Eating Match Heads To Repel Mosquitos.

[IronWorker]

I had a special forces buddy tell me that eating a single match head daily would ward off mosquitos and ticks so i did some internet searching and found this http://www.backpacker.com/community/ask_buck/14

[GeoFisher]

I had a special forces buddy tell me that eating a single match head daily would ward off mosquitos and ticks so i did some internet searching and found this http://www.backpacker.com/community/ask_buck/14

Just be careful when you FART..........a spontaneous explosion may be very, very painful

[RoadToad]

Do some more internet searching. This is a VERY bad idea. In addition to sulfur, match heads also contain antimony trisulphide and potassium chlorate.

"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.(NIOSH) recently nominated antimony trisulfide for listing in the Report on Carcinogens as a substance reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen."
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/...trisulfide.pdf

"The Material Safety Data Sheet, MSDS, for potassium chlorate states that it is "toxic to blood, kidneys, lungs, the nervous system, liver and mucous membranes." Repeated or prolonged exposure can cause serious damage to the affected areas."
http://www.livestrong.com/article/20...sium-chlorate/

There are plenty of effective ways to repel mosquitoes without poisoning your internal organs and causing cancer.

[ThreeLions]

Do some more internet searching. This is a VERY bad idea. In addition to sulfur, match heads also contain antimony trisulphide and potassium chlorate.

"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.(NIOSH) recently nominated antimony trisulfide for listing in the Report on Carcinogens as a substance reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen."
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/...trisulfide.pdf

"The Material Safety Data Sheet, MSDS, for potassium chlorate states that it is "toxic to blood, kidneys, lungs, the nervous system, liver and mucous membranes." Repeated or prolonged exposure can cause serious damage to the affected areas."
http://www.livestrong.com/article/20...sium-chlorate/

There are plenty of effective ways to repel mosquitoes without poisoning your internal organs and causing cancer.

I'd rather take my chance with the mosquitos!

DAVE

[Carter1]

Why don't you just take vitamin B everyday. It works.