If you are sensitive to smells, know that the patch may
change the way you smell. The vitamin B1 in the mosquito patch is being absorbed by your
body to the point that the packaging notes that it may change the color of your
urine (really.) I didn’t notice any changes
in the way my sons smelled while wearing the patches, but I noticed the change
in the scent of my own skin. I’m sure that sounds terrible, but it wasn’t that
bad. If you’ve ever sniffed a bottle of vitamins, the scent is something like
that — it’s “vitaminy.” Oddly, the scent also reminded me of my parents’ old
canvas camp tent. It’s not a bad or
offensive smell, but I was definitely aware of it while wearing the patches.
