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7 reasons people who always get bitten are switching to bracelets

No spray, no chemicals on your skin, nothing to reapply.

1. Some people really do get bitten more, and it isn't bad luck.

Mosquitoes hunt by carbon dioxide, body heat and skin bacteria. Blood type, how much you sweat, even what you drank last night. Some people are simply easier to find and if that's you, you already know it. You're the one comparing bites at breakfast while everyone else shrugs.

 

It gets worse than itching. Bites that swell, break the skin, get infected. Holidays spent in a pharmacy queue for antihistamines instead of by the pool.

 

Our bracelets are woven with citronella, lemongrass and eucalyptus, then sealed so the oils stay in the fibres. They don't make you invisible, they make the air around you unpleasant to fly through.

 

2. One wrist, one ankle - the mistake almost everyone makes

A bracelet protects the area around it. Wear one on your arm and you'll cover your arm, then get bitten on your leg and decide it doesn't work.

 

Nearly everyone who tells us these worked was wearing two: one wrist, one opposite ankle. Nearly everyone who tells us they didn't was wearing one.

 

That's why they come 12 to a pack rather than singly. Two per person, per day, is the method, not an upsell. Both go on in seconds: tie a loose knot, slide it over your wrist, pull the ends tight.

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3. Sprays stop working before the insects do

The strong stuff works. It also stings, smells, dries your skin out, and needs reapplying every few hours, always the moment you've sat down with a drink.

So you skip one application. Then you're bitten at 9pm on the balcony, and the £12 bottle in your bag did nothing because it was in your bag.

 

A bracelet can't be forgotten. You tie it on in the morning and it's still working at midnight.

4.7/5 based on 65,000+ customers

Pestects bands are my trusted favourites. I was sceptical about using them 3 years ago. They are brilliant. I have never been bitten by any insects while wearing the bracelets. 

I wear one on my wrist and one on my ankle when I’m in a place renowned for mosquitoes. Other times, I just have one on an ankle, like at home in the summer. I never take them off. I just replace a band after a number of weeks. I have used them twice in Florida, Vietnam Dominican Republic, Turkey and other places in Europe. No bites. Brilliant.

By Amanda Pearce

9th July 2026

4. The one your kids will actually keep on

Children rub spray off within minutes. Then you're chasing them round the garden trying to reapply, or you give up and they get bitten.

A bracelet isn't a chore, it's a bracelet. They pick their colour and forget it's there.

5. Nothing on your skin, because ours couldn't take it either

We started Pestects because we both react badly to DEET. Every summer meant choosing between chemical burn and being eaten alive. So you end up doing neither properly. A bit of spray, badly applied, because the full amount makes your skin flare. Then you're bitten anyway, and scratching skin that was already sore.

 

Nothing touches your skin. No absorption, no residue, nothing to breathe in, which matters more than comfort if your skin is already compromised.

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6. Seal them between wears and they last the whole trip

Here's what other brands won't tell you: left out in open air, any scented bracelet fades within a few days. Which is why people write reviews saying it worked for the first half of the holiday and then stopped, they wore one continuously until it died, then blamed the bracelet.

 

Ours don't get left out. All 12 sit in one resealable pack, and the clock only runs while a bracelet is out of it.

 

Wear a pair today, seal them back tonight, take a fresh pair tomorrow, the used pair recovers.

 

Up to 10 days of wear per bracelet, spread across as many trips as you like. Unopened, the pack stays good for up to two years.

7. You get bitten at home too - not just abroad

Most people buy repellent the week before they fly, use half of it, and forget it until next year. But the garden after work, the dog walk, a warm evening in July, British midges are relentless and the bites are no kinder for being British.

 

Which is why most people end up with one pack in the drawer and one in the suitcase. Covered at home from April, covered abroad whenever you go.

Two things we'd rather tell you now

They tie one handed once you know the trick. Most people struggle the first time and assume it's a design fault. It isn't - tie a loose knot, slide it over your wrist, then pull the ends tight. Or use the stretchy bands, which just slip on.

 

They're strongest in the first few days out of the pack. Which is why we tell you to rotate rather than wear one until it fades. Wear a pair, seal them back, take a fresh pair tomorrow.

Wear them. If they don't work for you, you get your money back.

45 days. Opened packs fine. No arguing.

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4.7/5 based on 65,000+ customers

Loved by thousands of insect magnets

Glad I got these

"Excellent product, the bracelets come in various colours so my son and husband usually choose the darker colours, my daughter and I the brighter. We’ve been Mexico, Tenerife and turkey and these bands have never let us down. My daughter has had leukemia and undergone a bone marrow transplant so we are always extremely worried about bites with her but these bands have given us much more peace of mind. She wears one on her wrist and one on her ankle and has been great every time. Please don’t hesitate- get them NOW!"

Hayley Cassell

Verified Buyer

A great product that really works

"I have just come back from Borneo and despite being right in the jungle 1hr 45mins over the open sea in a speedboat despite lots of insects, I didnt get bitten once and everytime insects were around they moved away from me. I wore a bracelet on wrist and ankle. A great product that really works."

Lynda Hinton

Verified Buyer

Insects love me!

"Insects love me. My husband rarely gets bitten whereas I get covered /eaten alive in bites. Purchased these (now on second pack) & was amazed they actually worked. Made a huge mistake this week of gardening without wearing one (normally wear 24/7!) & now have loads of bites😡 which at least served as a reminder to write a review for this company."

Barbara Jope

Verified Buyer

Absolute lifesaver

"We have a 2nd home in the Bahamas and the noseamuns are terrible ! I get a zillion little bites all over my ankles and legs that itch so much . The last two times we were there I wore these around my ankle as my husband did as well . NO BITES ! We can hardly believe it ourselves . Plus they look cute and come in a zillion different trending colors . I just ordered more !! Thank you for making these they are an absolute lifesaver."

Hannah P.

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