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Vitamin B as Mosquito RepellentThere has been quite a bit of discussion about the role of Vitamin B in mosquito avoidance. Taking large quantities of vitamin B unfortunately does not decrease the number of mosquito bites you get. Such an apparently simple solution to mosquito avoidance is appealing, but careful scientific trials have failed to show any mosquito repelling effects as a result of taking oral vitamin B, including B1. *There is some evidence that the use of B1 will make any bites feel less itchy, but it does not reduce the risk of diseases spread by biting mosquitoes.Comments7/5/2006 8:12:49 AMSB said: I know for a fact that taking alot of B1 about 30-60 minutes before I go outside greatly reduces my mosquito bites. I can be allergic to these bites and if I don't take B1 or use another repellent I could end up with tons of large bites. When I use B1, I may end up with 1 or 2 at the most. I have been using this for years and it always works. I do have to continually take it while I'm out so I continue to keep it in me. 7/26/2006 1:23:04 PM Laura said: Every summer in the past I had been bitten to death by mosquitos until I started taking a B-Complex vitamin everyday. This summer- NOT ONE BITE and I even moved from the city to country where I kill them on a nightly basis. I should be eaten alive... but instead they stay away. I know this report claims that there is no proof that vitamin B keeps them away, but I am here to tell you it works. I have a few friends who have tried this with the same results! Try it! 8/21/2006 12:52:21 PM K H said: I have personal experience from sub-Saharan Africa and South America of vitimin B1 significantly reducing the number of mosquito bites that my friends and I received. 10/9/2006 12:23:24 PM Mike said: I also have had good results from taking B-1, against mosquito and chigger bites. Perhaps it really wasn't repelling them, just reducing my body's reaction to the bites. But, it DOES something good!
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