Frequently Asked Questions
Insect Repellent Clothing features BUZZ OFF's Insect Shield Insect Repellent Apparel, an innovative new product that combines permethrin, a man-made form of a natural insect repellent found in the chrysanthemum plant, with a new patent pending process. Through this patent-pending process, permethrin is tightly bonded to the clothing to provide effective protection from biting insects and bugs. When insects are exposed to this repellent their neurons are agitated, rendering them unable to coordinate voluntary muscles (ataxia), and thus unable to attack. Unlike traditional insect repellents, Insect Repellent Clothing puts the insect repellent on the clothes you wear, not on your skin.
BUZZ OFF Insect Shield Insect Repellent Apparel repel mosquitoes, ticks, ants, flies, chiggers and midges or no-see-ums. This repellent effect has been scientifically proven through extensive governemental and army testing and research. The EPA requires extensive effectiveness data to prove the product's ability to repel these insects. Many species and varieties of ticks, mosquitoes, flies, etc., have been tested.
US health professionals are concerned about a growing number of insect borne diseases such as West Nile virus, Lyme disease, Encephalitis, Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever, and Malaria. BUZZ OFF's Insect Shield Insect Repellent Apparel helps prevent bites from potentially disease carrying ticks and mosquitoes. Insect Repellent Clothing also protects against other annoying insects such as ants, flies, chiggers, and midges or no-see-ums.
In most cases, wearing a short sleeve BUZZ OFF shirt with BUZZ OFF shorts and socks will provide good protection. In heavily infested areas you can get increased protection by wearing a long sleeve shirt and pants.
BUZZ OFF Insect Shield Insect Repellent Apparel provides effective protection against insects and through 25 washings, a typcial garment lifetime. The clothes should be machine-washed separately using standard laundry detergent. Insect Repellent Clothing can be ironed, starched, or pressed without any adverse effects. However, you should not dry clean Insect Repellent Clothing - while dry cleaning BUZZ OFF Insect Shield Insect Repellent Apparel will not have any ill effect on the environment or you, it will remove the permethrin (the active ingredient) from the clothing, thereby reducing the insect repellent capabilities.
BUZZ OFF Insect Shield Insect Repellent Apparel is the best solution for personal insect protection. Many insect repellent products which must be applied to the skin have historically raised
safety and environmental concerns, particularly if misused or overused and particularly where babies and young children are involved. Other type of insect repellent products are not durable or effective. For example, while electric insect "zappers" are estimated to kill billions of beneficial insects annually, they kill only a few mosquitoes, significant carriers of West Nile virus and Malaria.
After years of extensive product testing BUZZ OFF Insect Shield Insect Repellent Apparel has been successfully registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA). In addition, unlike traditional insect repellents, BUZZ OFF clothing has the benefit of being near your skin instead of on your skin. BUZZ OFF Insect Repellent Clothing provides personal insect protection which has less environmental impact than widespread fogging or spraying of neighborhoods and is preferable to traditional insect repellents, which can wash off in the shower or stream, or sprays that might risk contaminating the atmosphere.
No. BUZZ OFF Insect Shield protection is odorless, colorless and does not change the feel of the garment.
Although the active ingredient is tightly bound to the fibers of the fabric, small amounts can come off in the wash, such as those attached to tiny fiber fragments or dye particles. Therefore, it is recommended that BUZZ OFF's garments be washed separately. Read and follow the label instructions on the apparel.
You can order BUZZ OFF's insect repellent clothing directly from Ex Officio.