented soap may help keep mosquitos away, but scent and smell is a complicated issue. The Virginia Tech researchers compared different scented soaps to see if they made people more or less attractive to the insects. While the results were not definitive, scientists did find there was some evidence that mosquitos were repulsed by a chemical compound known to have a coconut-like odor.

Does your soap make you more attractive to mosquitoes?

Does your soap make you more attractive to mosquitoes? found at WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A report in the science journal iScience shares the results of a study showing the type of soap used can either repel or attract mosquitoes. Soap has been a part of human life for nearly as long as mosquitoes. Soaps change the perception of body odor, but does it attract the dreaded summer pest? …

Mosquitoes Have Mixed Feelings About Soap, Study Finds

Mosquitos and the humans they feed on seem to have something in common: a discerning palate for soap. In a new study this week, scientists have found that female, blood-sucking mosquitos are drawn to certain kinds of soaps commonly used by people while repelled by others, though sometimes in unexpected ways. The…Read more...

What smells attract mosquitoes? New study has the answer

Let’s face it. Mosquitos love some of us more than others, unrequited or not, and a new study shows it could be because of your smell.