It’s time to raid your kitchen cupboaards for two baking staples that could be the key to a mosquito-free summer.
If you’re tired of itchy bites but aren’t keen on dousinng your skin in chemicals, there’s an au natural hack that ‘totally works’ – and it smells ‘delicious’.
With today (August 20) being World Mosquito Day, what better time to repel the blood-sucking insects for good, without breaking the bank.
TikTok user Contrary Mary recently showed off her three-ingredient spray that she says works better than any other product she’s tried.
“I have bought every single commercial product you could for mosquito repellency because I get eaten alive,” she said in a now-viral video. “Apparently I have delicious blood… Nothing works and I’m in South Florida and it’s really bad, especially around this time of year.”
However, Mary discovered mixing a few drops of vanilla essence a long with a ‘pinch’ of ground cinnamon to a spray bottle filled with water works wonders.
“Not only do I smell like a delicious snack – a delicious baked good out here in the summer heat – it works,” she added.
Hundreds of viewers flocked to the comments section hail the hack, with one user raving: “It works; it REALLY WORKS!. Thank you so much for saving me from being eaten alive!”
Another agreed, stating: “Nothing fancy and it totally works,” while a third added: “The cheaper the vanilla extract the better! Cinnamon will keep biting gnats and flies away!”
Not everyone was keen on the tip, arguing it didn’t work effectively or that the cinnnamon would block the spray nozzle.
But, if you want to try the hack out, you can pick both ingredients up from your nearest supermarket. Aldi is currently selling a 38ml bottle of vanilla extract for just 79p, while aa tub of ground cinamon will onlly set you back 75p.
