Place on a clean, dry and hair-free part of your body. Just remember to put it on as soon as you board a plane, and always BEFORE consumption of alcohol…and leave it on while you sleep.

Your inner hip (along the beltline), upper arm, and inner forearm are all good locations. Even the top of the foot will work, if you're wearing a sock to keep your patch safe. In case of extended wear in the water, we recommend applying a new patch after completely drying.

Each patch should maintain effectiveness for 24 hours.

Our vitamin patches are all able to be worn in the water. They adhere best if they are applied to dry skin, so if you have already been swimming or in the pool/ocean for an extended period, make sure you dry off sufficiently. A little water may get under the patch, but as they are only to be worn for 24 hours, this shouldn't have too much of a negative effect on the experience and may even aid with removal.

The reason that we created a vitamin B1 patch for use when consuming alcohol is that as you drink, your body exhausts its stores of B1. An AKALO B1 patch restores the levels of B1 as you continue to consume drinks. There is little evidence of B1 being toxic, but if you have a specific worry, we would recommend speaking with your doctor. An important note is that while there is 50mg of B1 in each patch, only a portion of that will pass through your skin.

Patches bypass the acids in your stomach and deliver nutrients directly to your body over an extended period of time.

We are fully transparent in our manufacturing process. All of our patches are all made with safety and hygeine in mind in the U.S.A. in our very own FDA-inspected facility.

Simply email us at customerservice@akalo.co and let us know what happened so that we may process a refund for any unused patches.