All-in-one magic makeup camouflages soldiers, repels mosquitoes AND protects against bomb blasts

• Makeup can protect soldiers against intense explosions up to 600 degrees Celsius
• Scientists used silicone so it can't melt in  high heat
• Face paint also contains a mosquito  repellant, is waterproof and non-irritating

  By Jane Bunce

PUBLISHED:19:15 GMT, 22  August 2012| UPDATED:06:49 GMT, 23 August 2012

Scientists have developed camouflage makeup that not only helps soldiers hide from the enemy, but also shields them from the  searing heat of bomb blasts – and it’s thinner than a sheet of paper.

The heat-resistant face paint, developed for  the US military, has been described as one of the most fundamental changes in thousands of years to camouflage, and could also benefit fire fighters.

The material is powerful enough to protect  against a thermal blast that can reach 600 degrees Celsius (1,112 degrees  Fahrenheit), as hot as a burning cigarette.

The thermal blast lasts only two seconds, but it can literally cook the face, hands and other exposed skin,’ said lead scientist Dr Robert Lochhead from The University of Southern Mississippi.

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