Bug Bar – Solid Insect Repellent Bar

Description

Bug Bar is a solid alternative to the many spray-on bottles of insect repellent available. It’s a compact little bar that can be easily carried anywhere and provides a high level of protection against biting insects when applied to exposed skin.

Instead of carrying a bottle that is mostly filled with water or aerosol propellant, the Bug Bar is a matchbox-sized solid bar with a concentrated formula, making each bar last a very long time – comparable to using a much larger bottle of repellent spray. This also means no plastic bottle; Bug Bar can be thrown into any pocket or pouch, or even attached (using the included band) to the outside of clothing and bags for easy access. The base material of the bar is itself functional; kokum butter, a skin-nourishing plant butter that soothes and moisturises travel-dried skin.

Containing Citrepel® 75, a plant-derived repellent with a high percentage of PMD (p-menthane-3,8-diol), and proven to have repellent activity similar to the well known synthetic repellent, DEET. It works to repel a wide variety of insects; mosquitoes, midges, ticks, sand flies and horse flies. The formula also benefits from the inclusion of copaiba balsam, a natural tree exudate which has been traditionally used as an insect repellent in the Brazilian rainforest and is also rich in β-caryophyllene, which has a soothing effect on the skin – perfect for calming any pre-existing insect bites.

Some insect repellents absolutely stink. Bug Bar however, uses a lower odour repellent which has a mild citrus note, and combined with the gentle warming rainforest scent of copaiba, we think it’s actually quite nice.

Contents: 22.5g. Bar size: 45mm x 40mm x 16mm. With elastic hanging loop.
Weight of product in pouch: 30g.
Made in the UK by Polymath Products.