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.

NOPIKEX® is a personal insect repellent formulated as soap, that provides protection against mosquitoes and other biting insects for over 8 hours.

NOPIKEX® is used as a personal repellent to prevent man/vector contact. It thus acts 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, easiness 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.


ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
NOPIKEX and its two presentations:

 DEET (n.n-diethyl-m-toluamide) 22%


 DEET (n.n-diethyl-m-toluamide) 20%.
PERMETHRIN 0.5%.

Dimensions

50 grams (4 cm x 4 cm x 2 cm block)
A 50 gram bar of NOPIKEX® provides an adult with more than 30 days of protection when used daily.
Nopikex® can be produced in any size or weight to meet demand.

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

NOPIKEX® offers prolonged protection. Field tests have shown that the repellent provides good proteccion after against insect bites 12 hours of application.*

NOPIKEX® remains highly effective as an insect repellent.
NOPIKEX® has low concentrations of active ingredients.
The combination of NOPIKEX® is persistent protection against mosquitoes and other biting-insects and low concentration of DEET
give the product a significant advantage over other repellents. Industry standards


NOPIKEX LOTION.

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 effective against a wide range of biting-insects including ticks, which vector Lyme´s disease.
NOPIKEX® is a low cost insect repellent.
NOPIKEX® has no adverse side effects.
NOPIKEX® is light, compact and easy to carry, transport and store.
NOPIKEX® has a long shelf life, retaining its effectiveness.

NOPIKEX®, once applied, is invisible to the eye, non-greasy and virtually odourless.
NOPIKEX® is soap formulation makes it 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.

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


NOPIKEX® Field Tests
The following organisations have funded field tests using NOPIKEX® and are therefore familiar with the product and its effectiveness.
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).

* L. S. Self. Organización Mundial de la Salud, 1,987.

The following organizations and companies have used NOPIKEX® in their tropical diseases prevention and control programs:

The World Health Organization

Oficina Nacional para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres de la Presidencia de la República de Colombia.

El Instituto para la Erradicación de la MALARIA, Colombia.

The Colombian Ministry of Health

The Colombian Armed Forces

The Ecuadorian Armed Forces

Institut Für Tropenhyigene, University of Heidelberg, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú.

British Petroleum Exploration, Colombia.

Mobil Oil Co., Colombia, Perú.

Arco Oil Co., Colombia, Perú.

Grant Geophysical Inc., Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador and Guatemala.

Western Atlas International, Colombia.

Carvajal S.A., Colombia.

Mayagüez S.A. Colombia.

Mineraçao Novo Astro S.A., Brazil.

Oil General Service, Perú.