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50 Citronella Long Burning Incense Sticks - made with pure and natural citronella essential oil.

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Let us know in the comments – and if you have a top-secret natural mosquito repellentidea that works? Please share!

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However, in ordinary circumstances, incense can at least help. In an indoor space, burning incense will undoubtedly be more efficient than outside. Truly natural incense is an alternative – although natural still doesn’t mean entirely safe! In most cases, it means understudied!

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On the other hand, adding herbs such as sage or lavender to campfires or fire pits can add to the protection given off by tremendous smoke emissions from these sources (and it smells so fine!). The World Health Organization did a revealing scientific reviewon smoke as an insect repellent, focusing on indoor smoke. The results have been largely inconclusive, with no proof that the smoke reduces the number of mosquito bites. Researchers found that burning incense produces these compounds in amounts beyond those considered safe, deeming them harmful. Liquid incense showed to be slightly more polluting than disc incense.

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Don’t put burning incense where it may be accessible to pets or kids or moving draperies or objectsAnd – always follow the safety instructionsfor any mosquito repellent or incense that you use. Period! One study investigatedindoor air pollution brought on by liquid and disk mosquito-repelling incense. The analysts measured the concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and secondary organic aerosols (SOA) – chemicals all damaging to human health. Read More – How to Keep Flies Away From Food – and Guests – During an Outdoor Party! The Risks of Using Incense at Home Still, we don’t believe burningtraditional and presumably safe natural incense herbsin a well-ventilated environment for a limited amount of time will do you much harm.

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Three scientists from India experimentedto see if their custom-made herbal incense repels mosquitos. Unfortunately, all the theory gets murky when we look at the (scarce) scientific research on the topic. Mosquitos repellant – It helps kills and keep away bugs and insects. It has been discovered efficient on a species of mosquito, referred to as Aedes aegypti, whose bits cause the feared yellow fever. Our two cents? Even if the herbs fail to save you from every bite – the divine fragrance will likely help you keep up the mood despite some itchy spots. Another Japanese studyhas yielded the same results – it has shown that incense is a source of indoor air pollution by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).Read More – Does Smoke Keep Mosquitoes Away? What About Essential Oils? Or Fire? The Science on Incense Insect Repellents

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All in all, it seems that using traditionally used herbs and oils can and do repel the mosquitoes. Still, the study fails to prove the technique’s usefulness in real-life situations with free-flying mosquitoes or provide some reliable statistics from the volunteer part of the study. The studies used dried powdered plant material such as pyrethrum flower heads, camphor, Acorus, benzoin, and neem leaves, mixed with the additives like joss and charcoal powder, and repelling essential oils like lemongrass essential oil. Natural air freshener for rooms and other inside areas. Ideal for yoga sessions, meditation, and other occasions. Burning natural incense may help you reduce the number of insects in your surroundings, as well as the number of bites. The experiments show that mosquitoes try to avoid smoke from herbal incense mixes. To make it simple: when you burn things in your home, it unavoidably produces a certain amount of indoor air pollution. However, the more compounds – the greater is the risk of breathing in harmful chemicals – especially synthetics!The same logic applies to almost all incense products. They may be proven to be efficient in the lab setting. However, whether they will work in real-life circumstances depends on too many factors to guarantee success. We believe that mosquito coil incense offers some level of relief from mosquitoes and other pest insects. However – the incense isn’t perfect. During windy weather, the incense loses effectiveness. The first thing I would like to point out is that if you live in an area where malaria other mosquito-borne disease is present, never rely on incense only to protect you!

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