Essential Mosquito Repellent BugBand From SportsImpact.com Offers An Easy, Safe And Convenient Anti-Insect Alternative

Online, May 8, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Practically everyone is prone to insect bites, which cause itching or pain, and, in worse cases, contract deadly insect-borne diseases or parasites. Countering this health risk are insect and mosquito repellent sprays which serve the valuable purpose of discouraging these biting insects. While so, insect repellents are usually made up of harmful chemical ingredients, including DEET, with the chemical name, N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide.

With a keen eye for innovation within the sports and leisure markets, Sports Impact presents the innovative BugBand, a wristband product that protects its wearers from swarming, biting pests in a safe and natural way. Showcased at SportsImpact.com, BugBand is made from the natural product Geranoil, extracted from Geraniums and other plants, and free from DEET, the active ingredient in most insect repellents that has been reported to cause health issues.

SportsImpact.com notes how French towns and villages have featured window boxes full of Geranium for centuries, owing to this flowering plant's natural properties that repel practically all insects. Geraniol, a powerful ingredient extracted from geranium oil through a unique refining process, provides a natural and extremely effective insect repellent.

According to laboratory and field studies by the University of Florida in Gainesville, Geraniol has been proven effective in repelling wide variety of insects, including mosquitoes, house flies, horse flies, midges, cockroaches, fire ants, fleas, gnats and dog ticks.

BugBand products have been put to the test by writers, editors, parents, pet owners, as well as outdoorsmen and women. Joe Lamp'l of JoeGardener.com, a Today Show contributor, says: "If you're looking for a deet-free answer to biting insect control, BugBand is our one and only choice. We had more words of praise for its effectiveness than anything else we've tested when it comes to controlling biting pests. Safe, effective, convenient, (did we mention 'cool'?) and very easy to use make BugBand a Joe Gardener Certified Best of the Must-Haves(R) For."

Available in six colours, BugBand can be worn anywhere on the body to keep it protected for up to 120 hours, while keeping harsh chemicals away with its safe and natural characteristics. The product is packaged in a handy resalable packet and can be worn, stored and reused.

Health-conscious individuals who hate being bugged by insect bites should check out http://www.sportsimpact.com to know more about BugBand, the alternative to any other biting insect and mosquito repellent that embraces the essentials of healthy living.