While you may offend others and perhaps yourself, in this case, being pungently rancid is a good thing, for it increases bacteria levels on the skin, which make you less alluring to mosquitoes.

虽然可能会臭到别人或自己，以这个情况而言，皮闻起来刺鼻腐臭是好事，因为那代表皮上的细菌多，减对蚊子的吸引力。