Coconut Oil Repels Bloodsuckers Better Than DEET (Kinda)

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By Lorraine ChowNov 2, 2018, 12:47 pm470 ptsHot
You can love it or hate it, but coconut oil certainly has many uses. Now, federal researchers have added one more function of the tropical favorite to the list. Turns out, coconut oil fatty acids have strong repellency and long-lasting effectiveness against bloodsuckers and disease-carriers such as mosquitoes,…

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