“We bought a 3 pack for our family and mailed 1 in so far, to test how much the clothes shrink. Pros: the clothes come back neatly packed and carefully labeled by insect shield. You can fit a lot into one bag, especially for children’s clothing. Cons: some pieces of clothing shrunk considerably. It will affect the wearability of some items we sent in. Also, the clothing came back with a noticeably different feel to the fabric, sort of a filmy coated feeling. This surprised me because we have purchased items direct from insect shield that don’t feel that way. So, a mixed review. I expect they repel ticks as advertised, which is my priority and very valuable. Time will tell. We will use the remaining two bags to get other family members’ clothing treated, but going forward I think I will just buy clothing direct from insect shield.”
“We spend a lot of time outdoors in the woods hiking/walking on trails and performing trail maintenance. We had been treating our own clothes with permethrin, but it really never seemed to last, especially during peak tick and mosquito season in the Midwest. We decided to send in some clothes and were able to pack multiple pants, shirts, and socks into the bags. The turn-around was quick and each of the clothing articles were labeled to indicate treatment. Can't wait to try them out!”
“This is my second year of treating clothes. I wish I had treated more last year as it really does work. I bought my activewear on sale during the fall and spring and sent it to be treated. I am now officially ready for bug season. There is great tracking and communication with Insect Shield when the clothing is sent. Turnaround time can be a bit longer during the height of the bug season so getting the clothes treated early spring worked out really well.
This year I treated more casual clothes and workout clothes to supplement what I got last year.”
“I was pleased with how quickly my initial easy pack arrived. I was pleased to see how much it would hold, I am a small person so my clothes are small. I received my return box yesterday only to find that most of the items I sent were not returned. I have reached out to the company but they are closed over the weekend.”
“I sent clothes for myself and my kids in. We were able to fit quite a lot in the pack. It’s so nice to have our clothes and the kids clothes treated since we live in a Dengue infested area. Most insect repellant clothing are quick dry synthetic clothes which are just too hot for this climate. I was able to treat my linen pants and cotton shirts so I stay cool. They did shrink a decent amount. I also really like that they put an iron label on the bottom of the socks and sewed in a label in the clothes. Helps to remember which ones were treated.”
“The bag concept allows me to treat all of my gardening clothes. I'm not sure how many washings my clothes get each spring and summer, a lot. Even so, the treatment remains effective until fall.”
“Since I’m a woman’s clothing size petite small, having my own outdoor work clothes permethrin treated has been a truly wonderful thing. And the process could not have been easier and more cost effective. Avoiding the home treatment process is another plus and the fact that there are far more washings available with the professional treatment is the icing on the cake.”
