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6 Useful Home Remedies To Repel Ticks

Home Remedies To Repel Ticks

[toc]Ticks are all around, on clothes, nose and ears. They latch on skin of mammals and grow on their blood, transmitting fatal diseases of Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The problem is more profound for individuals living near a field of grass or woody areas. Pets can easily get home the ticks on their back and even one of us can get them on our skin from places that are full of ticks.

Protecting children from ticks is even more difficult as they love to run around barefooted in stalks of grassy fields in summer and pose a threat to them. Making use of some effective, safe and natural tick repellant can come as savior for getting rid of ticks and tick diseases.


Home Remedies To Repel Ticks

Beautyberries

Beautyberries To Repel Ticks

Crush berries of beautyberry bush and prepare a thick pulp. Mix this pulp with little tea tree oil and apply it over the skin surface to repel ticks. This mixture can also be applied to back side of neck and ears of the pet, where there is less fur as ticks attach themselves to areas with thinner skin. Beautyberries are also useful for repelling mosquitoes.

Garlic

Garlic To Repel Ticks

Garlic smells is not bearable for ticks and works as a wonderful solution for keeping away ticks. But, garlic smells is too strong to keep it for long for us too. Make use of garlic pills, available at pharmacy shops that are odourless, but still effective in repelling ticks while keeping it minimum for an individual to bear. It is effective for humans but garlic pills are toxic for cats and dogs, hence should not be used for feeding the pets.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple Cider Vinegar To Repel Ticks

Feed pets with a mixture made from half a cup of apple cider vinegar and 3 cups of water. The ticks do not like the smell and taste of vinegar emanating from the skin of pet and will not cling to their skins. Consumption of Apple cider vinegar is safe for cats and dogs.

Tea Tree Oil

Tea Tree Oil To Repel Ticks

Prepare a home remedy tick repellent using 2 ounces of tea tree oil and mixed it with water. Since, tea tree oil is very strong agent, make sure to add more water than the oil, but at the same time, refrain from adding too much water. Now put this tick repellent mixture into a spray bottle and then spray it over yourself and the family members. Now, you can be relaxed about not infected by ticks and other bugs as tea tree oil smells keep them far away. It is also used as solution for mild cases of acne and astringent in US.

Neem Oil

Neem Oil To Repel Ticks

Neem oil is well known solution for almost all form of skin ailments and is used for treating acne, astringent for sores and cuts and for certain cases of tuberculosis infections. It is effective against repelling ticks too and is easily available in form of hand creams, soaps and other cosmetic products. For repelling ticks, use few drops of neem oil and apply directly over the skin. The aroma of neem oil is very effective in warding off ticks, bugs and mosquitoes.

Remain Fully Covered

High Socks And Boots To Repel Ticks

The safest means of repelling ticks is by remaining fully covered. Exposed skin is the most tempting site of infection for these ticks and by use of long shirts, light weight pants, high socks and boots will help to repel them, when moving out in tick zones. Those going for hiking, should make use of higher boots to support ankles and repel tick stings at the ankle region. Wearing a hat will aid in keeping ticks off from the head, hair and keeps one cool by protecting from forehead sweats. If being fully covered is not the preferred option at least go for it, while treading out in Lyme disease areas.