I was sick of being bitten by bugs all summer then I discovered a ‘genius’ trick – it’s super cheap and smells amazing
THE summer sun brings with it some annoying bugs, but one mum has shared a clever trick to stop being bitten.
Lauren Kissee shared her budget-friendly trick that’s perfect for the whole family and won’t break the bank.
Explaining on Instagram, the mum revealed she uses vanilla extract to repel pesky bugs like mosquitoes.
The mum discovered the trick after taking her family to Hawaii on holiday and suffering from tonnes of bites.
She said: ” We don’t do chemicals but I was like ‘I need something’.”
That’s when Lauren stumbled on another woman’s trick – applying vanilla extract to your skin.
“I’ve been eaten alive for three days. I tried this last night, zero bug bits, with us eating dinner outside,” she raved.
According to the mum, all you need to do is dampen a paper towel with the vanilla extract and rub it into your skin.
“I just put it all over my legs, my ankles, arms wrists – anywhere you get bug bites,” she said.
“It smells amazing, so it’s not like the gross, disgusting spray that you spray on.
“I swear it works, you need the tiniest bit too so it’s so cost effective and zero toxic chemicals.”
The mum added that she applies the extract twice a day, hasn’t been bitten since and always smells amazing.
After sharing the hack on Instagram others were amazed they didn’t already know about it.
One said: “This is so cool! Love it! Will try it on the next buggy trip we go on.”
“Definitely trying this out for our camping trip in a couple of weeks,” another commented.
And a third said: “I’m going to throw some into a travel bottle ASAP.”