Listerine Ward Off Mosquitoes
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Claim: Listerine Can Ward Off a Swarm of MosquitoesThe claim is you can put mouthwash in a spray bottle with some water and poof! low cost mosquito spray! The mouthwash contains eucalyptol, which is an active botanical repellent. Which is the same ingredient that the non-deet repellents are mixing with lemon.
The problem, there isn't enough eucalyptol in mouthwash to last more than a few minutes.The main reason I posted this article? The awesome illustration:
Too bad no repellent is strong enough for the black flies...
(credit: The NYTimes)