Stingblade - the world’s first and only scraping tool designed to treat the bane of divers’ and swimmers’ lives – jellyfish stings – is now available at the British company’s first ‘Sting Station’ shop in Port Adriano which opened last month and is enjoying a great deal of interest from local residents, in particular German and British, and tourists. Stingblade lets users gently scrape the skin to remove jellyfish micro barbs without triggering them. This eliminates the secondary stinging and helps quickly relieve the pain. Stingblade offers two versions: the Personal Sport, which swimmers can carry while in the water, and the Super Blade Professional, which provides more comprehensive treatment options once they are out of the water such as on boats.
And, while Stingblade is an extremely practical tool, it also represents the commitment founder Mark Dyer, who grew up swimming in Mallorcan waters, has to protecting sea lovers and professionals. He and his team seek to educate the public about jellyfish stings while offering an easy-to-use solution to address the problem of stings with the Stingblade Protocol.
“Unlike the old ways of responding to a jellyfish sting, such as applying urine or vinegar, Stingblade does much more than soothe the problem, it permanently eliminates the pain because it removes the venom from the skin and prevents the pain returning or any other later reaction which, in the case of small children can not only be physically worse but also leave a mental impression which could frighten people from going back in the sea,” said Liam who runs the Port Adriano store.
Furthermore, Stingblade is made out of recycled fishing nets so it is an eco-friendly way of protecting oneself while swimming. “It’s a win-win product.”
“We encourage feedback and information from the public and would like to see the local authorities support us in expanding the mobile Stingshacks around the island so we can reach out to the community at large,” Mark stressed.
“Stingblade is the green cross code to jellyfish stings and the more people are aware of it the better.”
Address: Sting Station 1 Port Adriano, Urbanización El Toro, s/n 07180 El Toro, Balearic Islands
Open seven days a week
Email: enquiries@stingblade.com
Call: +44 20 3946 9599