Could the soap you use be attracting more mosquitoes? Researchers at Virginia Tech tested four soaps, having volunteers wash one forearm sleeve with soap and leaving the other unwashed. The sleeves ...

Research volunteers washed with four different brands of soap: Dial, Dove, Native, and Simple Truth. According to researchers, more than 60 percent of what is smelled after washing comes from soap, ...

Mosquitoes. They’re annoying pests and can spread disease through their bites. As they seek out a meal of human blood, female mosquitoes use a variety of chemical cues to zero in on their next target.

You’ll go coconuts for this news. A study published in the iScience journal Wednesday explored how different soaps repel mosquitoes, concluding that coconut could be the magic scent that keeps the ...

HOUSTON – It’s that time of the year again. Pesky mosquitoes are coming out -- but not to play -- as the temperatures heat up and humidity kicks in. While many are grabbing repellants, others claim ...

A lot of scents and colors play with your senses when you enter Buff City Soap, the latest store to open in Main Street Oak Ridge. But unlike scents simply named coconut, vanilla, or citrus, these ...