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You and Yours: Gap Finders - Howard Carter from Incognito

Gap Finders - Howard Carter from Incognito

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Gap Finders - Howard Carter from Incognito

Today's Gap Finder is Howard Carter from Incognito.

Today's Gap Finder is Howard Carter from Incognito, the insect repellent with natural ingredients. He founded the company after getting malaria and dengue fever.

Today's Gap Finder is Howard Carter, the founder of Incognito, the insect repellent that has all natural ingredients.

Howard had the idea for the company when he went travelling in his 40s and was bitten by mosquitos. He fell ill with malaria in India, despite taking anti-malarial tablets and spraying himself with DEET based insect repellent. 
A year later he went travelling in Thailand and this time contracted Dengue fever. He was treated at the London School of Tropical Medicine and nearly died.
Howard had the idea for a new all natural insect repellent because he felt DEET, the common ingredient in many repellents on the market didn't work effectively enough, and he also had misgivings about how safe it was; to spray on himself and for the environment.

He spent years perfecting his formula using an ingredient called PMD which is derived from the citronella plant, perfecting the formula to last as long as possible when sprayed on your skin.

Along with his business partner Patricia Carter, Howard launched Incognito which is now stocked in major high street stores.

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