And they don’t care at all about your bio-cosmetics, your spiritual practice, or that you are just a kind tourist who came to admire the view.
They attack like special forces, especially in the most magical moments - for example, when you are sitting on a stump, sipping tea, and admiring the sunset.
But! I have my own secret.
It works. It’s proven. Without harm to the skin and with elements of folk magic.
LIFE HACK FROM ME:
COFFEE + VANILLIN = SALVATION
Yes, yes, it sounds like a recipe for a morning cupcake, but it works like a bulletproof vest against insects!
Here is my recipe-savior:
Take 1 teaspoon of vanillin (not vanilla sugar!)
Mix with 2 tablespoons of water or baby cream (so that it stays on the skin)
Add a little ground coffee (for the smell, and, apparently, it repels too!)
Apply to exposed areas of skin - and that's it, you are no longer a "buffet" for mosquitoes Why does this work?
- Mosquitoes can't stand the smell of vanillin. Apparently, they had a hard experience in childhood.
- Coffee adds bitterness to the aroma, making the mixture even less attractive to flying assholes.
- And you smell... well, let's say, strange, but certainly not worse than chemical sprays.
Side effects:
Mosquitoes don't fly up to you
But people do fly up to you and ask: "Aren't you a cookie by any chance?"
But not a single bite - and that's the main thing!
And some more tips to boot:
Wear light-colored clothes - they sit on dark ones more often (and in the mountains they also heat up less). Try not to stand near water at sunset - it's a mosquito party.
Always have a lifehack mixture in a jar with you (for example, I keep it in a cream jar).