Nopikex

NOPIKEX® is a personal insect repellent formulated as soap, that provides protection against mosquitoes and other biting insects for over 8 hours. By preventing man/vector contact, NOPIKEX® can help to reduce the incidence of vector-borne diseases such as MALARIA and DENGUE.

This formulation, thanks to its efficacy as a persistent repellent, its acceptability to health workers, its low cost and simplicity, ease of application, prolonged shelf life and suitability for transportation; that it is neither perishable nor anymore difficult to apply than soap, a product familiar to all cultures and understood in the context of all human environments, is a product commending itself to wide acceptance by low income families as well as all other segments of populations exposed to vector-borne diseases.

Why NOPIKEX® should be a consumer’s insect repellent of choice because:

• NOPIKEX® offers prolonged protection.   Field tests have shown that the repellent provides good protection against insect bites  after 12 hours of application.
• NOPIKEX® has low concentrations of active ingredients.Industry standards suggest that the optimum insect repellent is considered to be one that does not have to be reapplied for at least six hours and contains less than 30% DEET.  NOPIKEX® is formulated with either 22% DEET or 20% DEET and 0.5% Permethrin
• NOPIKEX® is effective against a wide range of biting-insects including ticks, which vector Lyme´s disease.
• NOPIKEX® has a low cost, is light, compact and easy to carry, transport and store.
• NOPIKEX® has a long shelf life, retaining its effectiveness.
• NOPIKEX® has no adverse side effects.
• NOPIKEX®, once applied, is invisible to the eye, non-greasy and virtually odourless.
• NOPIKEX®, because it is formulated as a soap, is familiar to all cultures and understood in the context of all human environments.
• NOPIKEX® is easy to use and has wide acceptance by low income families as well as all other segments of populations exposed to vector-borne diseases.
• NOPIKEX® does not require specialised personnel, costly infrastructure or sophisticated equipment to promote, implement and control its use in endemic areas.
• NOPIKEX® can be produced in any size or weight to meet demand.  A 50gm bar of NOPIKEX® (4 cm x 4cm x 2cm) provides an adult with more than 30 days of protection when used daily.

This elementary technology makes NOPIKEX® the weapon of choice in large, sustainable prevention programmes.

Numerous filed tests have been carried out using NOPIKEX® by organizations such as:

• UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
• The British Medical Research Council
• The US National Institutes of Health
• European Community Commission Special Programme for the Sciences, Research and Development. (Contract NO. TS2-0062-D).

Method of Aplication:

1. Dip bar end in water or moistened skin.
2. Apply to skin, gently rub until white lotion disappears. DO NOT RINSE OFF.

The lotion can also be applied to clothing for added protection. Once dry NOPIKEX® is invisible, non-greasy and virtually odourless. As with all repellents and soaps, care should be taken to avoid contact with eyes, mouth and inside of nose.