
As bug season quickly approaches, many outdoor companies are releasing gear with insect repellent integrated directly into the fabric, such as Columbia's Insect Blocker, Insect Shield, and Schoeller's new Inzectic. At the same time, consumers are moving away from synthetics such as DEET and looking for more natural products.
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Dutch travel health company Care Plus has created a tick test that you can use at home to determine whether or not the tick that bit you is a carrier of the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease. Instead of waiting days to notice the red ring rash, now within 20 minutes you can call your doctor for treatment.
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The North Face has teamed up with Swiss Company SANITIZED AG to treat their line of
training clothing
with an anti-stink substance called Sanitized Silver. Sanitized Silver acts as a built-in hygiene function to prevent bacteria, the microbes responsible for causing odor, from forming in your workout clothes as you sweat.
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