Recently, reflective products have become a very popular product. It can be used as an excellent souvenir for friends, acquaintances, relatives, relatives, employees. The most common object is significantly transformed if you add a reflective effect to it. Backpacks, bracelets, clothes, accessories, stickers can return light from different sources. All these things will definitely come in handy in everyday life and add more safety to the wearer.


What is a reflector and how it works

A reflector is any surface that can bounce off light. When the beam falls from the headlights of the car, it does not go further, but returns back to the source. There are many different types of reflectors: armbands, stickers, key rings, decals, ribbons, badges. Special retroreflective film is commonly used for road signs and markings so that they can be seen better at night.


There are two types of reflectors


  • Using special spheres of glass;
  • Using microprisms.

Both work at the highest level and can reflect light coming from other sources onto distance up to 150 meters. This is enough for the driver to see a moving or standing person, and have time to brake in time to avoid an accident. Therefore, for all road users, such products are indispensable. Even if you consider yourself to be a really considerate person, an accident can not be avoided if you are not wearing reflective accessories or clothing.


With a simple reflector, a pedestrian will be well marked even in poor visibility. It is easy to wear such a thing on clothes, it does not bother the owner and its cost is not high. As a result, you are sure that motorists can see you well. A souvenir will help preserve health and life.


Why is retroreflection useful? There are several main points:


  • If the light is reflected in this way, then the light rays from a certain source are lost several times less often (this is important when the source is car headlights, because the light from them is scattered and the illumination is good only at short distances);
  • Reflection is seen only by the observer who is on the side of the source, its brightness does not decrease, and sometimes it can even increase.

Due to the above properties, the reflector has good brightness. The structure can be so diverse that it can be used to create a wide variety of everyday objects.

Types of souvenirs based on reflective film


Thanks to various reflective objects, a person or his things will better visible in the dark. They will draw the driver's attention to a pedestrian, a child playing, a cyclist, a motorcyclist or a skateboarder. There are a lot of options for souvenirs based on reflective film:


  • Slap bracelets that quickly wrap around the owner's hand and hold well on it;
  • Luggage tags;
  • Various badges with letters or prints;
  • Flickers;
  • Stickers on a car, bicycle or other items.

Bright and unique souvenirs will definitely appeal to children, young people and those who love an active lifestyle, who are often near the road late at night. Such items will decorate any wardrobe, bring additional colors to life and become an additional element of protection that is needed at different times. In addition, the cost of such items is often low, so if you are looking for an inexpensive but practical gift, you should consider reflective products.