Tag: safe fabrics

Essential oil-coated fabrics repel bacteria and mosquitoes Findings show significant antimicrobial and potential mosquito repellent properties for fabrics treated with a microemulsion finish of lemon and litsea essential oils. It washes off, but researchers are working on a way to make it stick better.

Posted on September 22, 2021September 17, 2021 by Ryan Kirby 342 views

Current antimicrobial fabrics have dangerous downsides - researchers have found a safe approach using essential oils. @ryant_kirby