• spicy pancake@lemmy.zip
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      16 days ago

      It's this stuff:
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      My former boss's wife is Thai and empathized with my hatred of mosquito bites, so she gifted it to me. Apparently it's not uncommon to carry it in your purse over there. I live in the US and have seen it at Asian pharmacies.

      Likely any strong herbal extract oil applied under the nose would have the same (I'm assuming mostly psychological) mild stimulating effect. Just make sure whatever it is, it's safe to apply topically.