Florida Water 195ml

Influenced by the tradition of using Florida Water as a cologne, many tend to mistake Liushen for some kind of perfume. Baker met a Chinese woman in her 20s who was so shocked when she found out he used it as a perfume that she stared open-mouthed for some time. Seeing him confused, she explained that almost all Chinese use it to repel mosquitoes in the summer. "Then it was my turn to be surprised," Baker said. "An insect repellent with such a nice smell. What a strange but wonderful combination." In hindsight, Baker noted that he was less bitten by mosquitoes that summer. Baker isn't the only one who has benefited from Liushen as a mosquito repellent. For Rachel Somboon-Ball, a store manager at Oriental Mart, a Michigan-based grocery store in the US that has been selling the product for a few years, Liushen Florida Water is a godsend. "I always have problems with mosquitoes, so I tried it out and it worked really well," Somboon-Ball said. He found out about its mosquito-repelling properties from his Chinese staff. "It seems to keep the bugs somewhat away and help relieve the itchiness of the bites. [It also] smells much better than chemical bug spray."

Impressed with Liushen's mosquito-repelling properties, Baker decided to do some research on the product. I was completely in awe of how Westerners have embraced the product and applied it to their daily lives. "I saw a lot of people using it aftershave and also at a spa, so after shaving, I gave it a try," Baker said. "After using it, my skin, soothed by the cold water, felt very fresh and comfortable." It has also been explored as a product with an amazing cooling effect in the heat of summer. "The summer of every year in Beijing was killing me. I didn't want to use the air conditioning very often because I didn't feel like paying so much for electricity," said Fred Waters, a New York man who worked in China for five years. . years before 2014. With no other options, Waters was often drenched in sweat until one of his Chinese colleagues told him to fill his sink with water, drop some Liushen Florida Water into the water, dampen a towel in the water and use it to cleanse your body. "It worked for me," Waters said. "I even felt a bit cold." Inspired by the idea, Waters went a step further. "When I showered, after using the shower gel, I would use Liushen all over my body before rinsing it off. That way, without the towel and all the cleaning, the whole process would be so much simpler and I could feel just as fresh and comfortable."