Kyle Reyes didn't expect much when a box of Super Patch products showed up.
In fact, the Law Enforcement Today founder was pretty convinced he knew what was going to happen.
"They sent us a bunch of product to try out," Reyes explained. "Transparently, they sent us the product for free."
Then came his initial reaction.
"When I got the product, I thought there's no way that this could actually work."
It is an understandable response.
Super Patch products do not contain drugs or chemical ingredients. There is nothing being released into the bloodstream. Instead, they are small adhesive patches featuring a proprietary pattern of raised contours designed to interact with receptors in the skin.
Stick one on and go about your day.
It almost sounds too simple.
So Reyes did what he generally encourages Law Enforcement Today readers to do when somebody makes a claim: he tested it himself.
Putting It to the Test
Reyes began wearing Super Patch's REM Patch, which is designed around sleep and recovery.
"I'm wearing the REM patch right now," Reyes said while discussing his experience with the product. "I wear it for 24 hours, put a fresh one on the next day."
Then he started noticing a difference.
Reyes is not only a gym rat but also a data rat - and he tracks EVERYTHING on his Whoop band.
"My REM sleep increased by 57% by wearing this." He also noted that his deep sleep increased substantially and consistently while using the patch.
For members of the law enforcement community, sleep is no small consideration.
One shift may involve hours of relative quiet. The next could mean responding to a shooting, rushing to help another officer, or trying to save a child. Add rotating schedules, overnight assignments, overtime, and the spikes in stress that come with emergency situations, and getting the body back into a normal sleep cycle can become difficult.
Those are not theoretical concerns for the audience Reyes serves every day.
They are part of the job.
And for a guy who started out thinking there was "no way" a small patch could make a difference, his conclusion after trying Super Patch was considerably different.
"The product is spectacular," Reyes said. "Absolutely love it."
So What Is Super Patch Doing?
Super Patch calls its technology Vibrotactile Trigger Technology, or VTT.
Rather than putting an active ingredient into the body, each patch uses a pattern of raised contours intended to interact with sensory receptors in the skin. According to the company, those physical signals are then transmitted through the nervous system.
Super Patch describes it as a messenger, not a medicine.
That also means there is very little to add to an already busy routine. Apply the patch to clean, dry skin and wear it throughout the day.
The REM Patch is only one option.
Super Patch offers products focused on stress and calm, pain and joint comfort, focus and clarity, balance, energy, performance, mindfulness, mood, and other areas that may be particularly familiar to people working demanding jobs.
Reyes has been trying more than one.
His advice for those who remain as skeptical as he originally was is pretty straightforward.
"All I'm saying is to try it. If it doesn't work, then return it - the company has a great return policy."
That might be the best endorsement of all.
No miracle promises. No pretending he believed in it from the beginning.
A company sent him something he doubted. He tried it. He liked what he experienced enough to keep wearing it.
Now Law Enforcement Today readers can decide for themselves.
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