Why the Blue Power Mosquito Repellent Laundry Soap and Castile Soap cannot stop Zika Virus

Remember back in 2014 there was a Mosquito Repellent Laundry Soap from Blue Power, a soap maker in Jamaica?

This Laundry Soap contained the essence of citronella and was supposed to repel the Aedes Aegypti mosquito that carried the Chikungunya Virus as reported in the article “Mosquito Repellent Soap - The New 'Chik-V Fighter'”, Published Saturday October 11, 2014, The Jamaica Gleaner.

However, the soap was made for clothing and not for human skin. So with the Zika Virus now connected, at least based on correlation studies to the conditions of Microcephaly, acute myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome in babies as explained in my blog article entitled “How the Zika Virus now connected to Microcephaly, acute myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome”, soap makers Blue Power thought it was time for an upgrade

Introducing the Blue Power Castile Soap, which is infused with citronella Oil that’s gentle on your skin as noted in the article “Blue Power hits market with Zika repellent soap”, published Sunday, May 22, 2016 BY Balford Henry, The Jamaica Observer. 

The Mosquito Repellent Laundry Soap and the Blue Power Castile Soap are the work of founder and chairman of the BPG (Blue Power Group), Dhiru Tanna. With the Zika Virus on the rise, the sales of this soap must be going through the roof. Still the use of a Mosquito Repellent soap might not protect against the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.

Making your own DEET-free insect repellant suitable for babies is also a good idea as explained in my blog article entitled “How to make non-DEET Mosquito Repellant and learn to love Zika Virus”.  

Recap of the Zika Virus – Why Blue Power Castile Soap cannot protect you from Zika

The symptoms of the Zika Virus, take four (4) to seven (7) days after the initial infection to manifest.

They can last for up to four (4) weeks or longer and are not much different from the symptoms of the common cold:

1.      Conjunctivitis

2.      Fever

3.      Headache

4.      Joint and muscle pain

5.      Rash

6.      Swelling of the lower limbs

7.      Weakness

Also seven (7) parishes in Jamaica have been listed as having a high risk of a Zika Virus outbreak.

This despite the Ministry of Health cover-up game they learned from Chikungunya 2014 as per my analysis in my blog article entitled “Why the Ministry of Health is covering up Local Transmission of Zika Virus in Jamaica”:

1.      Kingston

2.      St Andrew

3.      St Catherine

4.      St Thomas

5.      Clarendon

6.      Manchester

7.      Westmoreland

Zika Virus is especially dangerous to the following vulnerable groups:

1.      Babies

2.      Children suffering from an illness

3.      Elderly persons with other health problems

Preventing the Aedes Aegypti mosquito from breeding and reducing Aedes Aegypti mosquito bites be best achieved by:

1.      Wearing long-sleeved clothing or long pants

2.      Using DEET insect repellents

3.      Sleeping under mosquito nets

4.      Removing or covering container that can hold water

Reducing the breeding places for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito is crucial to controlling the spread of the Zika Virus as shown in the CARPHA Yard Poster below.

Possibly too, the Ministry of Health's plan to use irradiated mosquitoes may also work as explained in my blog article entitled “How Ministry of Health and IAEA using Radioactivity to reduce Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Population”.  

Finally boosting your immune system by taking Vitamin C and Vitamin B Complex as well as avoid pregnancy for the next two (2) years is what needs to be done, but may not be so easy to achieve, as many women still plan to have children, hoping that the Mosquito Repellent Laundry Soap and the Blue Power Castile Soap will protect them.