Scientifically proven to repel mosquitoes, ticks, flies, gnats, roaches and other annoying bugs and insects with a vapour barrier that protects up to 1.5 metres.
Effective for 5 days or 120 hours
(even when band is wet).
Safe and Natural.
The active ingredient is 9.5% mint oil which is 100% natural, safe and effective. Mint oil is a safe alternative to DEET.
Insect Repellent band is the only product of its type that has been tested and approved for use by the US Military. The band adjusts easily to fit an ankle or wrist.
Made in the USA since 1994 and extensively tested in the U.S., Canada and Australia. There are other similar products on the market; however these are MUCH less effective than the Insect Repellent Band because they use inferior repellents such as citronella.
Insect Repellent Band was supplied to eleven Eye Specialists working in Timor with the Dr Fred Hollows Foundation. This included work in remote villages where all sorts of biting insects were encountered. The Specialists gave a glowing report of these Insect Repellent Bands with no one being bitten in the four weeks spent in these remote areas.
Endorsed by the PGA (Professional Golfers Association).
This Insect Repellent Band is not to be confused with similar looking but far inferior alternatives that use citronella oil. Gone uses PEPPERMINT OIL that is scientifically proven to be FAR superior as a repellent compared to citronella oil.
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The Insect Band adjusts to fit ankle or wrist.
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Reusable Vapour Barrier Bag – Guarantees that our product will reain its integrity between use and continue to be effective throughout its life span. Using anything other than a Vapour Barrier Bag is like selling a tire with a leak.
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Flexible and comfortable for long periods.
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Quality and Quantity of ingredients
Insect Repellent Band contains 9.50% MINT OIL which is 100% natural, safe, and effective. It is the only product of its kind in the world to have been tested and approved for use by several government military forces.
The ingredients are non-toxic and will last up to 120 hours. They can be used repeatedly throughout the year and stored in the vapour barrier bag between use.
Effectively Stops Mosquitos - Gnats - Fleas – Ticks- Biting Flies - Roaches - Silverfish and many other annoying insects!
Testimonial of one of our researchers, Dr. Joel R. Coats of Iowa State University: The following are the professional opinions provided by Dr. Joel R. Coats, Ph.D., a senior professor of Entomology and Toxicology at Iowa State University. Dr. Coats was hired to test the efficacy of the band and its constituents, and these are his resulting comments.
“I am a Professor of Entomology and Toxicology at Iowa State University, in the department of Entomology. I have served on the faculty here since 1978. My areas of expertise include natural insect repellents and natural insecticides. The original efficacy data received from Scientific Information Inc. in Gainesville, Florida demonstrates that the Gone Insect Repellent Bands have efficacy in the field. It [these results] prove that a slow-release delivery of volatile essential oil can afford protection from mosquitos via a spatial repellency. The mode of action of volatile essential oils from plants is to repel mosquitoes by vapour action – released from the oils. Peppermint oil releases menthol; catnip oil releases nepetalactone; and oil of citronella releases geraniol and citronellal. This band represents the best possible delivery for monoterpene [these types of gases] so that protection can be provided over substantial time. Our chamber tests (test methodology available upon request) indicated that the band generated a statistically significant spatial repellency over time.”
How does it work?
Regarding the label statement “Gives protection for up to 120 hours”
“The insect bands are impregnated with the repellent mint oil, which is quite evenly distributed into the plastic, and diffuses out of the plastic steadily but slowly. It will certainly provide mosquito-repellent activity for at least five days (120 hours). The emitted amount of the impregnated mint oil will slowly decrease over time, like any simple diffusion process.”
Regarding the label statement “Effectiveness continues even…is wet.”
“Since the insect bands consist of very lipophilic plastic, they do not absorb water. The repellent oil can also not be rinsed out of the plastic by water.”
The professional opinions of Dr. Coats are a testament to the effectiveness of this product and show that the Gone Insect Repellent Band is the best product available of its kind.
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