PARAKITO Insect Repellent Spray

Ingredients

Free from:
Paraben-free, phthalate-free, no animal testing.

Keep Out of Reach of Children. Do not apply on or near eyes, mouth, or on wounded or irritated skin. Not recommended for children below 6 months old. Do not apply to hands of children. Adult supervision is required when applying to children. Prolonged and repeated use may cause allergic reaction in some individuals. In case of reaction to the product, discontinue use and wash with clean water; seek medical advice if symptoms continue.

Description

Some people are mosquito attractors! Mosquitos and ticks are attracted to carbon dioxide (CO2), and there are different factors that contribute to a person's CO2 emission from their breath and skin. Some of these factors have to do with factors we can't control, such as genetics, and some has to do with things we can control, such as diet.

Mosquitos are also attracted to people who are carriers of certain viruses which causes a change on the skin that attracts mosquitos. I am one of those people -- a natural attractor, and ever since international travel where I got some wicked bites, have become a super attractor. It doesn't matter how much garlic I eat, vitamin B1 or quercetin I take, or whether my vitamin A is sufficient (as they mention in the studies,) if there's one mosquito in a football field of people, I'll get the bite.

ParaKito has saved my outdoor time! It has a skin softening feel without an overpowering scent. Note that it may need to be reapplied, depending on how warm the day is.

References:

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Gul L, Korcsmaros T, Hall N. Flaviviruses hijack the host microbiota to facilitate their transmission. Cell. 2022 Jul 7;185(14):2395-2397. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.019. PMID: 35803242.

Zhang H, Zhu Y, Liu Z, Peng Y, Peng W, Tong L, Wang J, Liu Q, Wang P, Cheng G. A volatile from the skin microbiota of flavivirus-infected hosts promotes mosquito attractiveness. Cell. 2022 Jun 28:S0092-8674(22)00641-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.05.016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35777355.