Patent ID: 6936269

Claim:
An insect repellent insert for repelling lice and other parasitic insects and for attachment to the inside of a garment to be worn by a person, the insert comprising: an insert strip of an absorbent fabric base material impregnated with a repellent carrier composition, the carrier composition being solid at a temperature below body temperature, the insert strip being adapted to attach to the inside of a garment in a manner that will ensure continuous contact of the portion of the garment containing the insect repellent substrate with the wearer's hair or body, the carrier composition including a mixture of wax and an insect repellent in proportions such that when exposed to body temperature heat, the insect repellent will be controllably released from the carrier composition, the insect repellent being present in an amount that is non-toxic to a person but sufficient to treat and prevent infestations of lice and other parasitic insects on a person whereby, in use, when the garment is worn by a person such that the portion of the garment containing the insect repellent substrate is in contact with hair or skin of the person, and the person's body heat causes the insect repellent to be controllably released from the absorbent fabric base material to the hair or skin of the person so as to treat or prevent infestations of lice and other parasitic insects.