Have you ever noticed people who wear very trendy wrist bands? Take a closer look are those trendy wristband actually insect repellant bands? Well here we give you a complete low down of how insect repellent bands can change your life for good.
With all the diseases that mosquitoes are able to spread, is it right to be roaming around without any protection from them? Insect repellent band are very convenient and easily available. The reason that they repel mosquitoes is because they are made of insect repellants. You can choose where you want to wear the band either on your wrist or your ankle. The effect in the end is the same.
The other function of the band is to completely disguise the scent of a human. This deceives the mosquitoes to think that they cannot find anything here. Sometimes the smell that the band is used to make is the one that bugs don’t usually go near.
There are two main classifications when it comes to insect repellant bands, one is the artificial insct repellent band and one is the natural one.
Artificial insect repellent band – These bands are characteristic to their long lasting effectiveness. The chemicals in the bands ensure that they last for a long time and keep you insect free. The ingredients used to make these bands are N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamideand picaridin which is an alternative to DEET. These ingredients are very effective on mosquitoes but they are also known to be harmful to the wearers and cause side effects. These side effects are nothing major but still it is not good to let it cause this minimal damage to your body. The good news however is that these side effects only take place when the ant repellent bands are used constantly. If the bands are used once in a way nothing is bound to happen. Sometimes these bands stop working soon as they get wet. Children should not put them in their mouth and precautions must be taken to prevent this.
Natural insect repellent band – the natural substances can also be used to make these useful mosquito repellent bands. The bands sometimes are even made with insecticides which ensure that you never see any kinds of insects around you. Some of the natural substances used are eucalyptus oil, castor oil, peppermint, Indian lilac oil, tea tree oil, garlic and even cinnamon. All of these ensure that you are ever bitten by these deadly bugs which carry diseases around. There is one drawback of using natural insect repellent bands and that is that they cannot be expected to last for too long. Five days is the maximum that you can expect t to last and this is one factor that makes it highly inconvenient to use. However on the other hand these bands are safer than the artificial bands which are also available. Spending your cash on this is not a bad investment when you think of the down side of using the artificial ones.