Volunteers in the study washed with four brands of soap — Dial, Dove, Native and Simple Truth — to see how each scent impacted the mosquitos' preferences. The researchers found that washing with Dove ...

The high-fat content in desiccated coconut can lead to the development of soapy flavor when spoiled. Coconut fat represented by the triglyceride molecules in the presence of enzymes secreted by ...

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 ...

Coconut oil is an edible oil extracted from the kernel or meat of matured coconuts – image courtesy of Lucy Bee. When soap is made, an oil or fatty acid is taken and this is reacted with alkaline, ...

Matador’s soap bag conforms to the size of your soap, and it can hook on the outside of your luggage or backpack to dry. Maria Adelmann/NYT Wirecutter The Matador soap bag easily fits a standard ...

Scientists suggested the scents used for soap that are plant-derived or plant-mimicking could confuse the nectar-loving insects. One of the chemicals associated with repulsion is a coconut-scented ...

All four body washes contain limonene, a known mosquito repellent derived from citrus. But only one soap — the one scented with coconut — consistently repelled insects in this experiment.

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