Four students have come up with a unique way to detect a date rape drug in your drink – by creating a nail polish that changes colour when it comes into contact with drugs such as Rohypnol, Xanax, and GHB.
Undercover Colours was designed by four students from North Carolina State University who hope to prevent potential date rapes with the new beauty treat.
Tyler Confrey-Maloney, Stephen Gray, Ankesh Madan and Tasso Von Windheim told the
Daily Mail:
'We were thinking about big problems in our society, the topic of drug-facilitated sexual assault came up.
'All of us have been close to someone who has been through the terrible experience, and we began to focus on preventive solutions, especially those that could be integrated into products that women already use.
'And so the idea of creating a nail polish that detects date rape drugs was born.'
Undercover Colours requires the wearer to dip her finger into her drink to stir it, with a date rape drug changing the colour of the paint on her nail.
Undercover Colours is still in development and the four students are currently fundraising to perfect their formula.
