A nail adhesive that prevents chemical submission in drinks arrives in Spain

A Valencian company is going to distribute exclusively in Spain a nail adhesive equipped with chemical detection technology that changes color when it comes into contact with liquid ecstasy, indicated for carrying out an indicative check of these substances in the drink during leisure outings or festivals.

The technology comes from the Korean laboratory Philmedi, with which Grupo Lizne has reached a distribution agreement in Spain and is promoting collaborations for its sale in pharmacies, parapharmacies, perfumeries and drugstores, music festivals or Puntos Violeta, as well as online sales, as explained by one of the company's partners, Jorge Lizondo García.

'Spy nails by Freshia' is a decorative sticker in ten designs - heart, skull, star, cross or flower -, in a discreet size, which has a reactive zone to detect the presence of chemical substances in the drink and changes color, from yellow to green, when it identifies the existence of liquid ecstasy.

"We are not doctors or researchers but we know how to develop projects, and we were concerned about substances and chemical submission and about the importance of prevention," said Lizondo, from Grupo Lizne.

The case of sexual abuse of the Manada in the Sanfermines of 2016 had a great impact on Lizondo, as he says, and being the father of a girl, that concern has remained in his head, shared by all the partners, until it ended up becoming a company project.

To do this, they found the technology in South Korea and contacted the Philmedi laboratory, which trusted in the idea of ​​creating a brand in Spain and distribution channels to sell the product, protected by patent applications. It has already been certified by a laboratory at the University of Valladolid as a generic product and is now being manufactured.

They warn that it is a specific preliminary test for GHB, it does not detect all drugs, it does not replace laboratory analyzes and a negative result does not guarantee that it is a safe drink, and that if suspected, the recommendation is not to consume it and go to emergency services if necessary.

The forecast in Spain is to exceed half a million units in twelve months due to the interest it has already aroused on social networks and whose pre-sale will begin at the end of this month of November at a price "as affordable as possible" in containers of ten tests, according to the company.

What they want is that it can be easily found without having to search for it, hence the commitment to have it present in pharmacies, parapharmacies, universities, festivals, leisure establishments and Puntos Violeta, through collaboration agreements with pharmaceutical chains, entities or city councils.

The company wants to go further with the next development of a geolocation application that would allow the location to be voluntarily shared with trusted contacts in the event of a suspicious situation, and with other products similar to nail adhesive, in this case for music festival bracelets and for mobile phones.

Grupo Lizne is dedicated to the sale of personal care and well-being products, and is made up of partners Jorge Lizondo, Francisco Pérez Tovar, Bruno Castillo Hidalgo and Abdelilah El Ouariachi Zanzan.