14 DAY TRIAL // Have you ever heard of geranium flowers? Well, you're about to, because they might just become the one thing standing between you and mosquito bites. Or rather punctures, since the things use long, needle-like snouts to suck out your blood.
Mosquitos are nasty things. Technically, the common ones are mostly harmless, making abstraction of the welts their bites leave behind, and the precious blood they steal from you.
It's also not awesome to think that the blood is ultimately used to breed more of the things which, in turn, perpetually perpetuate the “mosquito vs. man” conflict. And then, there are the mosquitoes that carry malaria.
Basically, whether it's because of the stinging bites that won't let you sleep, the disease carried, or just plain annoyance at the high-pitched buzzing, man is always better off when mosquito's can't get near.
And since air-spread insecticides don't work in every situation, especially while you're traveling, a wearable solution was needed.
The Invisaband
That really is spelled Invisaband, with an "a" instead of Invisiband. It was created by a team of scientists from geranoil, an oil produced from geranium flowers.
Geranium has been known as the so-called bane of mosquitoes and other insects for a long time now. The designers of the wrist band figured they may as well use a tried and true method.
What the bracelet does is release the natural oil which, in turn, produces a scent that confuses the natural senses of the mosquito. This, in turn, should render you and your immediate vicinity invisible to them, or at least uninteresting.
It may not be as flashy as zapping mosquitoes with layers (scientists tried that), making light barriers (yes, scientists tried that too), but who cares as long as it's effective?
Especially since the band is pretty simple-looking and unlikely to stand out much, especially if you wear clothes colored the same way as it.
The effectiveness
Invisaband is supposed to keep you shielded, figuratively speaking, from the wretched insects for at least 120 hours. It can be placed in an air-tight pouch when not worn, and naturally, has sizing holes.
It might be a bit expensive though, especially since it can't be “refilled” after its usability has expired. Then again, power socket-plugable mosquito killers deplete as well, after a while.
To get a pack of five, you'll need to pledge $19 / €15 on the Indiegogo campaign. Of course, larger pledges will get you larger packs. The funding goal is of $10,000 / €7,900.
