Shower gels may play a role in how often people are bitten by mosquitoes. Researchers from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the US examined shower gels.
Some soaps increase the attractiveness of the host and some soaps decrease it, the study authors said. With the help of these chemical substances, both an effective mosquito repellent and a bait for the animals could be produced, the scientists concluded. The most important factor in the question of how attractive a person is to mosquitoes is the interaction of soap and the individual odor.