A MUM has left social media users totally divided after revealing the pricey trick she uses to prevent mosquitos from biting her tot, as some fear she'll attract a much larger animal.
Summer is here – and so are swarms of hungry mosquitos. But the teeny insects don't trouble one mum, Amanda Rose, who claims to have found a hack that works ''like a charm''.
Rather than using store-bought mosquito repellent, the parent recently came to learn of another method, one that's more natural – vanilla extract.
''When I came across this, I obviously had to test it out immediately.
''It’s rainy season in Florida which means it’s also mosquito season,'' explained the US-based mum.
For this, Amanda demonstrated in her video, she simply poured a small amount of the baking essential and applied it on her child ''like a lotion''.
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Praising the hack, she added in the caption: ''Worked like a charm. It wasn’t oily or smelly.''
According to Amanda, there are loads of tips and tricks online, with others swearing by diluting the extract with water and others adding essential oils, such as lavender and citronella.
She chuckled: ''Catch us outside all summer long smelling like vanilla instead of processed bug spray.''
But whilst the fitness enthusiast may insist this was the ''best'' remedy for repelling creepy crawlies and other insects, people on Instagram were totally divided.
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The video, posted on Amanda's page, won her a whopping 15.9million views, as hundreds raced to comments to share their thoughts.
Not only did many reckon the hack was too expensive, they also worried the sweet scent may attract a much larger animal.
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''In this economy????'' someone exclaimed in sheer horror.
Someone else said: ''Bears prefer vanilla humans.''
''*every bear for a 5 mile radius has entered chat*,'' a third agreed.
Another chuckled: ''Sweeten up my body and call me a buffet.''
''We are not in the same tax bracket,'' a social media fan chimed in.
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