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Topic: Coconut Oil Better Than DEET For Repelling Insects

Tincup
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GOOD NEWS!

QUOTE- "Last month, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Research Service posted a bulletin with a surprising headline:

Coconut Oil Compounds Repel Insects Better than DEET.

This announcement followed the results from a study by USDA researchers published in the journal Scientific Reports, stating that fatty acids derived from coconut oil had long-lasting repellency against certain insects—an even better effect than the most widely-used insect repellent in the world."

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http://www.greenmedinfo.com

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steve1906
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Is it true that the DEET used in most mosquito repellents is toxic?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-it-true-that-the-deet/

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aklnwlf
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Love the link TC!

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MelanieLewis
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Oh my gosh, I still remember when we had a pine bed base on the dirt floor and as we lifted the bed up it just fell into splinters. This is a horrible thing to see. From that moment I knew any insect is something we should carry about and after I read termite fumigation safety issues, I knew about all risks and things I should undertake. Termites are creepy and hungry, so it's better to go for asking some professionals to deal with them.

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i have more interesting things and i wont to realisation this plan

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hiker53
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https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/coconut-oil-beats-toxic-deet-repelling-insects

The above link takes you to the article or at least it worked for me.

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