If you want to avoid mosquito bites, then take a B1 supplement. Most of the B1 supplements are 10x or more times what your body can metabolize in a 24 hr. period. The excess is eliminated in your urine and sweat. The stuff that comes out in your sweat dries on your skin and mosquitoes hate it, and leave you alone.
That awful “music” didn’t drive away the fly on the window. Wonder if B1 would work on flies? Might try it in a spray bottle.
There is a window that attracts flies. No amount of cleaning or spraying vinegar, insecticide, fly traps or whatever has eliminated them. It’s the way the sunlight hits it. I’ve covered the panes the light hits which has reduced them a wee bit.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.. I never knew this.
I am headed to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam for about 2 months and want to be maximum protected. I’ll be traveling quite a bit by river. Don’t want to catch Yellow Fever, Malaria, Typhoid or Japanese Encephalitis.. I am researching this and plan on B-1 as part of a combination..
DEET Insect repellent, vaccinations, protective clothing.....
Taking Vitamin B1 shown to prevent insect bites and stings
Jun 9, 2014
Alternative Insect bite prevention - thiamine
It’s safe to say we’re heading into the holiday season, if you haven’t already booked your summer get away then you’re probably thinking about it. As we are sure you would agree, one of the down sides of a hot destination whether it be tropical, Mediterranean or anything else, is insect bites.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) is backed by numerous studies to help prevent insect bites
Some people seem to be more more prone to insect bites than others, we do not fully understand why, but numerous studies indicate that taking vitamin B1 is a proven alternative to sprays and wipes to make you less prone to insect bites.
Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is a water-soluble vitamin (must be consumed with some water), it plays a key role in the breakdown of carbohydrates from food to make energy. It supports healthy functioning of the heart, muscles and nerves and also acts as an antioxidant, protecting the body from the degenerative effects of ageing, alcohol consumption and smoking. Thiamine is absorbed from the upper and lower parts of the small intestine, if you ingest more vitamin B1 than your body needs, the excess is excreted in your urine and through your skin via perspiration.
Since placebos don’t work on mosquitoes, I decided to do more research. The number one research study was in new Mexico and they stated:
Our study has confirmed earlier results that vitamin B1 is not a systemic insect repellent.
https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/15/1/140/2583458
The Efficacy of Some Commercially Available Insect Repellents for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
New Mexico State University researchers find some surprising results testing mosquito repellents